IMS Consulting Group Interview Questions

6 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (86%)

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 (90%)

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 (65%)

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 IMS Consulting Group

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
1st Year Associate
Year 2017
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Healthcare
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Year 2015
Job Title
Group/Division Pharmaceuticals
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location San Francisco
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Associate
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Healthcare
Location New York
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Strategy
Location Munich
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2012
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division
Location Philadelphia
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - IMS Consulting Group Examples

Associate Consultant Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: October 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
Applied online, got rejected [heard nothing]. Finally found a sympathetic employee on LinkedIn, who put a referral in. Then when I applied I was selected for interview.
Interview Questions
Teach me something. Hadn't expected this at all!!! I was able to come up with something.

Engagement Manager Interview - Pharmaceuticals

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: February 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
I reached out to someone who referred me to the hiring manager. I had 1 meeting with the hiring manager (VP level), 2 principals and 1 HR person.
Interview Questions
All 4 interviews had fairly standard questions; asking me to go through my work experience, going through my CV and focusing on specific aspects of my work experience etc. There were also questions such as "Why do you want to work with us"; "Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years", "How do you manage people", "Tell us about a time when you disagreed with your manager and how you handled it"; "Tell us about your sales experience"; Tell us about a time you had to persuade a group of people to adopt an idea" etc.

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
First round on campus. Comprised two interviews, one with a senior consultant and one with an engagement manager; one fit one case. Ad-hoc case was interesting, definitely not anything I expected at a healthcare consulting company.

Second round at the offices. Comprised one case, one fit and one presentation case. Presentation case was definitely the toughest. They have you draw out slides and present them to a senior consultant who will quiz you on calculations/assumptions and so on.

Generally everyone I spoke too seemed extremely intelligent and friendly. Volunteered information about the company candidly. Company culture also looks great, mentorship model is one of the biggest draws.
Interview Questions
Teach me something in five minutes. You should be aware you are being evaluated not only about the content of the material but also on how you are presenting the material, and what kind of visual aids you utilized.

Some examples could include words from a language, math or statistical skill etc.

Overall pretty enjoyable and unusual. The interviewer was genuinely interested in what I had to teach.
Typical three strengths and weaknesses with additional probing. Most interviewees have thought through these questions but be prepared be asked about the exactly lessons you learned from the experiences, how you've rectified them, why you think they are your strengths and weaknesses, how you think it will affect you in consulting etc etc etc

Assoicate Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2013
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
2 phone interviews on background and interest in consulting and IMS. Whole day on-site interview, with 2 case interviews, 2 personal interviews, 2 presentations (one of which was made in place in 30 minutes).
Interview Questions
A competing company just released a new drug. What do you recommend your client do and how?
How do you initiate research on your client's competitors?

Trainee Interview - Strategy

Anonymous employee in Munich
Interviewed: May 2013
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Found an ad on school careers website. Sent my application via e-mail, they got back to me in about three weeks with a first phone interview invitation. The interview was scheduled in three days and lasted for about half an hour. I was interviewed by an associate consultant, who asked the regular questions such as the resume walk, why consulting and why life sciences and a simple estimation case. Got an invite on to the second round three days later. Since I was abroad, they couldn't do an assessment day, so they decided to do another phone interview instead. This time it was scheduled about ten days later. Interviewed with another associate consultant, similar questions as in the first one just with a different person. This time the case was longer and a bit more complicated resembling a real business situation case. I was a bit surprised by the amount of brainstorming (vs. analysis and structuring) I was required to do, but in overall it went alright and was not too difficult. Got my offer exactly a week after the interview. Generally speaking it was one of the most laid back recruitment process I've gone through lasting about 1,5 months.
Interview Questions
Your profile looks quite good for a career in finance. So why would you not do an internship in banking, but consulting instead?
Since business financing models have become so complex nowadays, I think having a good understanding of the different capital structures of enterprises is crucial for being able to fully sense the business model of a company and the specific issues a particular company might face. However, I'm not interested in building financial models or looking at the company only in terms of it's balance sheet, but understand it thoroughly and see how to optimize it's performance, which is exactly what consultants do.

Analyst Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Philadelphia
Interviewed: September 2012
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Two 45 minute interviews. Case and fit in both. Simple case questions. Seemed like good cop bad cop set up. One cold interviewer, one very nice.
Interview Questions
Did not ask HC or LS cases. Be ready for anything. Case was fairly quantitative to start then switched to qual. The transition was fairly obvious, although be ready for open ended questions and spend that time reeling off great ideas.