I applied online. I interviewed at Guidehouse (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2020
Interview
30 min case interview that was mostly conceptual followed by a 30 min chat with a partner about Guidehouse and behavioral fit.
The interviewers were friendly and welcoming, but the hiring managers were extremely disappointing. Waited 2 months for follow up, then emailed one hiring manager for an answer. After a week I reached out to someone else, and later received an auto email rejection.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one problem that you think Guidehouse works on, and how would Guidehouse solve it?
They were very professional and prompt, easy to coordinate and clear questions. The process made sense and I got plenty of time to ask questions of my own. I interviewed with two different people.
3 rounds, took a long time for turnaround, felt like a good use of time in each round. Content is practice specific, except for maybe first round which was more behavioral.
Anschließend wird man häufig zu einem ersten Gespräch eingeladen, das meist virtuell stattfindet. In diesem Gespräch geht es vor allem um den bisherigen Werdegang, die Motivation sowie grundlegende fachliche und persönliche Kompetenzen.
Darauf folgen in vielen Fällen weitere Gesprächsrunden, die stärker in die Tiefe gehen. Diese können Case Studies, analytische Aufgaben oder praxisnahe Fragestellungen beinhalten, um die Problemlösungsfähigkeit und strukturierte Denkweise zu prüfen. Auch Gespräche mit verschiedenen Teammitgliedern oder Führungskräften sind üblich.