Simon Kucher & Partners 1st round telephone interview

Question

Hi community!

I am invited to a Simon Kucher & Partner 1st round telephone interview in Copenhagen. It is scheduled for an hour and will include a brief case study and my motivation to apply for Simon Kucher. Does anyone have insights what to expect? What types of cases (I heard differing opinions from only being a market sizing for the first round to pricing cases)? What types of personal fit questions should I expect? Mostly motivation-based questions or also experience questions (McKinsey style)?

Answer 1

Hi!

You described it very well in your post: the structure that they are going to follow is exactly the same as MBBs: FIT + business case.

Hence, the prep would overlap at 95%, and you can perfectly all materials in this page.

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

Answer 2

Dear A,

You are absolutely right, the process is common - FIT and case.

As for the FIT questions, there are also pretty common - CV review, motoivational questions, behavioral questions etc.

If you have any further specific questions, feel free to ask.

Best,
André

Answer 3

Hi Anonymous,

Absolutely, the interview is going to be similar to the ones held in MBB.

Therefore your preparation approach should be the same - focus on standard fit questions:

why consulting?
why this company?
etc.

The behavioral part will include questions regarding your roles in various situations.

As for case solving, I recommend you practicing different types of cases and having a strong framework to structure them.

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GB

Answer 4

There is not much difference between first and final round. At least in theory. In practice, the more senior interviewers in the later rounds are a bit more lax, but you should approach the interviews in exactly the same way.