Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Kearney as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Business Analyst and Summer Internship rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Business Analyst and Summer Internship roles were rated as the easiest.
It followed a very conventional consulting interview process. There are no surprises and all were conducted virtually. It started with four to five casual yet quite evaluative coffee chats with managers and partners then progressed to 2 case interviews and 1 fit interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why consulting? why kearney? why are you interested in this practice? who did you talk while networking?
Market sizing question, start with simple hypothesis then need to go further to obtain a more accurate approximation. Background question, interest in company, business and future career. Also questions about a specific business, understanding of marketing strategy, competitors landscape etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me a 99% confidence interval about a specific an approximation of a market
The entire interview process was comprised of 3 interview rounds. First is a quick phone interview question with the talent acquisition team. They ask high-level questions about your background, interests, motivations, etc. Second interview was with a manager, typical fit + case interview. Last interview was with a partner - again, typical fit + case interview and some chit chat.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1). Tell me about a time you demonstrated leadership
2). Why Kearney over other firms?
3). Case interview question on the logistics industry