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posted on 6 Feb 2023

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Feb 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Case Study 

Practise very well in advance with sample cases in mock sessions

Round 3 - Case Study 

Practise very well in advance with real cases with your friends

Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Friendly conversation with open perspective and consideration for your asks
  • Q2. Be ready to discuss your expectations in this round

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - research very well be authentic and curious during the process

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 4 Feb 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: a) I put a lot of thought into it. A LOT. I started top-down. In a sense, I always knew I was gonna target only 2 types of companies: Consulting and Banking. So made my 2 resumes accordingly. Basically I conveyed what needed to be conveyed. For this, I talked to a lot of people in Oct/Nov and researched a bit from previous editions of BePrepared. Being a DD helped. And then I spent a lot of time thinking how best to convey it. For example, I knew that my success in strategy competitions was crucial for Consulting Firms, hence I put those above my projects/extracurrics. b) Sent it to many people for feedback. Some of the points were accepted, some not. Its always our call in the end. But more often than not, external views make up the MOST important part of Resume Making. Advice: Make a rough copy first and then start thinking. If you think without it, it will take up a lot of time. DON’T LIE – IT WONT HELP YOU IN THE INTERVIEW. Be very serious in your resume. Avoid any kind of humor. Also don’t try to squeeze in too much.. you wont be coherent. Know what you want to convey and convey exactly that. At the end of it.. Look at your resume page by page. And see what it conveys at a VERY MACRO level. For ex: In my resume, Page 1 conveyed Decent Acads with Success in Strategy Competitions and Page 2 conveyed A lot of positions of responsibility with decent results and excellence in dramatics. I attended some of PPTs. Basically, from the beginning my focus was only on Consulting and Banking companies. In all I attended about 6 PPTs. But they do help. I know some of them are more than 90 minutes long. But its worth it in the end. There are some 5-6 important lines in every PPT and a wasted 90 minutes is worth those lines. Do catch the opportunity to talk to the presenters after the PPT informally. I found it to be quite valuable. Ofcourse, this meant less pizza consumed by me. But that’s okay.

Round: Interview
Experience: 2+ 2 rounds of interview after resume short-listing. Total 22, After 2 rounds: 6 Final Offer: 3 (out of which 2 accepted). My McK interviews were scheduled immediately after my 2 BCG interviews. So I was not tense going into them. Round 1: It started off with general HR. Which is how all interviews typically are. This is to make the interviewee comfortable. I was asked about my dramatics and my economics project. He was looking for short, precise answers. Then came the case: I was asked my sport of preference. I said Football. He asked me to Guesstimate (Guess + Estimate) the number of footballs in Europe. (For those of you who are not familiar with guesstimates: It basically involves coming to a number logically. You can either approach it from the supply side (involves estimating the total capacity and multiplying with a capacity utilization kind of a thing.) or the demand side (estimating the number of users and then multiplying by the frequency of use). I told him about how I can approach from the demand and the supply side. I said I would like to use the demand side as I thought it was easier. He asked me to instead use the supply side. This came as a shock as I had hardly practiced anything from the supply side (Lesson: Be prepared to think about novel problems – which you have never practiced). I made a hash of this one. I made a lot of mistakes. But the good thing was I was speaking aloud whatever was going inside my mind. So if I said: “costs at all London shops will be the same”, my interviewer would interject and ask “Would they”.. after thinking for a bit I would realize that they wont be since the transportation costs are different for different shops (unless they are competing) . I think he got impressed by my ability to recognize that I have made a mistake and the ability to rectify it. After this he asked me if I had any questions about McK. I had a few and asked him the same. .
Tips: Lesson Learnt: Don’t have any conceived notion of an interview. You can be asked anything. Go with an open mind. For Cases, Speak aloud. Don’t be stubborn on your findings. You could be wrong.

