I applied through university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Accenture (Washington, DC) in Oct 2015
Interview
Interview process occurred at a target school on campus. Applied via careers website and had a 30 minute screening call. An HR rep asked basic fit questions, was pretty standard.
A few days after this, I went to a pre-interview networking event to meet all the consultants coming to interview (there were around 15). This was very important; it lets you show them your personality and allows you to become comfortable with theirs. I luckily was able to talk with a Senior Principal at this event.
Next came 2nd round: one 45 minute case interview and one 45 minute fit interview. I was fortunate and had the Senior Principal as my interviewer. He gave quite an interesting but difficult case regarding supply chain management (his specialty) and how to prove a company's efficiency. It was very conversational and enjoyable. The fit interview was relatively standard (Why Accenture? Why Consulting? Biggest Failure?) but also had some hard questions (What's the biggest misperception about you? Discuss experiences you did not include on your resume and why?) I received a call that night that I had gotten through to final round, which was the next day.
Final round was a 75 minute case interview/fit interview with a Managing Director and was quite difficult. He structured his case very differently but once I overcame my surprise at the uniqueness, it was an extremely enjoyable experience. After the case was solved, he told me all about his experiences etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: How can we improve the efficiency of this client's supply chain?
Case study rounds with manager and partner, along with questions to test company knowledge, why to hire us, why consulting, etc. followed by HR discussion to show ID card and then questions about ourselves and work experience
I applied online. I interviewed at Accenture (Toronto, ON)
Interview
recruiter screen, then r1 with 2 manager level folks. final round in person with 2 MDs. A mix of traditional and non traditional behavioral questions as well as cases. The cases got harder for the final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
case on energy mining. behavioral questions such as why consulting, what do you think accenture does.
Describe a time when you had to deal with a tough situation?
Describe your leadership skills, your weaknesses and strengths
Walk me through your resume
How would you solve a problem if you have a very limited amount of information
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you solve a problem if you have a very limited amount of information