Category: Behavioral Interview Questions

AlixPartners Assessment Test

Embarking on a career with AlixPartners involves not only navigating a series of interviews but also successfully maneuvering through psychometric and technical assessments. One key aspect of their evaluation of candidates is the AlixPartners Assessment Test, a comprehensive examination that delves into candidates' cognitive abilities, personality traits, and role-specific skills. In this article, we explore…

Starbucks Interview Questions

Looking to apply for a corporate role with the most recognized coffee company in the world - Starbucks? The company has well-paid positions in tech, HR, finance, strategy, and more. Starbucks interview questions vary greatly, but you can expect a range of typical interview questions in addition to questions specific to the company’s culture and…

Cultural Fit Interview Questions Ultimate Guide

Chances are, if you talk to anybody preparing for consulting interviews, you won’t hear much about the fit interview. But the case interview? Almost guaranteed. But if the fit interview is ~50% of your final interview score, why is it an oft-neglected piece of the management consulting interview prep process? For one, case interviews are…

What are Behavioral Interviews?

Behavioral interviews are a key component to the case interview. Yet, if you're just starting your interview prep journey, you might be even asking, "What are behavioral interviews?". Or, "How do you pass a behavioral interview?". Or maybe still, you're wondering, "What is the STAR method when interviewing?". All of these are fair questions, and…

PwC Interview

Preparing for a PwC interview can be daunting, but we have pulled together what you need to be ready to interview with one of the world’s largest professional services firms. PwC is a Big 4 firm headquartered in London. It was formed from a merger between Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand in 1998. However,…

Amazon Interview Questions: Insight into the Amazon Interview Process

Amazon interview questions are notoriously tough. With the tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Amazon, there's a reason why. Named by Forbes as a Top 10 most reputable company, Amazon originally began as a bookworm's dream come true. Now, the Seattle based company has changed the landscape of online retail. Enjoy! Amazon History…

4 Key Types of Consulting Fit Interview Questions You Must Prepare For

During an interview, it is common to be asked "Tell me about yourself." Even though you're mentally prepared for the question to be asked, suddenly your heart starts racing, your mind goes blank, and you just plain forget how to talk like a normal human being. In thousands of hours of interview preparation every year,…

8 Fit Interview Questions and Their Fatal Mistakes

In the last 6 months, we've helped 100s of folks improve their interview skills to break into consulting. While coaching participants come from all walks of life (15-year IT veterans from India; undergraduate sophomores from well-known Ivies), almost all make the same mistakes during our practice sessions: 1. They don't sell themselves enough. We've never worked…

What are consulting firms looking for in fit interviews?

"Someone who I want to work with from 8am to 8pm" is how one McKinsey interviewer explained it to me. That means you are: A good communicator An effective hard-worker (note this means you not only put in the sweat, you do it in the right way) A positive, generally likeable person Fit questions measure…

Management consulting interviews: the biggest mistake you can make in the fit interview

Time for a major content injection. In the next 3 posts, I will add to prior articles on management consulting interviews. The first post will focus on the biggest mistake you can make in consulting fit interviews - and how to avoid that pitfall. The second post will focus on case study interviews. Finally, the…