I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Johannesburg) in Sept 2017
Interview
First Round Interview:
Had 15 min of fit questions, a 30min case and an online assessment (quantitative).
The fit questions were mostly about what kind of person I am, what I like, how I would describe myself and what I am involved in in campus (looking for scenarios showing leadership and the ability to take initiative and be creative).
Online assessment was quite tricky as it is timed and its quite difficult to read and interpret the data given as well as answer the questions under such time pressure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case: Market Sizing Question - Estimate the value of the bottled water market in the UAE.
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