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Partner Interview
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Marie asked on May 13, 2019

Dear all,

I am in the process for a job position at Deloitte Digital Luxembourg for digital transformation consultant.

I had my first round interview last wednesday:

- 1st hour with HR : 100% FIT interview - went very well

- 2nd hour with senior consultant : technical questions + 45min case (typical case profitability framework) - could answer perfectly all the technical questions but didn't performed well the case.

Despite the fact that I dindn't perform really well the case, things are going very fast and I will have on wednesday (May 15th) a 2 hours partner interview with 2 seniors managers from Deloitte Digital.

I would like to know how will it go, what kind of questions will I have and if I will have a case, if so will it be a case like I had during the first round interview?

Many thanks in advance,

Marie

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Dennis
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replied on Apr 29, 2024
Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Hi there,

final partner interviews vary depending on company, region, office and the individual partner of course. However, it is not uncommon that partners won't go through a case exercise with the candidate again but rather test their suitability in terms of business competence, team fit and perceived presentability to clients. 

At the partner stage, candidates will have gone through a series of successful case interviews already. Partners still need to “validate” this pre-selection. While some might like to do brain teasers or small cases, they also tend to favor talking about the industry/functional area they are active in. They try to see how the candidate is able to engage with those topics and often even try to sell the candidate on the firm during the final round.

When preparing for such interviews, it makes sense to research the interview partners up front (if their names are provided) and check what recent publications and/or conference contributions they might have. It is also good to know about the main trends and drivers in their respective industry/functional areas.

Hope that provides additional perspective.

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Anonymous updated the answer on Jun 03, 2019

Hi Marie,

first, congratulations on getting through to the Partner round!

While I don't know Deloitte Luxembourg, usually the following holds true:

  • When you made it to the final Partner round, you have almost always solved multiple cases, which went satisfyingly well. Hence, partners are more interested in things like your fit into the firm, your motivation , i.e. "soft factors". Now, I understand that you only solved one single case prior to the partner round. In this case, I would assume that you will be required to solve at least one other case.
  • Partners like to give cases that they have recently worked on, so they tend to be a bit more high-level/strategic since partners are oftentimes not as involved in the details as consultants on the ground - depending on the individual partner of course.

Hope that helps.

Best regards

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Clara
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replied on Oct 31, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

Congrats for moving to final round!

As it has been outlined, its very similar, but :

  • Cases you can expect are more "free riding" - less organized than the ones your found in the 1st round or most prep pages
  • Stronger emphasis in the FIT part, as outlined before by other coaches.

If you are interested in deepening your knowledge and preparation on the FIT part, the "Integrated FIT guide for MBB" has been recently published in PrepLounge´s shop (https://www.preplounge.com/en/shop/tests-2/integrated-fit-guide-for-mbb-34)

It provides an end-to-end preparation for all three MBB interviews, tackling each firms particularities and combining key concepts review and a hands-on methodology. Following the book, the candidate will prepare his/her stories by practicing with over 50 real questions and leveraging special frameworks and worksheets that guide step-by-step, developed by the author and her experience as a Master in Management professor and coach. Finally, as further guidance, the guide encompasses over 20 examples from real candidates.

Furthermore, you can find 3 free cases in the PrepL case regarding FIT preparation:

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- Motivational questions > https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases/fit-interview/intermediate/motivational-questions-fit-interview-preparation-201

- Behavioural questions (ENTREPRENEURIAL DRIVE) >https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases/fit-interview/intermediate/behavioral-questions-entrepreneurial-drive-fit-interview-preparation-211

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Anonymous replied on Sep 02, 2020

Dear A,

Congratulations to make it to the final round.

I would recommend you to be even better prepared for the FIT part, because partners will assess you motivation and valueintegratio to the company.

As for the case, of course it will be at more difficult level.

I would like to share with you the case https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases/candidate-led-usual-style/advanced/deep-water-rescue-206

This type of cases were very common in my practice, when I have been interviewing the candidates

If you need any further help or advice, feel free to reach out.

Best,
André

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