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BCG Consultant Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 29 Nov 2024

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Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Ankush Jain

posted on 24 Dec 2015

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Would you like to introduce yourself?
  • Ans. 

    I am a seasoned consultant with over 10 years of experience in various industries, specializing in strategy and operations.

    • Over 10 years of experience in consulting

    • Specialize in strategy and operations

    • Worked with clients in various industries

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are your hobbies?(watching F1)
  • Ans. 

    I enjoy watching Formula 1 races as a hobby.

    • I follow the F1 season closely and keep up with the latest news and updates.

    • I enjoy analyzing race strategies and performances of different teams and drivers.

    • Attending live races or watching them with friends adds to the excitement of the hobby.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What/how would you advice Ronn Dennis, the Mclaren F1 cheif, to go about resolving the differences between his team and Alonso?
  • Ans. 

    I would advise Ron Dennis to facilitate open communication, address underlying issues, and focus on team building.

    • Encourage open and honest communication between the team members and Alonso to address any misunderstandings or grievances

    • Identify and address any underlying issues causing tension between the team and Alonso, such as conflicting goals or communication styles

    • Organize team building activities and workshops t...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. How has your stay in IIM been?
  • Ans. 

    My stay in IIM has been incredibly enriching and transformative.

    • IIM provided a rigorous academic curriculum that challenged me to think critically and analytically.

    • The diverse student body and faculty members helped me broaden my perspectives and learn from different viewpoints.

    • Participating in various extracurricular activities and events enhanced my leadership and teamwork skills.

    • The networking opportunities at IIM a...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Case: A manufacturing Co. produces three products: A,B and c cost of production of each is Rs 20. The SP of A= Rs60, B=Rs 80 and C= Rs100. The company produces the same amount of all the three products. In order to earn more profits, the CEO of the company feels that the company should concentrate on producing C, while the CA says that they should go for product A. The CEO a friend of yours comes to you for consultation. Can you help him out?
Profit per unit is ficed; hence the number of units is the variable part.
Thus the important factor is the time required for the production of each unit of product A, B and c. In this case, the interviewer told me that the time of production for C is 1 hr while for A its 15 min and for B 30 min. Thus, the profit from A will be larger compared to B and c.
Other options explored :
- The market growth rate of the products
-The taxes on individual products, in case there are any(because of the CA factor)
-Competitors for the given products.
Tips: As with me, many people, or at least some, tend to give importance to a particular thing on which the interviewer would have stressed on. While this may be so, but its also possible that he's trying to mislead you or give you a broader option. I believe the appropriate approach would be to take a two way approach which in this case would have been an accounting approach and other an operational approach.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Case1: There is XYZ refrigerator manufacturing co. The company has only one factory in the centre of the country. From there, it distributes its products throughout the country and hence incurs some transportation costs. There is a competitor situated only about a km away. The management of the company comes to know that the transportation costs of the competitor are considerably less than theirs. In order to find out the reason they have hired you. so How will you go about it?

Analysis: The total transportation costs of the company will depend on three factors.
These include:
- distance travelled per trip
- costs per km of distance
-no. of trips

Since the competitor was also located in the same area, the distance traveled per trip and the cost of trip per Km would have been same. This gets us to the point of no.of trips. It might have been possible that the XYZ company might not be fully utilizing the capacity of the truck and hence required more number of trips to transport the same number of refrigerators as the competitors. Thus, they should be concentrating at maximum utilization of the capacity.

Case 2- Estimation
You are the head of ESPN-STAR. Formula 1 is coming to India and you aim at bidding for the television rights of the same. How would you go about doing it?

The estimation can be fairly carried out by structuring the population in 2 ways:
-one the basis of cities: Divide into urban cities, satellite towns and villages
-on the basis of age: Divide into 3 groups 0-15, 15-20 and above 50

For each city based on population divide it into the three age groups. Now in cities, people in the age group 15-50 are most likely to watch formula 1. let the number be 30% of them. For below and above this age group, let the number be 10%.
In case of satellite towns, the percentage of people in 15-50 age group can be assumed to be 15% and 2-3% for people above and below this age group.
while in villages it can be safely assumed that nobody watches F1. Thus estimation can be carried out in this way.


