First round on campus consisted of the traditional 30-min one-on-one behavioral interview. I was invited back for the 'Super Saturday', which was four hours long. The order varies but it consisted of a 45-min one-on-one behavioral interview, 45-min case study, 45-min presentation of the case study and a 45-min group activity. The behavior focused heavily on teamwork and dealing with adversity. I found lots of the questions to be repetitive. The case study was very IT heavy. The interviewee is given 45 minutes to read through the case, find a solution and draw out a plan on the whiteboard. After the time is up, the solution is presented to an interviewer over the course of 45 minutes. Expect lots of questions and be ready to back up your assumptions. Lastly, the group activity was at the end. We were given a broad and general question and asked to come up with ideas while a group of interviewers watched us interact. At the end, the idea had to be presented.

First round on campus consisted of the traditional 30-min one-on-one behavioral interview. I was invited back for the 'Super Saturday', which was four hours long. The order varies but it consisted of a 45-min one-on-one behavioral interview, 45-min case study, 45-min presentation of the case study and a 45-min group activity. The behavior focused heavily on teamwork and dealing with adversity. I found lots of the questions to be repetitive. The case study was very IT heavy. The interviewee is given 45 minutes to read through the case, find a solution and draw out a plan on the whiteboard. After the time is up, the solution is presented to an interviewer over the course of 45 minutes. Expect lots of questions and be ready to back up your assumptions. Lastly, the group activity was at the end. We were given a broad and general question and asked to come up with ideas while a group of interviewers watched us interact. At the end, the idea had to be presented.

The interview process started with an hour-long, on-campus interview that was relatively informal. It focused on my resume and personal history as well as my interests and extracurricular activities.

The second part was a Super Saturday that lasted about 5 hours. It was broken down into three separate parts. The first part, which was an hour, was a case review: you were given a case along with some data and asked to create a whiteboard presentation which outlined your case answer (lasted about an hour). The second part of the first section involved presenting your whiteboard presentation to a senior consultant and answering any questions or concerns he had. The second part was a behavioral interview that dealt with hypotheticals and personal questions. The last part was a group project where the candidates were broken into two separate teams and asked to give a presentation on what problem the group would solve if asked to make the world a better place.

Initially I attended a presentation held by Sapient Global Markets on campus. I stayed around at the end to ask some questions and got a couple of business cards from the two women who gave the presentation. I applied online a couple of weeks after the presentation. The application required basic information, CV and an optional cover letter.
I then had a "phone interview", which was essentially a 15 minute chat with a guy from HR who then invited me to a half day assessment centre.
The assessment centre started with a short presentation about the company followed by a 1-on-1 interview with an experienced business consultant. Mostly about why I wanted to work for Sapient and why I wanted to do consulting given my science background. But I was also asked to talk about recent news and how this would impact the markets.
Then I had a case study interview. I was given a couple of minutes to read the brief and ask any questions, before being left alone for 45 minutes to prepare a presentation solving the given problem. It was not related to finance and the resources given were pens, paper and a whiteboard. After 45 minutes an experienced business consultant came in and assumed the role of my client and I gave my presentation.
I immediately got feedback, which was great. A key thing to do is engage with your 'client'. I asked my 'client' a question during my presentation, and was told that was an excellent thing to do and I was the only person to do so, which made me stand out. Also, use the whole whiteboard, something I did not do. This was followed by a short chat about some things on my CV and, again, my motivations for applying.
After this I had a 2-on-1 with a woman from HR and a recent graduate. I was asked to describe a time I've had to deal with a difficult team member at work, what I did and what I would have done differently. I was asked, again, about my motivations for applying, what I want to do in the next 5 years, to explain a time I made an impact upon a team and similar questions.
After this I was given a tour of the building by a recent graduate and then the day was over.
The whole afternoon was very relaxed and everybody was really friendly. The only time I felt stressed was during my case interview presentation, but that turned out fine once I got going.
The office culture appears fairly relaxed and friendly. And there is no 'face time', once you've done your work you're free to go. There is a real drive for personal development and the company really wants to provide a great service for their clients.
Plus graduates go to India for 10 weeks training.

Initially I attended a presentation held by Sapient Global Markets on campus. I stayed around at the end to ask some questions and got a couple of business cards from the two women who gave the presentation. I applied online a couple of weeks after the presentation. The application required basic information, CV and an optional cover letter.
I then had a "phone interview", which was essentially a 15 minute chat with a guy from HR who then invited me to a half day assessment centre.
The assessment centre started with a short presentation about the company followed by a 1-on-1 interview with an experienced business consultant. Mostly about why I wanted to work for Sapient and why I wanted to do consulting given my science background. But I was also asked to talk about recent news and how this would impact the markets.
Then I had a case study interview. I was given a couple of minutes to read the brief and ask any questions, before being left alone for 45 minutes to prepare a presentation solving the given problem. It was not related to finance and the resources given were pens, paper and a whiteboard. After 45 minutes an experienced business consultant came in and assumed the role of my client and I gave my presentation.
I immediately got feedback, which was great. A key thing to do is engage with your 'client'. I asked my 'client' a question during my presentation, and was told that was an excellent thing to do and I was the only person to do so, which made me stand out. Also, use the whole whiteboard, something I did not do. This was followed by a short chat about some things on my CV and, again, my motivations for applying.
After this I had a 2-on-1 with a woman from HR and a recent graduate. I was asked to describe a time I've had to deal with a difficult team member at work, what I did and what I would have done differently. I was asked, again, about my motivations for applying, what I want to do in the next 5 years, to explain a time I made an impact upon a team and similar questions.
After this I was given a tour of the building by a recent graduate and then the day was over.
The whole afternoon was very relaxed and everybody was really friendly. The only time I felt stressed was during my case interview presentation, but that turned out fine once I got going.
The office culture appears fairly relaxed and friendly. And there is no 'face time', once you've done your work you're free to go. There is a real drive for personal development and the company really wants to provide a great service for their clients.
Plus graduates go to India for 10 weeks training.