Went through 2 rounds of 2 case interviews, each following the same pattern, 10mins to talk about yourself, 50mins to go through a case. Very typical format. Cases were not overly difficult but still required to be quick on your feet, especially with calculations that could be quite heavy. Something less typical though was the not quite friendly attitude. People were somewhat patronizing, arrogant, old school in the sense they were almost bragging about doing long hours (70-80hrs a week). I've been in consulting for a long time. My opinion is that if you do such long hours, every single week, then there is something wrong somewhere. Projects might be understaffed or suffer some inefficiencies. Modern companies aim for a reasonable work/life balance. They don't.
They also want candidates dying to join them, having the firm in the highest regard. They seem to forget that here in north american, they have nowhere near the reputation they have in Germany or France.
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maritime transporter considering switching to a new tech, restaurant chain considering using frozen bread instead of fresh, luxury car maker considering entering an emerging market
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Roland Berger (Berlin) in Dec 2024
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Four interviews in total, three with Partners, one Principal. Each interview had a focus on personal fit and a case study. Very smooth process due to great fit with interviewers. It helps to know the company beforehand, in the best case through conversations with other consultants (from the same platform)
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When did you fail?
What was the coolest thing you ever did?
Sehr professionell. Ich wurde vollständig überzeugt. Sehr freundlich und angenehme professionelle Atmosphere. In Summe 4 Gespräche geführt. Eher schweres Gespräch. Es wird schon sehr genau geschaut, wer ein Angebot erhält. Aber das ist ja auch gut so.
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Was war eine schwere Situation und wie haben sie sie gelöst?
Le processus de recrutement chez Roland Berger prévoit 6 entretiens (3 x 2 tours) avec étude de cas. On y rencontre des personnes de séniorité égale et plus élevée, dans mon cas un pair et cinq expérimentés
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Pour quelles raisons souhaitez-vous rejoindre Roland Berger ?