Simon Kucher Partners Interview Questions

12 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (91%)

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.

3.8
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (97%)

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.

3.4
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (88%)

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.

62%
  • 0%
  • 10%
  • 20%
  • 30%
  • 40%
  • 50%
  • 60%
  • 70%
  • 80%
  • 90%
  • 100%

Interviews at Simon Kucher Partners

Get Prepared
Filter by:
Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Boston
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Consulting
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location Atlanta
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Consultant
Year 2019
Job Title Consultant
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2018
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location Boston
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Management Consulting
Location Berkeley
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Associate
Year 2016
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Life Sciences
Location San Francisco
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Simon Kucher Partners Examples

Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Mar 19, 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Submitted application through school, case interviewed on-campus (pricing generally bc that’s their bread and butter), then second round on site (for me Boston) with two cases
Interview Questions
Nothing unexpected, but pricing case
Sample Answer

Consultant Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 23, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Very smooth interview process like what one would expect in a typical management consulting interview. 3 cases on superday
Interview Questions
Why pricing
Sample Answer

consultant Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: January 2022
Date Submitted: May 13, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Other
Interview
The process consists of a math test, then a first round interview with one consultant. This will consist of mostly a case then short behavorial. Next round is the final round, wil consist of 3 partners/higher level folks with a case & behavioral each. Pretty standard strategy cases with emphasis on pricing/market access. Must ace the cases to succeed.
Interview Questions
The cases are the most difficult as expected, be prepared to answer standard market access cases.
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: October 2021
Date Submitted: Nov 04, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
First round was one 45 min case, final round was 3 45 min cases with behaviorals mixed in. There was also a 15 min math test on final round.
Interview Questions
What is an innovative pricing strategy you have seen a company use?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Atlanta
Interviewed: December 2020
Date Submitted: Feb 01, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Process lasted a month. First round consisted of one interview while final round had 4. Interviewers were extremely friendly and easy to get along with.
Interview Questions
Tell me about _ on your resume
Sample Answer

Consultant Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2019
Date Submitted: Sep 25, 2019
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I received a 45-minute first round interview with a current 1st year consultant at Simon-Kucher and Partners. 6 days later, I received a final round invitation in their NYC office.
Interview Questions
The most difficult question that I was asked was probably the case, which was primarily pricing driven. This case had a lot of unintuitive questions about pricing and understanding pricing strategy. Some of the sub-case questions included, why would you price this way and how does the nature of the product affect the pricing of it. I was also given some basic behavirouals including my interest in the firm and why I was not taking my return offer at my previous company, which was also in consulting.
Sample Answer

Management Consulting Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: September 2018
Date Submitted: Jul 13, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Firm stopped OCR at my top 10 undergrad school but had a friend who started there 1.5 years ago. He passed along my resume and cover letter to recruiting team. I got a phone interview which was a couple basic behaviorals (tell me about yourself, why consulting, why this firm, etc.) and then a 20-25 minute case. After passing, had a second phone interview that was similar structured. Then got called in for the super day, which was a 30 min or so math test (was reasonably basic) and 3 1-on-1 interviews that were 10 minutes of behaviorals and 20-30 minute cases (with senior consultant, project lead, and a partner).

Didn't get the offer. After seeking feedback was told I excelled at the behaviorals but case skills weren't sharp enough (the final round cases were quite confusing though and not presented as clearly as they could have been). All around good learning experience
Interview Questions
Make sure you have your story perfected and run it by people who actually work in consulting beforehand. Ideal time to do this is in June/July before full time apps open because once recruiting starts at the end of summer it becomes busy for everyone. Reach out to any friends and family. Use your alumni directory and LinkedIn to find people and then reach out via email.

Do as many practice cases as possible. Once you've done a few dozen on your own, do them with friends who ideally have some consulting experience (full time or internship).
Sample Answer

Senior summer associate Interview - Management Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in Berkeley
Interviewed: January 2016
Date Submitted: Jan 12, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Apply through on-campus recruiting, was selected to go for on-campus interview, didn't make to second round.
Interview Questions
Most of the questions are expected, however I made a huge mistake at the beginning by not asking the objective of the case interview, it didn't go downhill from that point but it was hard to catch up because of the negative image the interviewer had on me. The framework I came up was ok, he liked it. He only picked one specific bucket to dive right into and then drill with a lot more questions. the problem was around pricing a second generation product after its unsuccessful first generation launch.
Sample Answer

Consultant Interview - Life Sciences

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: November 2016
Date Submitted: May 15, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I interviewed online. There were 3 rounds. The first was an HR interview that lasted 15 mins, followed by a phone interview. The phone interview was a case and fit interview for 50 mins. They then flew me to SF for a final round. This consisted of 15 min math test and 3 case interviews with the partners.
Interview Questions
The case was about a medical device company that is been in the field for 15 years and is the only one of its kind. A new competition has entered and you need to decide if the company should change its price accordingly to respond to the competition.

Tell me something that is not on your resume

A discussion of sort about a new drug that is being introduced into the market to tackle an eye disease that slowly leads to blindness. What are the things you would like to ask and think about before meeting the client.
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: January 2015
Date Submitted: Feb 09, 2016
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied through school on campus recruiting. HR sent an interview request within the week. I had an on campus interview and went into the office for the second round.
Interview Questions
Why do you want to go into this type of consulting? (Simon Kucher is a price consulting firm, not a "big 4" or even strategy consulting firm. What threw me off is that the interviewer did not understand the case question, so we spent a lot of time trying to decipher it for ourselves. Why do you want to go into this type of consulting? (Simon Kucher is a price consulting firm, not a "big 4" or even strategy consulting firm. What threw me off is that the interviewer did not understand the case question, so we spent a lot of time trying to decipher it for ourselves.
Sample Answer