Boston Consulting Group Data Scientist interview experience

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ParisPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process felt unusually well planned from the start.

I had an HR call that was about 30 minutes, where we discussed why data science in consulting mattered and why I was interested in BCG X, and I was also scheduled for the technical test. It wasn’t a long call, but it set a clear path.

After that came a 90-minute technical online test. It mixed probability topics—both easier and harder concepts—with multiple-choice questions on machine learning and some hands-on coding in pandas and sklearn. The emphasis was on moving fast; the interface and the amount of content made it feel like it was about execution under time pressure.

Then I moved into

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