Round: Interview
Experience: Immediately after round 1, I was whisked away for the round 2. This was a senior partner. He grilled me about how my CPI was low (8.48) . He asked me whether I was against McKinsey taking up govt. studies. I said No and explained him the reason. He was happy. Quite literally. After that came the case: “A and B are the two top Cement manufacturers in India. A foreign cement behemoth C has bought both of them. C is now wondering how to integrate the HR of the two purchasing departments of A and B. What are the possible options? What should it do?” The case was 2-pronged. I had to identify the possible options first and then suggest one. An important learning was that I established the various “parameters” on the basis of which C must decide which one is the best first. I thought I did pretty well with this. The interviewer seemed very happy. After the 2 rounds, I was called by McK people for feedback. I was told that sometime I come across as too Assertive and that should be avoided. I found this feedback very helpful. And later on I realized that a consultant is typically a quiet, analytical, serious character and not a bubbly, flamboyant one.
Tips: Lesson Learnt: Don’t be overtly aggressive against some of the firm policies (govt. work in this case)

Round: Interview
Experience: It Was with a partner, again. I was told in this interview that my temperament and way of speaking was to b observed. He asked if I wanted some tea since I looked tired. I said yes. He jumped straight to the case. “A boiler co. wants to go global. Advice.” I didn't have much information about the boiler industry and hence clarified a few doubts. Every second I nagged myself to be less assertive and be more open and unbiased to information. He didn't let me solve it completely. Stopped in between and said I did okay. Ambiguous statements, very typical of consultants. :)
Tips: Lesson Learnt: Respect the client (in this case the interviewer). He knows much much more than you do.

Round: Interview
Experience: Was with a German partner. As I entered the room he said how everyone is very keen on me.. but then said he was not sure and had to see for himself. There was no case in this interview. It was mostly fit. We talked about cars and football. I have never had so much fun in an interview. It was awesome. In the end we agreed that Germany played some kick ass football in the world cup and deserved to at-least reach the final. I was told in the interview that I would be made an offer.
Tips: There are no ready-made formula. However, to get shortlisted he/she must have spikes in his/her resume/CV. The person should be hyper-analytic, open to ambiguity, a person who never gives up and above all should be able to communicate well. You need to also present yourself very professionally in front of this company. It tolerates no informality. Know why you want McKinsey/Consulting etc. Prepare case-studies well. Don’t over-prepare. And you definitely need some luck. Looking back, you realize its only one or two statements that you make which makes you unique.

General Tips: I think the biggest learning was the fact that each company has a different work culture. You should do some research on this also before. I hadn't done much research on UBS and it showed. You will also need to prepare the “Why XYZ?” type of questions from the bottom of your heart. You cant fool the interviewer. Also, always always respect the interviewer. I was down in energy later on. One should have a proper meal before coming for placements. Always be in touch with your seniors (wherever they may be). They can really throw gems of advice at the important instances. Do not worry about your interviews. Its futile. I think overall, I could have researched a bit more on the company cultures. Carry Red-Bull if you have more than 4 interviews. Also keep a sophie/thirdie always at your disposal. Switch off your cell phones when inside. I would prefer that you wear a suit. It gives a good impression. Don’t wear it for the first time on that day itself though. Do check if its good morning/good afternoon/good evening.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY

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posted on 4 Feb 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. CASE: Making recommendations to a telecommunication firm on the efficiency of it's distributed network
  • Ans. 

    Recommendations for improving efficiency of a telecommunication firm's distributed network

    • Conduct a thorough analysis of the current network infrastructure

    • Identify areas of congestion and bottlenecks

    • Recommend upgrades to hardware and software

    • Implement load balancing techniques to distribute traffic evenly

    • Consider implementing a content delivery network (CDN) to reduce latency

    • Ensure proper security measures are in place

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What I would consider my most significant achievment
  • Ans. 

    My most significant achievement is leading a team to develop and launch a successful product.

    • Led a team of 10 developers and designers to create a new mobile app

    • Managed the project from ideation to launch, ensuring timely delivery and high quality

    • Implemented user feedback to improve the app's functionality and user experience

    • Achieved over 100,000 downloads within the first month of launch

    • Received positive reviews and m

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Why consultancy
  • Ans. 

    Consultancy offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects, learn new skills, and make a positive impact on clients' businesses.

    • Consultancy provides exposure to various industries and business models

    • Consultants work on challenging projects that require problem-solving skills

    • Consultants have the opportunity to learn new skills and develop their expertise

    • Consultants can make a positive impact on clients' businesses b...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. CASE: About a cement company setting out to buy off another firm
  • Ans. 

    A cement company is planning to acquire another firm.

    • The cement company should conduct thorough due diligence on the target firm.

    • They should consider the financial health and stability of the target firm.

    • They should also assess the potential synergies and benefits of the acquisition.

    • The cement company should negotiate a fair price for the acquisition.

