Parthenon - EY Associate Consultant Interview Questions and Answers

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I have a good resume and hence got shortlisted. You need to have a couple of big spikes to get shortlisted in a big consulting firm such as Parthenon.
Tips: Start preparing your resume early in August for Placements so that you can get it review by as many people as possible.

Round: Interview
Experience: Good experience.
Tips: Try to be very very effective in your communication. Be clear and slow in your approach. They key for a case interview is not to run and search for an answer but to get into a sweet conversation with interviewer so that he can understand what you mean. Also try to follow a very structured and clear approach. 

In terms of preparation, start with Victor Cheng lectures move on to Case in Point and try to apply all that you learned with Victor Cheng onto Case in Point cases.

Then do advanced cases with IIM A case book, try to ask some friends from Tier 1 B schools to run mock cases for you.

For a third level, contact people in company and request them to run a mock case. This is very crucial as they will always do a fresh case with you and those cases are most likely to challenge you, These case also act as a mock interview to you. Atleast practice 30 cases before going.

General Tips: 'll just say one thing - try to spend a few minutes and convince yourself that you can do it / believe that you can do it  It enhances on the spot performance if you can go into the interview, as they say, on the front foot!

This really helped me!
Skill Tips: Speak well and slow
Skills: Communication, Clarity, Confidence, Structure in approach
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
Motivation: Great exposure to business. International Travel. Salary and obviously a Tier 1 consult

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Typically for any top tier management consulting firm there is a resume shortlist followed by interviews. Generally, these firms shortlist around 30-40 candidates. After shortlists there was telephonic round where candidates were judged on case interviews.The first interview was more of a guesstimate where I was mostly checked on my numbers. Its always better to be a little slow rather than incorrect. The second case was a long business case which lasted for an hour or so. The interviewers look for objectivity in candidates approach while solving such problems. 
Tips: Try to convert the interview into a conversationNever be wrong in your calculations, it leaves a bad impressionSpeak out loud whatever you are thinkingBe objective in your approachPractice Case Interviews with peers - IIM A,B casebooks, Wharton Casebook, Case in point 

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: These were final round of interviews where candidates were judged solely on the base of case interviews. The first case was more of a numbers case followed by a more business oriented problem.
Tips: Same as I have mentioned for the first roundAlso I would advise you to be extremely confident during the interview Good communication skills is a must for any management consulting firms. 

General Tips: Be confident always even you screw up somewhere in the middle.
College Name: IIT Kharagpur
Motivation: Big Brand in Management ConsultingCompensation benefitsExponential Learning Curve
Funny Moments: I was the last candidate to be interviewed by the firm. Nearly thought I had lost the company.