I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Protiviti
Interview
Meet at a career fair at my school and was later invited to an information session. First round of interviews were held on campus and consisted of a behavioral interview that just walked through my resume and then a case study. The case study was not very challenging, just be able to identify problems in a process and come up with creative solutions. Biggest tip would be to just think out loud! I was then offered a office visit where I was put up in a very nice hotel, we had dinner the night before and I was able to meet 1st year or new consultants. The next morning I visited the office and was able to meet everyone who worked there and had two formal interviews which were behavioral. Protiviti is very serious about culture so the whole process was just to see if you would fit in at the office and if you would be a good part of the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Identify the problems in the process, what are the causes, what are some solutions.
I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Protiviti
Interview
Applied online on the college portal. Got an email about a networking dinner and an on campus interview the next day. You get to meet one your interviewers in the networking dinner and the atmosphere was pretty chill. The interview day was also quite easy going, there was 30 mins of behavioral and 30 mins of case study. You get to look at the case study the night before the interview. The entire process was low pressure and quite enjoyable. Just be yourself, they really look for a culture fit.
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Protiviti (Atlanta, GA)
Interview
Applied online, visited them at the career fair, on campus interview of an hour-- 30 min behavioral and 30 min technical. Super laid back. Was invited for an office visit and dinner where there was a panel and then two more behavioral interviews where they just want to get to know you better. Overall, very relaxed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you had a conflict with a classmate and how you resolved it.
I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Protiviti (Boston, MA) in Oct 2017
Interview
There was an event the night before the interview where I had the opportunity to meet some current employees and the other candidates. Everyone was seated at tables and there were a limited number of seats, so it was difficult to talk to more than one of the employees.
I had two back-to-back 30 minute interviews on campus the next day. One of the interviews was a case study. I was emailed a process diagram the night before the interview, then during the interview I was given some additional information about the case. The interviewer asked some questions about how I would improve the process and to identify some risks in the process. Make sure you review the types of solutions Protiviti offers to clients. It seemed like they were looking for a specific "right" answer to some of the questions.
The other interview was just standard behavioral questions. Know why you want to work at Protiviti and why that specific position. My interviewer was nice, but she wasted the majority of the time talking about herself, which left me little time to answer/ask questions. I heard back from them within a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you improve this process? What risks can you identify? What solutions might Protiviti offer to this client?
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