I applied through other source. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Kuala Lumpur) in May 2016
Interview
I emailed the recruiter via Linkedin requesting her to lookout for my application. I received an interview invitation 2 months later . Keep in mind that consultants are really busy, therefore BCG, Kuala Lumpur schedules 1 interview per month (only one candidate gets interviewed a month) and the interview time is subject to change, thus keep your whole day free.
The recruiter was really nice and professional. I could work really easily with the first consultant during my case study, however the second consultant looked really impatient and frustrated as I was not going in the right direction during the case. I was told to quickly wrap up both cases as I totally bombed both cases (my mind went blank!) Do yourself a favor and really prep yourself for the case studies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case 1: A new CEO of a Food Manufacturing company loves the idea of leaning out the company through retrenching its staff. Currently,the company has 20,000 employees and he is planning to lean it buy 10% in 6 months. He is planning to offer a Voluntary Separation Scheme to his employees that apply and successfully leave the company. How would you go about this? What would you recommend him to do?
Case 2: The government of a country with a population 5 million people is planning on introducing a mandatory private health insurance to every citizen in the country. The population of the country will grow to 15 million in 5 years. Currently, a bank with 10% market share is thinking about acquiring a TPA (Third Party Administration) which would help grow their market share to 30% in 5 years. The TPA will assist the bank in handling all insurance administration as well. Should the bank do this? What factors would you include in solving this?
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