    • They should also have a clear integration plan in place to ensure a s...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The trick was here to recognize that even though the firm had several hundred client in each city, it was a few big clients who contributed to most of it's revenue and a distributed network targeting these few clients was the expected recommendation.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The task was to explore possibilities of synergy in this acquisition. The case was based entirely on common sense and elementary mathematics. The interviewer wanted me to write equation showing how costs would reduce if the two companies merge.
HR questions were about strengths, weaknesses, MI etc

General Tips: 1.Pre placement preparation:
Work on your communication skills! It's absolutely necessary to be able to speak fluently with good  diction

2.Resume:
Consultancies look for spikes in your career. Spikes are the areas in the resume where you have shown outshining performance.

3.Case Studies:
Practice them in groups. Avoid technical jargon and frameworks.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 15 Feb 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I went through a few templates & took help from some seniors. I prepared a few drafts and then later made improvements. IT might be a good idea to prepare well in advance and get your resumes reviewed from seniors in the companies you are applying. As probably you'll get to hear a lot, focus more on what you have achieved rather than just stating what all you have done. Keep it simple and short. And don't add anything you are not comfortable talking about in an interview. I know many capable people who didn't get short listed for Mck/BCG just because they didn't think resume was a big deal.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The case was simple. The interviewer said that imagine that he and I were flying together, he being an entrepreneur and I being the consultant. He tells me that he has motorcycle manufacturing business. His revenue has been steadily increasing but he is making losses. As he was not an accountant, he did not have any figures with him at the moment. After some discussion he told me that the sales were up and the costs had stayed the same. I figured that he was probably selling a couple of products and the sales of products which he was selling at a loss were increasing faster than those on which he was making a profit. That came out to be true. He was also selling auto parts apart from motorcycles but was making losses at the sale of motorcycles and sales of motorcycles has almost doubled last year while those of auto parts had stayed the same. That was all and we went back to HR questions. Another case was again pretty straight forward. The interviewer told me that his friend owned a multiplex in some suburb of Mumbai. His friend was making huge losses and had left him a frantic voice mail and wanted to meet him over the weekend. So I had to first give few ideas as to how to generate revenue, to make his friend feel better and then how to find the root of the problem. I think I tossed around a lot of ideas but I don't remember most of them. We planned to decrease cost of tickets but increase charges for advertisements and increase canteen rates. We planned to show soccer, cricket and tennis matches whenever it looked profitable and feasible. We also discussed coming under an Adlabs or PVR umbrella which will offer better bargaining power with producers. Then we also decided that it will be a good idea to conduct a survey in the locality and find the right mix of regional, bollywood and hollywood movies.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: A lot of HR questions interspersed with small cases like consider a factory on one side of a river and a town on the opposite side. There is only one bridge to cross that river and there is always a traffic jam on the bridge in the mornings and evenings. Give a few ideas to improve the situation. He also gave me a guess estimate to guess the number of white boards in use in India. And then he asked me to give arguments for an average educational institute to shift from black boards to white boards.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: This interview had no case. In-fact it wasn't exactly an interview and we just talked about his time at Mckinsey, their work in India, role of BAs etc.

College Name: IIT BOMBAY

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Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 16 Feb 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The first interviewer asked me some questions about myself, Mood Indigo and my experience at ITC. He then asked me to estimate the beer consumption in India and specified that he wants a number at the end and not just an approach. He also seemed interested in the assumptions I had to make along the way. The second interviewer asked me to analyze the profitability of an IT firm in India. After giving a few details he asked me to immediately tell him what I thought was the crux of the case and helped me arrive at the fact that using fixed inputs more is economically more feasible. This particular interviewer made no attempt to make it a &l feel-good one, he was very stern and curt.

College Name: IIT BOMBAY

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posted on 17 Feb 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: HR Interview
Experience: They short listed about 22 students. They had 2 rounds of interviews. I was not able to make to the second round. In the first round I had 2 interviews. In both interviews a case study was given and some HR questions were asked. In my first interview the interviewer gave me a case of a steel industry. It was like that my industry had 2 places from where I can procure my raw material and I had to decide which place is better. I did pretty well in this interview. HR questions included about my academic achievements, why not research, my experience as Mess secretary etc. You will always enjoy giving interview to a consultancy firm because this people make you very comfortable. Though it was my first interview but I was not nervous at all. In my second interview I screwed up my case. The case was about a company which is earning lots of profit and is now looking for new fronts to invest the money. I started talking about vertical integration and horizontal integration in the same field in which company was operating. But in the end interviewer told me that he expected me too look into different new ventures like real estate etc. Though I was not shortlisted further but I enjoyed a lot my first interview.

