I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Oliver Wyman
Interview
First round interview involves 2 back-to-back case interviews. The interviewers began the interview immediately with the cases. No introduction, no walking through CV. The cases are usually finance related, and can be challenging if you are coming from non-finance background.
The first interviewer was nice and ready to guide. But the second interviewer was not only late to the interview, but also seem unprepared. He gave a market sizing case. He strongly challenged my assumptions, but only after I completed the sizing. I ended up redoing the entire sizing with different set of assumptions, which took up a lot of time. I wish he would have challenged my assumptions when I was walking him through the steps and doing the calculations.
I think the interview style is very different from most consulting firms. The lack of introduction and walking through CV made the firm seem less personable. They may have missed out a lot of good candidates who have unique background and experience that they need for their non-finance projects.
it was smooth but you need to work hard on your calculations skills, i failed in this part of the case because the calculator is not allowed and i had not familiarize myself with it before the interview but overall it was a good experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about yourself, why consulting and the case question
Interviewers never attended on time. Rescheduled 7 times. Cases were easy relative to other firms. They dont take candidates very seriously so prepare for that. Personal questions include why OW?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Oliver Wyman (Zürich)
Interview
Vorstellungstag im Zürich Office mit 5 Interviews. Morgens 3 Interviews (2 Cases + 1 HR Interview). Danach geht es zum Mittagessen, woraufhin man bei der Rückrunde erfährt ob man in die zweite Runde am Nachmittag kommt. In der zweiten Runde gib es dann wieder 2 Case Studies.
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