Tips: being a fresher and not being used to interacting with high profile people was at the back of my mind. Hence, I had a very cautious approach to my interview and probably hampered my natural thinking and flow. So for probable interviewees who feel the same , it is advisable to be as natural as possible.

General Tips: Be as natural as possible
Structure the case properly.
Aim for a good interaction by asking them questions.
Skills:
Duration: 3
College Name: IIM Lucknow

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Mustafa Rangwala

posted on 23 Dec 2015

I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Why I wanted to join Consulting?
  • Ans. 

    I am passionate about problem-solving and enjoy working with diverse clients to help them achieve their goals.

    • Enjoy problem-solving and finding creative solutions

    • Excited about working with diverse clients and industries

    • Opportunity to continuously learn and grow in a fast-paced environment

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Whether I would join McKinsey or BCG?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Case:The client is a financial services company. It has started a wealth management business five years earlier. The business is not performing nicely. Should the company keep on making on investments in this or exit.
Structure:
First asked about the industry. The industry was growing but the company was losing share. This meant that the problem was with the company. Structured to find about the revenue and cost structures of the industry and the firm in particular. Tried to gather as much background information on this as possible. Talked about training the employees, any new adverse regulations, competitor offerings, etc. In short covered a lot of different angles.
Finally he asked me to give 10 recommendations to solve the problem. This was difficult as we had barely discussed the case for 10 minutes. Took 5 minutes to write down my suggestions.
Structured my answer in three areas: Customers, employees and business improvement. Gave 3-4 suggestions in each bucket.

Tips: Idea generation requires a lot of practice. Make sure you do abstract cases which involve idea generation. Also have questions for the interviewer ready for at least 3 rounds of the process.

Skills:
College Name: IIM Lucknow

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Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Manik Gupta

posted on 21 Dec 2015

I applied via Walk-in

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Prepare the technology strategy for a PSU National Oil Company
  • Ans. 

    Develop a technology strategy for a PSU National Oil Company.

    • Assess the current technology infrastructure and capabilities of the company

    • Identify key technology trends and advancements in the oil industry

    • Define the company's technology goals and objectives

    • Develop a roadmap for implementing new technologies and upgrading existing systems

    • Ensure alignment between technology strategy and business strategy

    • Consider cybersecu...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I started by asking what is the time frame: Answer – over next 10/20 years
• Proposed to evaluate the following to get the right context:
o Company
o Customers
o Employees
o Industry
o Regulation
o Competition
• Moved on to talk about industry: Industry is characterized by environmental challenges and technology is critical in exploration
• Understood the value chain in the industry
• Consumers want energy at cheapest cost – increasingly want clean energy
• Talked about company and business goals: Wants to be a global player and develop a leadership in energy space
• Finally identified that the company is dependent mainly on Oil and not much other reserves.
• Divided the tech strategy into two areas: Optimize what we have and Explore new
• Under optimize: Improve current yield and invest in tech to do that
• Under new sources: Invest in solar, wind etc.
• I started listing some possible technologies when the case ended.
Tips: Questions can be of strategic nature where the interviewer is trying to test your big thinking skills and not necessarily your analytical skills.

Skills: Case Solving Ability, Case Analysis
College Name: Indian School Of Business (ISB)

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Shiva Agarwal

posted on 21 Dec 2015

I applied via Walk-in

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. A real estate developer is trying to evaluate a project to construct an environment friendly building and he wants to seek your opinion of whether to take the project or not. An environment friendly buildi...
  • Ans. 

    Constructing an environment friendly building can be a beneficial and innovative opportunity for the real estate developer.

    • Constructing an environment friendly building can attract environmentally conscious tenants.

    • It can lead to cost savings in terms of energy efficiency and reduced maintenance.

    • The project can enhance the developer's reputation as a socially responsible company.

