I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Peking, Peking) in May 2013
Interview
Self introduction (30 sec)
Several questions on resume (2 min)
A case study ( about a IT product company trying to expand in China) (6 min)
Several more questions (since I solved the case too fast) (5 min)
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group
Interview
I've gone through several banking and consulting interviews, but people at BCG definitely seemed most friendly and yet also most intellectual. Although it is somewhat difficult to land an interview with them, once you receive an invitation for the first round interview, as long as you've been preparing for the case interviews, it should not be EXTREMELY difficult. My first round was back-to-back interviews, about 30 minutes each. Case portion took most of the time each session.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They use real cases... mine was both about increasing efficiency while maintaining profitability.
The first round was very typical. There were two cases involving profitability and new business, with graphs and tables to analyze, both interviewers were very friendly and gave standard behavior questions, why consulting, leadership roles, team work. Oftentimes the interviews are running late, but do not feel rushed when answering the questions, it is better to think through your answer.
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