Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Consulting Group with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boston Consulting Group overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston Consulting Group as a Associate Consultant according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 59%
Skills test: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Chicago, IL) in Sep 2016
Interview
I was invited to the first round of interviews about two weeks after submitting my application. BCG provided various web-based material to ensure that we were all sufficiently prepared for the structure and content of their interview. The interview was run very smoothly; I was assigned two consultants to meet with, 45 minutes apiece. About half an hour was devoted to solving the case, and the rest of the time was spent with fit questions. The consultants that I met with were very friendly and encouraging.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were relatively standard; what was a time you showed leadership, etc...
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Lissabon, Lissabon) in May 2026
Interview
One virtual assessment followed by four in person case study interviews.
Two fourty five minute case study interviews and if the candidate passes another two fourty five minute case study interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One case study about an airline and another about the banking industry
2 one-to-one interviews with fit questions and case studies. One is about the mining industry's efficiency increase, and the other is the PE decision in investment in a specific electronic vehicle.
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Lissabon, Lissabon)
Interview
A entrevista revelou algumas fragilidades, sobretudo na componente de FIT, que me pareceu algo desalinhada e com várias perguntas pouco claras e, por vezes, pouco coerentes entre si. Faltou alguma estrutura e intencionalidade nessa fase, o que acabou por tornar a experiência menos consistente. Ainda assim, o case interview decorreu dentro do esperado, alinhado com o padrão habitual das restantes consultoras, sem surpresas relevantes.