I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Pudong, Shanghai)
Interview
I applied for BCG SH office through internal referral this autumn. Interviewed pretalk round and round 1.
Behavioral as well as case questions are very tricky, though interviewers seemed to be very smart and friendly.
What I didn't understand was one case I received in R1. It was actually from 2014 INSEAD casebook (case: Outsourcing China). It was really not fair, since some candidates read it before while some others haven't. The chart is confusing as hell and none other case partners I have given this case to can solve it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you hate the most in consulting?/ What is the biggest drawback for BCG to hire you?(I was from a non-target school background and no alum in the firm)
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Jakarta)
Interview
- CV
- Online Casey
- First Round 2x interview with Principal
- Second Round 2-3x interview with Partners
Overall not very hard if you trained well, although i imagine
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case interview standards, sometimes a bit abstract especially on partner level
3x case interviews, interviewee led, questions about experience and relevant background, always dig deeper to understand details eg on leadership experience. Cases vary all the time, need to ne ready for anything. Thinking js rewarded
Case interview about merger and acquisition
Was medium difficulty has a lot of brainstorming and analytical elements
Required quick thinking structuring and deep analysis to really ace it easily
Practice is def mandatory and failure to do so will lead to failure