    • Government incentives and grants may be ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Our client is an auto manufacture and is looking for entering into car financing option. We need to help our client with first whether he should enter into this business or not and how he should enter

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Basic clarification: How are environment friendly building different from normal construction. Basically all the raw materials used to construct will have lesser footprint. These raw materials are readily available at slightly higher price and hence there is no issue with them.What are the objectives of the client from this project? He said what do you think? I mentioned the impacts of such projects are both financial as well as from strategic. I took some time and laid down the following structure Financial: Compared the NPV of this project with the regular project Laid down the entire cash flow statement from boththe projects. Strategic Measure: Impact on brand of the client, impact on the customer base that the client will attract, extension of this environment friendly project to other parts of client’s business, kind of government support that client can gather. Risk associated with this project Once I discussed this structure with Sachin, he started giving me some numbers to calculate the NPV of both the projects (Sorry I do not remember numbers but cash flows from environment friendly building were coming better). I calculated the cash flow for both the projects. Then I told Sachin that cost of capital for both these projects would be different. He mentioned it is true and then we had a long discussion on why environmental building will be more risky. He said right now we might not be able to estimate the risks, so in absence of risk how can we find if we can take the project or not. During our discussion on the risk involved with the project, we found various components of risk. I mentioned we can take base case of normal projects for all those components (basically calculate sensitivity of cash flows on project specific risk) and we did that and found that still environmental project was better. Then we had discussion on the strategic implication of these projects, primarily the one which I had already listed on my initial structure.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: This interview had some graphs, I might not be able to reproduce them. But will try my best to give inferences of those graphs. Felix started with showing me the value chain of entire automobile industry. And told in which part of the value chain our client operates: R&D, Manufacturing, After sales.. Client was not in Dealers, insurance and car financing. He asked me to calculate the potential car financing market. I told him we will first calculate the total cars that are needed by US markets and then find out average price of cars sold in US and then see what percentage of people take car financing and also up to what percentage of total car price. He was happy that I mentioned percentage part as most of the times customers make certain payments from their savings. We followed standard method of calculating number of cars, started with number of households and then dissected it across income group which can afford cars. He told me that approximately 90% household in US can afford cars and on average there are 2 cars per households. We came up with some number, but I told him that this number is the stock of car in US. Annual sale of new cars would be dependent on average life of the car and percentage of old car market in US. He asked me to ignore old car market, and told average age of a car is 12 years. He gave me some numbers of the price of the car and % upfront payment. I mentioned that this is the total size of the car financing market, but actual profit that our client will make from this business is dependent on clients market share and the spread of the loans (mainly his cost of borrowing and his rate of borrowing). This was the point where he mentioned I am doing extremely well with numbers, now lets move on to the strategy part. He showed me few graphs which compared the spread of our clients car financing and spread of other loans available in market ( house loans and others.. I am currently forgetting rest). But the spread of car financing was about 0.2% and total profit that the client will make per by using car financing was somewhere around 38$ per car. I mentioned to Felix that this on the face of this looks very small profit, but car financing business can help us in acquiring new customers and the client can make money through that. Then based on the graphs and the discussion till now, he asked me to make 3 recommendations. I told him a) Client can get into joint venture with some banks and decrease its cost of borrowing as banks balance sheet might be stronger than our client. b) Cross sell various other loans like house loans c) I am forgetting third one. Then Felix clicked next on his power point presentation and showed these were the exact recommendations he made to his client. Then we again chatted for sometime about his experience with India and then he mentioned to me that I have cracked the case, he just need to check with my previous interviewer.
Tips: Make sure interview flow like a logical discussion, and try to interact with the partners when they come to campus. Familiarity with the interviewer helps a lot.

Skills: Case Solving Ability, Case Analysis
College Name: Indian School Of Business (ISB)

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I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a dedicated and experienced consultant with a passion for problem-solving and helping clients achieve their goals.

    • Over 5 years of experience in consulting industry

    • Strong analytical and communication skills

    • Proven track record of successfully implementing strategies for clients

    • Passionate about finding innovative solutions to complex problems

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why BCG?
  • Ans. 

    BCG offers a unique blend of challenging work, global opportunities, and a strong focus on personal development.

