I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Kearney
Interview
Had 1st round MBA interview with a senior consultant at the firm. I already knew him since I had networked heavily with the firm so I had already built a rapport previously. Usually they ask fit questions first but he called me the night before and said he wanted to focus on the case as he thought I would already fit in. The case was a shipping case which he had just finished working on - he admitted it was a high level of difficulty and it WAS - I got stuck even though my thought process was clear and structured - even though we knew each other that didn't matter - standards were high and the case was tough.
The 1st round test is basically like the GMAT. Similar questions, and even some were identical. If you can do easy and medium difficulty GMAT questions you will be fine for this test. Time is pressured but most people finish including myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The case was about shipping immonium nitrate from Ukraine to Ghana. He took about 10min to explain the facts, unlike what all the resources tell you. He didnt let me take notes as he wanted me to listen to the whole case problem. The case was about shipping costs, and operations - whether suppliers could forward integrate to compete with us etc. I hadnt practiced any similar cases to this - quite a unique one.
2 rounds, 5 interviews total. Consisted of 4 cases with some behavioral questions. Final interview with partner only on behaviorals. The whole process was really quick and great, with very accommodating recruiter.
Two round process with one case in the first and two in the second, one behavioral interview in each interview. The cases got progressively easier, and the interviewers offered feedback in between rounds.
Fair interview process. First one is generally with Manager, and final round interview is generally with a Partner. Be prepared for a case! I genuinely enjoyed my final round with the Partner and felt that he was someone I could learn from.
