I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Publicis Sapient (Boston, MA) in Nov 2010
Interview
The first interview was a resume screen + behavioral. It's key to show lots of enthusiasm because personality and "fit" is just as important as experience and intelligence. I got 2nd round which was an all day event with 3 interviews. One was a group exercise to show teambuilding skills, one was a case presentation (presented to 1 interviewer) and one was another behavioral interview.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Publicis Sapient (Arlington, VA) in Feb 2016
Interview
I was contacted my a recruiter over LinkedIn and he set up an initial phone interview. After asking a few general questions a in-house 3 hour long interview was scheduled. There was a personality interview and a skill interview were I was given a business case and an hour to solve/explain it. The next stage was a phone interview with the project managers is be working under. The recruiter worked with me through the whole process and was extremely patient and helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The business case involved a company that wanted to improve its website/vender management/customer service with a set budget and timeline.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Publicis Sapient in Mar 2012
Interview
The interview process consisted of a phone interview and a 1:1 in-person interview. The phone interview went over my background, career interest and other assets accumulated throughout my education. The 1:1 interview had me speaking separately with two of the team's project managers. This included an overview of the project and what would be expected of me as a Junior Associate. In addition they asked a question which was meant to see how I analyze a particular problem and the process to eventually arrive at an answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many "widgets" would be necessary as a "supplier" to produce annually for the population of the United States over a period of time?