    • Global opportunities for exposure to diverse industries and markets

    • Strong emphasis on personal development through mentorship and training programs

    • Challenging and impactful work with top clients in various sectors

    • Culture of collaboration and teamwork

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The interview began with a quintessential -“Why don't you tell me something about
yourself?”, The case in round one was about potato chip manufacturing company. Didn't . really end up cracking the case/
Tips: You really need to be calm and only then will the analytical skills and creativity really show. But do not worry - the interviewer shall go out of his/her way to make you feel so.
Just be you and try to establish connecting with the interviewer. A smiling face comes in handy too.
Also, there is a lot of buildup on campus to the start of day zero- just remain calm during that time. It‟s easy to feel over pressurized, especially with all the short-lists coming in, but just relax. It‟s going to be fine.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Case:The client is a large cement company with the highest market share. The second close player is cutting prices. To match the prices the client has also reduced its prices and is facing declining profits. The client has given us 3 weeks to solve the problem.
Structure:
I asked him about the dynamics of the industry. He explained that there is not much difference between the products as well as the cost structures of the company. This meant that even the competitor is losing money by the price war.
I suggested 2 alternatives to solve this: first involved analyzing the cost structure and trying to reduce costs. But the interviewer told me that the client has used all the cost efficiencies possible (this indicates that the interviewer does not want me to go deeper).
Second option that I suggested involved was the Game Theory approach. This involves indicating to the competitor that we will not reduce our prices even if he does so. This I suggested could be done by issuing some way of communication to the competitor. But he said that the competitor is not willing to talk. I could not think of what could be done so he suggested that the client should increase the prices. This will show to the competitor that the client is serious.
Then the interviewer said that after one week, the sales of the client had declined drastically and the competitor had not reduced its prices. This created a problem of inventory.
To solve this data was collected geographically and analyzed. It was found that some dealers had reduced the stocks of the clients cement. The clients did this as they expected the price increase to be temporary and thus wanted to postpone the purchase. I suggested increasing the prices again. This will signal to the dealers that the price increase is not temporary.
Finally he asked me to give some suggestions about the same. I suggested that the dealers should be given discounts based on the average volumes they generate every week and month. This will help in inventory planning. Secondly whenever the price is increased they should be increased all at once and any decrease should be spread over a larger period. This will not allow competitors and dealers to pre-empt the client.
Tips: Even though the ideas might sound outlandish, get them across, they will give you the benefit of thinking out of the box. Try to involve the interviewer in the case as much as possible, if he is interested he will point you out more and more in the right direction.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Started directly with the case. At the end of the case asked me about LBO (Leveraged buyout) and asked me to give an example in the Indian markets .
Case:I was travelling in a taxi when the driver asked me about switching his car and joining the radio cab service such as Meru. What is your advice?
Structure:
I said that we will compare the profits of the two methods and make our decisions based on that. I asked about the revenue and costs of the two and calculated the profit.
I proved that joining the radio cab was better. But the interviewer told me that was the wrong answer. He asked me to go back.
I took the current taxi and approached the different line items one by one. I suggested that if the driver installed an AC he will be able to charge more. But the interviewer asked me to suggest something else.
If the engine of the cab (which was currently diesel) could be replaced by CNG (the radio cab used CNG) the fuel cost reduced drastically making the current cab more profitable. I showed him the calculations.
Tips: Try to be receptive to the hints given by the interviewer in the process. They are extremely important to get to the solution quickly.

General Tips: Do not lose your calm even if you answer wrong.
Skills:
College Name: IIM Lucknow

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I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. You own a stand-alone multiplex. Suggest ways you can increase its revenue
  • Ans. 

    To increase revenue for a stand-alone multiplex, various strategies can be implemented.

    • Introduce loyalty programs to encourage repeat customers

    • Offer special promotions and discounts during weekdays or off-peak hours

    • Collaborate with local businesses for cross-promotions and joint marketing campaigns

    • Host special events or themed movie nights to attract a wider audience

    • Upgrade facilities and amenities to enhance the overa...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Very basic scoping questions.1)Re-iterated the question. Confirmed the objective. 2)Asked him if this was attached to a mall. –He said forsimplicity purposes, let us assume it to be a standalone multiplex.
I told him that any multiplex would have mainly four sources of Revenues:1)Ticket Sales 2) Food and Beverages 3) Advertising 4) Parking Fees He askedme to ignore Parking fees and suggest ways to improve revenue for each of the other three categories.I started with Ticket Sales. Ticket Sales = Number of Tickets Sold/Show * Price * Number of shows. 1)Optimize show timings in such a way that more showscan be accommodated. This needs to be considered as a tradeoff to advertising and trailer timings.2)Pricing: Have a dynamic pricing strategy just like in airplanes. You charge each customer different based on the timing of purchase and supply demand equation.

