The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (New York, NY) in Oct 2011
Interview
I applied, then got invited to two social/networking events before interview. Had 2 30min interviews with mid-level consultants. One seemed bored/tired--> didn't click. Rapport with the other one was much better. Cases: how to increase profits for pharma company (reduce number of drugs advancing to pahse 2 trials), should financial asset mngmt compnay enter China.
Overall, very good experience, communications were very professional and courteous, felt like they cared for the success of the interviewees, very relaxed, very conversational interviews.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Why are pharma costs so high, esp compared to competitors
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group in Oct 2011
Interview
I received an interview through on campus recruiting. It was two back to back 45 minute case interviews. They were very polished, throwing a cocktail hour before the interviews for the several hundred students they were choosing to interview, and even had greeters the day of. My interviewers were cordial, but really pushed me. They would challenge everything I said - "Ok great. What else? Ok great. What else?" and keep pushing you until they were satisfied. Like other reviewers on here, I found the case to be VERY math driven. But I also found that the interviewers did a poor job of presenting the case in a way that the math that needed to be done became apparent. I bombed my second interview but did well in the first. I wasn't surprised at all when I didn't get an offer.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Boston, MA) in Oct 2010
Interview
Standard 1st round. Went through two 30-minute interviews with different people. Each interview was structured similarly: interviewer looks through your resume and asks you questions about your past experiences, then you proceed to the case. I got a numbers/cost-benefit analysis case and a pricing strategy case. The interviewers were helpful and tried to point you in the right direction for solving the cases. However, feedback was nonexistent and you couldn't easily tell how you were being perceived.