College Name: IIT BOMBAY

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posted on 19 Feb 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Case revolved around increasing profitability of an airline in view of increased competition. After the usual Profit = Rev – Costs kind of arguments, it came down to comparing margins for 2 specific routes
  • Q2. The interviewer told me that a $250 million boiler maker wants to go global but is facing some organizational issues. What could these issues be and how would you solve them?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Probably made some errors in numerical calculations, but the approach was very clear. Also I was asked some HS 101 stuff, like degree of control over pricing in perfect competition, monopoly, and duopoly situations.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Now basically in the case books very few org. cases are discussed and I hadn’t come across a single one. So, I just tried to think really logically and gave him very high level answers like ( labour union issues, faith in senior mgmt, compare org structure with competition etc ) Theinterviewer was very supportive and kept probing for more possibilities. Finally I was exhausted and could offer him nothing more.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It had been a very tiring day and this was to be my 7th interview. But the good part was that I had started enjoying the interviews by now.After the usual warm-up questions, I was asked to name something that I felt really
passionately about and the remaining 30 minutes were spent just probing this passion of mine so deep, that even I came out surprised that I had indeed thought so much to answer that issue. This interview proved to me that one should never underestimate the interviewer’s intelligence. These are very, very smart people and are very good
at cracking your thought process. I was made an offer after this interview, so the 4th one was more of an informal chat about past BAs their experiences.

General Tips: If you are one of the lucky ones short listed for more than 1 company, you must decide beforehand what your preferences are and tell the placement body so.
There is no reason to succumb to strong arm tactics from companies. Ideally you
should be in a position to make a decision after you have all the offers in hand. But
the placement body’s rules will have a major role to play in this.
Skill Tips: Each individual has his own take on this. Personally, I read most of the theory from the casebooks floating around on campus and came out with my own framework to solve a problem. Practicing case interviews with a friend helps a lot. But finding a good interviewer is usually tough. I requested a couple of friends and tried out 2-3 cases with each. Totally, I solved not more than 10 cases , which I think was optimal. Too little and you don’t have enough experience and too many will take the fun out of the interview
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Funny Moments: In case study, the interviewer talked about even higher level issues like mission statement and vision
documents and that the organization was not able to THINK global etc. Came out of this interview assuming my rendezvous with McK was done.

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 16 May 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

17 Questions

  • Q1. Beverage Major – Wants to enter the country
  • Q2. Estimate the potential and demand for its drinks
  • Ans. 

    The potential and demand for our drinks is high due to increasing health consciousness and demand for natural ingredients.

    • Growing trend towards healthy lifestyle and natural ingredients

    • Increasing demand for non-alcoholic beverages

    • Rising popularity of functional drinks

    • Growing market for energy drinks and sports drinks

    • Potential for expansion into new markets and distribution channels

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What should be the right approach to do this?
  • Q4. “What they look for is your approach to the problem. Not the exactness of your solution” Need not know exact figures. (But demographic details, industry figures help)
  • Q5. Pharma company
  • Q6. Given: current trends
  • Q7. Given : Their product details, relationships with suppliers, target customers
  • Q8. How should they grow?
  • Q9. Approaches
  • Q10. Theatre company
  • Q11. - Is running into huge losses
  • Q12. - Popular – shows whenever run, run to fill capacity
  • Q13. - Scenario given: What are your recommendations?
  • Q14. They want you to identify items of cost and items of revenue. Then think about how to manage them. Options: - Leasing, Renting - Graded seating - More shows – “effect of stars” They want you to pinpoint t...
  • Q15. What kind of leader do you see yourself to be?
  • Q16. A bit about projects
  • Q17. Invite questions from you – Important to be keen on this

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I used the Bottom-Up approach. They were impressed with that

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Pharma company

Given: current trends

Given : Their product details, relationships with suppliers, target customers

How should they grow?