Skill Tips: A very long PI session. Can’t say it was a PI, much like a conversation. The interviewer asked me about my work at Arvind Infrastructure. We discussed about my work for around 5-7 mins. This made me feel very comfortable and I was very much set for my case interview. He was extremely friendly and very good to talk to
Skills: Case Analysis
College Name: Indian School Of Business (ISB)

I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. There is this hypermarket retailer and is suffering losses. Suggest means to make it profitable

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Follow the basic Profit –Loss Framework. He asked me to just consider Revenues.Revenues of Retail Company Factors: 1) Number of Footfalls 2) Conversion Rate 3) Products Bought 4) Quantity 5) Price of each product 6) Repeat customers.He asked me to discuss strategies to improve all of the above factors.I don’t remember what I spoke for all factors, but wherever I was unable to think, he was giving me clues. Being from retail background, I was able to relate my experiences with many of the solutions suggested.We talked about availability of products: Asked him to keep safety stock. Forecasting needs to be much better, appropriate information needs to be passed to distributors.Talked aboutplanogram: this is how you display your products, shelf space etc.I discussed with him about the loyalty programs and COD model.The interview was long, but again much like a conversation. Was very much relaxes during the interview and the interviewer was also smiling which made me feel very comfortable
Tips: Knowing your background really helps. One can suggest innovative solutions to the interviewer. BCG was the only consulting shortlist I had and by this time, I was very much determined to get to a closure.

Skill Tips: Tell me about yourself. –When I reached my retail experience part, he said “I am very interested in consumer behavior. Letus do a case on a retail chain.”We also discussed a lot about my retail experience:1)He asked me what were the challenges I faced –I told him inventory management was the biggest problem. Did you use some tools to solve inventory issues?I said yes. Spoke about it for about 2-3 mins.2)Why retail?
Skills: Case Analysis
College Name: Indian School Of Business (ISB)

I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. There is this big hospital and the hospital is running losses. Identify what would be the critical issues

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Started with the basic Revenues –Costs = profit framework. He asked me to concentrate on revenues. I identified the sources of revenues 1) Consulting 2) Surgeries 3) Lab 4) Pharmacy. He nodded and asked me to move on. I asked him if there was a revenue dip in any of these services to which he replied these are all related and hence the dip is across all services. I asked him about the competition. I asked him whether the competition is offering similar services and how does it charge for its services as compared to the hospital in question. He said “Competition doesn’t specializes in heart surgeries like our hospital. However, it performs all services and their pricing structure is different.I asked him if they were pricing services lower than us to which he replied “no”. He wanted me to think on what could be different in terms of prices. I told him that the structure of pricing is different and hence the hospital may have one fixed fee whereas the competition may have a base fee plus additional charges. The price may come out to be the same but people may perceive it to be cheaper. He appreciated my answer and asked me if I would change the structure of the Hospital in question.I replied that I wouldn’t change the structure. The hospital has a very strong brand and has been following this pricing structure since ages. If it seemingly makes it lower, there is a possibility that patients may come to know about this and its brand may get tarnished. I wasn’t too happy with how I defended but I defended nonetheless.He asked me if I had any questions and I really didn’t have any questions for him. Too tired and nervous to think of anything. However, it is very important to prepare questions for interviewers.
Tips: 1)PI is extremely important. It helps you to develop connect with the interviewer. Also it adds to your confidence. Be genuine about your PI.2)Always keep smiling and be very confident. More than the solution, the interviewer should get good vibes during the interview. Even if you falter, admit that you do not know and you would like to understand from the interview how it needs to be done.3)Be humble.4)Do not ask your colleagues about how their interview experience went. It will just add to your worries and you may end up losing confidence.5)The interview should be more like a conversation.6)Sleep well the night before, do not wait for the schedule. Get up early and check the schedule. Do one case which you are most confident about the day of the interview.7)Again keep smiling.

Skills: Personality, Case Analysis
College Name: Indian School Of Business (ISB)

I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Chart 5 year growth strategy for BCG India
  • Ans. 

    BCG India's 5-year growth strategy involves expanding market share, diversifying services, leveraging technology, and enhancing customer experience.

