I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Oliver Wyman (New York, NY) in Mar 2015
Interview
1. Applied online
2. Quick call with HR, which was a 30m behavioral interview
3. First round interview: 30m case which focused on Market Estimation and 30m Behavioral Interview
4. Final round interview: 45m Panel Case Interview (with 45m preparation time), 45m Case Interview, 45m Behavioral Interview
30m Market Estimation Interview was a quant heavy estimation interview
45m Panel Case Interview was with two OW consultants and I had to present them my approach on a Flipboard
45m Case Interview was a straightforward case with a Partner
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Determine an approach to determine Amazon Prime's profitability? How would you approach for improving it's profitability?
Sehr freundliche Gespräche, insgesamt vier, zwei mit Case-Studies, leider reicht ein Nein schon aus, dass es nicht in die nächste Runde geht, auch wenn die anderen drei ein ja gegeben haben. Überraschenderweise wurden von einer Person auch viele Fragen zum Industrie-Wissen gestellt, evtl. weil ich bereits Berufserfahrung habe - war aber nicht in der Industrie. Macht also ggf. auch Sinn sich vorab nochmal über Trends und Hot Topics in der jeweiligen Industrie zu belesen.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Marktgröße abschätzen für den Einsatz von Robotern in chinesischen Fabriken bezogen auf eine vorgegebene spezfische Industrie
2 Classic case interviews
2 Classic behavioural
...They want to see you are capable of doing the job which was the private capital team so CDDs. They want to see how you reason in terms of the investment mindset
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please describe to me a time when you disagreed with your coworkers or faced negative feedback
Interviewed, received the offer, and then was offered the role. Was asked to complete a background check and onboarding, but they did not follow through with the offer and did not let me start the background check.