Boston Consulting Group Senior Applied Scientist interview questions

1. Recruiter Call: Standard recruiter screening. 2. Hiring Manager Interview: an hour long interview with the hiring manager and a lead scientist. Involved brief introduction, questions on responsible generative AI, a 20-minute case study and Q&A at the end. The recruiter and both interviewers were very friendly but the interview process was inconsistent and lengthy. The recruiter emphasized that there will be no case studies when I talk to the hiring manager and I shouldn't prepare for one, but the interview involved a case study. Also, the recruiter told me there were no technical rounds (which was surprising) but the hiring manager said there will be a technical round. Also, it took two weeks for the company to get back to me after I talked to the hiring manager, which is way longer than the average response time. While I was waiting to hear back, the company posted a similar position (exact same responsibilities minus proficiency in the tech stack; exact same salary) with the title "Senior Analyst", which was really surprising and confusing.