    • Expand market share by targeting new customer segments and geographies

    • Diversify services by offering new solutions and entering adjacent industries

    • Leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and develop innovative offerings

    • Enhance customer experience through perso

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Split revenue as price per engagement and number of engagementsSaid that we could increase price because of customized solutions but not enough for 20% and hence need to increase quantity of engagementsProposed customer retention through better service like engagement at lower corporate levels etc and more customer acquistion through industry expansion (verticals) ; Was asked to suggest a recruitment strategy for industry expansion and said that need laterals for PL position with industry knowledge and we could hire consultants and associates from b-schoolswith generic experience
Tips: What was good: Speed to cover issues, involving the interviewer in case, PIWhat could be better: More energy could be better because you need to energize the interviewer as well as it is a long day for them too

Skill Tips: RevenueTarget Get it to grow by about 20% y-o-yIs it limited to Indian customersYesWhat is the competitive scenarioAssume what you know about consulting currently
Skills: Case Analysis
College Name: Indian School Of Business (ISB)

I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. The Government of India has invited bids for purchasing 1 GW solar power inMultiples of 5MW. Our client is considering bidding for this project.Advice on how he should proceed?
  • Ans. 

    The client should carefully assess the project requirements, evaluate their capabilities, and develop a comprehensive bidding strategy.

    • Analyze the project requirements and understand the scope, timeline, and technical specifications.

    • Evaluate the client's capabilities, including financial resources, technical expertise, and previous experience in solar power projects.

    • Assess the competition and market conditions to deter...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Q. What does our client do? Company was a manufacturing firm looking to build the plant and sell electricityQ. Does the client have a solar plant? No, the client has no current experience in Solar PowerQ. How much time will it take to build the plant?3-4 yearsQ. What is the life of my plant?30 years, govt will buy electricity for 30 yearsQ. How does government decide whom to allot?Project has to look technical feasible and financial terms Q. What kind of bidding takes place?First price Auction, lowest price wins
I started by indicating that the bid price would be dependent on the benefits and costs of the project as well as the competitive bid.The interviewer asked me to move ahead and discuss the benefits and costs. I first picked up the costing side of it and divided into fixed and variable. I was told that the capex was 17 crorers per MW. As soon as I had some numbers thrown on me I got a bit tensed, and thought that I would need to do some hard calculations. However, these numbers were thrown just to test if I could move ahead or be caught with numbers. As per the variable costs, I broke and listed all the expense such as direct material, direct labor, overheads, SG&A and depreciation etc. I then said that these costs would depend on the capacity of the plant. He asked me to elaborate on this topic and I said there would be effects of economies of scale and also the learning effect. He immediately asked me how learning curve would affect the costs. I told him thatthe learning curve would reduce the variable cost over time. I could see that he was happy with the answer and told me to proceed to the benefit side. On the benefits side, I said the amount I earn would be my cost X plus some margin y% over the cost. I also mentioned that competitive bids will impact how much I could expect on the bid price and mentioned that In such cases we usually look at old auctions or try to estimate the auction bid of other companies.
Tips: he case wasn’t hard but because the interviewer was working on his laptop during the interview and often not looking at me, I felt he wasn’t impressed. It was only after 15 mins into the interview, that I could get the interviewers complete attention. This usually happens in a stress interview, and one should not get stressed. Just keep calm and follow the most exhaustive approach. Also, in this case I was occasionally bombarded by numbers and got distracted as to how I should deal with them. One should remember that sometimes numbers are just to confuse and distract the interviewee

Skill Tips: Yash asked me why I did Bachelors of Finance and not Engineering. He also asked me about my choice of taking up commerce. I realized that was only to build stress and see how I perform later in the interview later. He also asked my GMAT score, Having a score of below of 700 I felt a little uncomfortable as I thought the interviewer would already make an impression about my performance. I guess it didn’t matter afterwards as I went to the final round.
Skills: Case Analysis
College Name: Indian School Of Business (ISB)
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How many rounds are there in BCG Consultant interview?
BCG interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the BCG interview process are Case Study, HR and Guesstimates.
How to prepare for BCG Consultant interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at BCG. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at BCG expect are Active Directory, Agile, Analytical, Analytics and Business Strategy.
What are the top questions asked in BCG Consultant interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the BCG Consultant interview -

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