I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Grant Thornton (Seattle, WA)
Interview
First call was with an outside Recruiter. He was great and thought I was a strong candidate based on cultural fit as well as professional experience. The second round was another phone call, this time directly with a member of the consulting team, more culture fit and "tell us about yourself and your background" questions. The last round was an intensive 3-hour in-person process. First hour was with two Consultants who walked through my CV and probed every project and previous job. Very detailed. 2nd hour was a case study with two consultants. No prep time and the case was given orally. Needed to identify weaknesses in the P&L (they had one when I asked) and make recomendations on whether or not to drop a product line. I was then given a 2nd case study focusing on change management and workforce augmentation. The last hour was with the VP. He came off like he didn't want to be there and was annoyed I was wasting his time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Your client is a PE Firm and they just purchased a Mom & Pop shop in CA that makes surfboards. You just got the booked and learn their operating in a deficit. What do you do?
Easy interview process with questions relevant to the position itself.
2 steps, meeting with HR followed by technical interview.
An offer was made the sane day as the last step,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, where do you see yourself in 5 years
I interviewed two people and they havent sent the structure of the interview before, didnt mention the case study. One of them was very mean and questioning my own experience like a debate.