Boston Consulting Group interview questions

BCG Contacted me about my interest in working for them.. Had an initial phone screen which went on very well. The first round was very theoretical cases about retail industry and O&G industry. I have over 13 years in O&G / Power areas and was really only interested in Energy industry consulting. The retail cases was a theoretical one which I didn't too well. The O&G case I did well... I moved to the next round. In the 2nd round all cases involved all cases not connected to Energy Industry. I thought I did ok on them but got feedback that I needed to structure cases better and be able to assimilate data on the fly. The feedback sounded too theoretical for me.. Since I like the energy industry, I have since realigned my search to mainly focus on Energy Industry consulting or other firms in Energy Industry. I see myself in the medium term taking a leadership role in Energy Industry and I feel that broadening out my career with Mgmt consulting (Mck, BCG, Bain, Booz) will thin me out rather than focus me into energy. I think the hiring practices of the typical mgmt consulting companies is focused on hiring fresh starry eyed MBAs rather than experienced hands. Smart people will succeed anywhere though. The selective companies have more smart people than most other companies...

2 rounds of in-person interviews with Partners and Principles of the firm. All were a combination of personal/fit interviews plus case interviews. Weeks or months of preparation are needed to do well in these interviews, it's very easy to make mistakes which could cost you the offer. The interviewers were supportive and open to working with you to answer the questions posed. HR was good about responding with feedback within 24 hours. Culture was much more supportive than competitive firms even though interviews were with more senior staff.