Strategy& Interview Questions

37 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (97%)

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.

3.9
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  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (98%)

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.

3.3
  • Very Easy
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% Interns - FT Offers (99%)

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 Strategy&

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2018AssociateChicagoGeneralistPositiveAverage
2022Associate consultantGovernment - FederalVery PositiveAverage
2022Senior AssociateLondonConsumer - RetailVery PositiveAverage
2021Summer AssociateNew YorkConsultingVery PositiveAverage
2022Summer Associate Intern New YorkConsultingPositiveAverage
2019AssociateNew YorkGeneralistPositiveEasy
2021Senior associateTorontoGeneralistPositiveAverage
2021Senior AssociateAustinConsultingPositiveDifficult
2021Senior AssociateNew YorkGeneralistPositiveDifficult
2020Summer AssociateGeneralistPositiveDifficult

Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Chicago

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: September 2018

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

First round was two back to back case interviews, ~1hr long each. Final round was interview with two partners, each 1 hr. Entire process was in person.

Interview Questions

There was a brain teaser at the end

Associate consultant Interview - Government - Federal

Anonymous interview candidate in

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: October 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Two round of 1;1 case interview with an additional excel test for the final round. Singapore's office

Interview Questions

Excel test for the final round of interview

Senior Associate Interview - Consumer - Retail

Anonymous employee in London

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: May 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Attended an assessment day in the London office with four case interviews and received an offer by the end of the day.

Interview Questions

Case interviews don't follow the typical format and involved being handed an actual case study (7-8 pages) to read through with 4 questions to address.

Summer Associate Interview - Consulting

Anonymous employee in New York

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: October 2021

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Applied through school recruiting process, and was invited to interview 2 weeks later. The intern interview consists of 2 back-to-back interviews with a Senior Associate and a Partner. These are standard consulting case interviews, with 1-2 questions about your background as well.

Interview Questions

What advice would you give to someone who's in your previous job?

Summer Associate Intern Interview - Consulting

Anonymous employee in New York

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: March 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

I applied via LinkedIn and then their website. It was two 45 minute back to back interviews, and they were both behavioral and had some case portion. No numbers involved, more about how you think and problem solve.

Interview Questions

Tell me about a time you failed.

Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: April 2019

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test

Interview

First round interview on campus with a Manager. Consisted of 2 parts, the first part being a simple case (i.e. how would you identify strategies for margin improvement in a CPG brand, how would you test their implementation, etc.) and then behaviorals (why consulting, why PwC?)

Interview Questions

This was my first time completing a case. Was expecting it to be more quantitative, rather many of the questions were around physical vs. digital marketing strategies (and this was for a generalist management consulting role)

Senior associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

2-3 months
Interviewed: July 2021

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Was asked about how to improve recycling rate. The partner was interested in figuring out how to find data to support my statement

Interview Questions

I was asked why i wanted to quit my job.

Senior Associate Interview - Consulting

Anonymous employee in Austin

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: October 2021

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test

Interview

Strategy& was very efficient, reaching out via email and then scheduling 3 1-hour interviews back to back in the same day. All three were case interviews, two of them had a quant focus and one had a creative focus. Challenge level was pretty much what was expected based on practice cases from ManagementConsulted.com.

Interview Questions

How would you advise a client to become more consumer-focused?

Senior Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: February 2021

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Round 1: two interviews, each with M/SM level. Explosives case and recycling case.
- 15 mins fit questions
- 35-40 mins case
- 5-10 mins Q&A

Interview Questions

Fit:
- tell me about a time you demonstrated leadership
- tell me about a time you changed someone's mind

Cases:
- Mining: why did sales decline? Explore revenue alternatives. Two exhibits
- Battery Recycling: how would you design a a recycling program? No exhibits

Summer Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: October 2020

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Had 1 round of three interviews. Two interviews with principals and the final one was with a partner

Interview Questions

Interview was quite standard. The case interviews were a little tough, and the math portion got a bit tricky at time. Generally, diligent practice of common fit questions and case interviews should be sufficent.