AlixPartners Interview Questions

16 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (99%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

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Interview Difficulty (93%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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% Interns - FT Offers (97%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at AlixPartners

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
Incoming Analyst
Year 2023
Job Title Incoming Analyst
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Senior Vice President
Year 2023
Job Title Senior Vice President
Group/Division Restructuring
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Consultant
Year 2022
Job Title Consultant
Group/Division Restructuring
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Research Associate
Year 2022
Job Title Research Associate
Group/Division Management Consulting
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Other
Year 2020
Job Title Other
Group/Division Consulting
Location NEW YORK
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
2nd Year Associate
Year 2016
Job Title 2nd Year Associate
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Advisory
Location Dallas
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Management Consulting
Location Dallas
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Vice President
Year 2016
Job Title Vice President
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview Questions & Answers - AlixPartners Examples

Turnaround and Restructuring Consultant Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2023
Date Submitted: Jan 31, 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Started networking with company in August, found out they were hiring from my university in September, attended all on campus company events, was selected to start interview process shortly after.

First round was 1 on 1 in person interview with HR.
Second round was 1 on 1 teams interview with VP/Director level individual.
Third round was an IQ test (1 hour), 2 personality tests, and a live excel modeling test (1 hour hard limit).
Fourth round was a interview with a MD/Partner (significantly harder than the rest of the interview).
Interview Questions
Lots of questions asking if I understood the role of turnaround and restructuring consultant in the final interview. No real technical's outside of the modeling test, and that was easy. Honestly the hardest part was getting the interview in the first place, had to get in front of the right people.
Sample Answer

SVP Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: June 2023
Date Submitted: Aug 08, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
First round was a screening call with HR. Second round was a VC with a Director. Third round were the tests (logical reasoning, personality). Fourth round was an interview with a Psychologist. Fifth round was an in-person interview with MD.
Interview Questions
Which KPIs would you follow in a distressed company?
Sample Answer

Consultant Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: February 2022
Date Submitted: Aug 07, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Multiple stages including online tests, recruiter interview and then a hr interview. After this there was a super day which included a presentation, multiple interviews and a group exercise.
Interview Questions
There weren’t particularly any unexpected questions, however the questions were geared towards my personal experiences outside of a work environment as much as they were to my professional ones.
Sample Answer

Business Intelligence Associate Interview - Management Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 11, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Applied online and was contacted for an HR phone screen two weeks later. Didn't pass the first round as I can't start work immediately.
Interview Questions
How do you assess a company's financial well being from its financial statements?
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: January 2022
Date Submitted: Jan 31, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
The process has three 1-on-1 interviews focusing on behaviorals, 1 financial modeling, and 1 talk with psychologist
Interview Questions
The interviewer will go deep to ask further questions about your answers.
Sample Answer

BI Researcher Interview - Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in NEW YORK
Interviewed: October 2020
Date Submitted: Oct 14, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I applied online and about 3 weeks later I received an email about interviewing. It was easy to schedule. I spoke with an HR manager and it was mainly behavioral and fit questions. Why did I not want to go into consulting? How have I handled working with someone I did not get along with and stuff like that. She said the next steps would be a 1-1 interview followed by an online assessment, interview with the assessment team, team interview, manager interview, consultant interview, and potentially another interview before I would receive an offer
Interview Questions
Why do you not want to go into consulting. Are you good at being a backup researcher? How are you with managing your time.
Sample Answer

Associate Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: January 2016
Date Submitted: Aug 24, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
They are looking to avoid having people that don't fit or can't perform join, so they make you jump through a lot of hoops and testing to get hired. Excel test, personality test, IQ test and a full day of interviews. It seems like overkill, but if you join you'll be glad that they have all of these filters in place for your colleagues.
Interview Questions
The restructuring group spends a lot of time helping clients maximize working capital to manage liquidity, and questions on working capital can be tricky depending on your background.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Advisory

Anonymous employee in Dallas
Interviewed: March 2019
Date Submitted: Aug 11, 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
Met the firm at a career fair and had an introductory phone call interview within the next week. Asked about my interest in the firm and consulting.
Interview Questions
Interview was for financial advisory services division. First questions were largely behavioral. Why do you want to do consulting, what are your goals for this internship, and where do you see yourself in five years. Then there were in-person interviews where I met with several people ranging from consultant to MD. These interviews were largely behavioral and were focused on fit. The firm places paramount importance on fit, and uses psychological evaluations and IQ tests to measure an employee's fit for the firm.
Sample Answer

Business Analyst Interview - Management Consulting

Anonymous employee in Dallas
Interviewed: July 2018
Date Submitted: Jun 03, 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Phone screening with HR, then another with senior analyst, then two personality tests, then superday in Dallas. Mostly behavioral and talking about your background and why consulting/why Alix. Very short case on what might be happening to a company with declining profits.
Interview Questions
Why do you want to work here? What do you know about restructuring consulting? Why might the company whose financials are displayed in these charts be undergoing a decline in profits? Is this a company-specific problem or and industry-wide problem? Tell me about a time you displayed leadership. What do you know about AlixPartners? Why are you interested in consulting? Do you have an interest in a certain sector? Walk me through your resume. Why do you want to live in Dallas? How do you feel about M-R travel?
Sample Answer

Associate Interview

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Aug 10, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Applied through employee referral process. Interview with HR followed by a Director. Very positive experience.
Interview Questions
I am an experienced candidate. What funcitonal role do you feel most comfortable? What transferrable skills do you have? Why do you want to move to consulting? Describe a situation where you had conflict and how did you resolve. How would your friends or teacher descirbe you. What are your strenght and weaknesses. how do you cope with stress? What qualitites do you like to have in your colleagues? Give an example when you influenced or persuaded a group. Tell me a time when you led a group. Give an example of handling a crisis situation.
Sample Answer