Simon-Kucher Consultant interview experience

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United StatesPosted Oct 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started off with what felt like a fairly standard management-consulting structure, but the vibe was harsher than I expected.

I went into the first real interview and it was almost entirely case-led, with my interviewer reacting as I drove the direction of the problem. I leaned toward a pricing angle because it matched what I associated with the firm, but the interviewer clearly wasn’t happy with that trajectory and kept pushing back on where I was taking the case.

In terms of difficulty, it wasn’t just the complexity of the case—it was the interpersonal friction. At one point the format itself worked against me: I had trouble hearing the interviewer clearly due to audio/video issues, and the case suddenly felt way

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