Approaches

- Research

- Shifting therapeutic profile

- Life style drugs
Tips: They might ask you a case based on something that you have on your CV

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I was offered

General Tips: 2 rounds of interviews
Both heavily case based
- 1st round (2 cases)
- 2nd round (1 case and an interview)
Skills: case analysis
College Name: NA

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user image Anonymous

posted on 16 May 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. Began with some general background questions regarding interest in consulting
  • Q2. General questions were followed by a case
  • Q3. Informal conversation with another consultant
  • Q4. Questions regarding my work at JPM and my interests
  • Q5. Pure selling
  • Q6. He began with a simple question about parameters that a foreign bank should look at before deciding to set up shop in India
  • Q7. He asked me to behave like I was a consultant talking to the CEO of the bank in question and give him my summary of the recommendations we had just talked about

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: HR Interview
Experience: First interview was at least half an hour. Began with some general
background questions regarding interest in consulting. I think (but am
not sure) that I may also have told them at this point that I was more
interested in banking, but it could have been in a later interview.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: We discussed the parameters fairly comprehensively. Then, bit by bit, he
would add another question or argue with an assumption I had made.

he asked me to behave like I was a consultant talking to the CEO of the bank in question and give him my summary of the recommendations we had just talked about.
-As I recall, I said something about how India was over-banked and for x,
y and z reasons (tied to the constraints he had given me during the
discussion – e.g. amount of funding for the venture, time horizon for
break-even, number of competitor banks, etc.) they should not come into
India. Then he made a few points that showed that my assumptions were
wrong in some ways and asked me what I thought. So I told him that my
conclusion was probably wrong :)

After the case, I asked him a lot of questions regarding the ratio of
implementation to pure consulting ventures in McK, the amount of travel
he did, the downsides of his job, etc.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I say second round here, but it was more of an informal conversation
with another consultant. While waiting to speak to another senior
consultant, I also spoke for 5-10 minutes with 2 other people

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I again took the opportunity to ask him about his job and background.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I spoke for 45 minutes or so. He asked me about my thoughts and I was
up-front about being more interested in banking, but he did not seem put
off. We then chatted about what working at McKinsey was like.
Parts of the interview I did well:

It was one of the more fun interviews I had. The conversation was interesting and I think what made it go well was that

(a) I was pretty relaxed

(b) I was willing to ask more questions to clarify what he was getting at and

(c) I could use information that I had picked up from the daily news and
my general knowledge to make reasonably intelligent points. For
example, at that point in time, there were a lot of editorials talking
about the need for consolidation in Indian banking, etc. so it was not
very obscure.

General Tips: If you are keen on consulting, it is important that you keep up with the
news. In banking you can get away by answering some fin questions from
BM or on options, but for a good consult interview, you need to know a
little bit about a lot of things. I think what they are looking for is
(1) broad perspective
(2) that you’re capable of original thought
(3) that you can react quickly to analyse new information
(4) that you are direct, articulate and don’t get flustered easily and
(5) that you look like you’re enjoying the conversation you’re having.
Doing one or two practice cases online is a big help normally.
Skills: banking, case analysis
College Name: NA

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user image Anonymous

posted on 16 May 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. General gossip round
  • Q2. What was I doing here in IIM
  • Ans. 

    I am here at IIM to pursue a postgraduate degree in management and enhance my skills for a successful career.

    • To gain knowledge and skills in management

    • To network with industry professionals

    • To enhance career opportunities

    • To experience a challenging academic environment

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. How did I reach here (life story till date etc)
  • Q4. What did I want to do, how was I coping up with life in IIM
  • Ans. 

    I wanted to pursue a career in consulting and was coping well with the challenges at IIM.

    • I have always been interested in problem-solving and strategic thinking, which drew me towards a career in consulting.

    • I have been actively participating in case study competitions and consulting club activities to enhance my skills.

    • I have been managing my time effectively to balance academics, extracurricular activities, and person...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Started off with some general stuff about background and then quickly went on to a case of where a foreign back wanted to enter Indian market and has asked me to work it out

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: HR Interview
Experience: noted by interest in I-banks, mild pitch on why consult was better etc.
No case at the end of it and was told that someone else will meet me
thereafter which I assumed would be the case round. Later learnt that it
would be the second round and I had successfully made it through the
first round. So assuming the first round was to check social fit rather
than analytical abilities.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I spoke about profitability of the move, whether there was space in the
market, checking out performance of other banks who had done the same,
what segments I would consider targeting etc. Was asked to highlight the
key points I would focus on. So mentioned sticking to competitive
abilities and human resources.

College Name: IIM

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