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#1 There is a better response
Great ideas in this thread. However, an exceptional candidate would answer the question in a unique way that cannot be prepared in advance - he/she would use some piece of information about the interviewer to show they can do relationship-building by coming up with interesting and engaging questions that are relevant to the interviewer.
#2 What great candidates do
That information can come from the interviewer bio. Even better would be from the previous interview discussion directly. The best candidates I experienced in the fit part were able to co-create an interesting dialogue by managing (storing and using it at the right time) the chunks of personal information I shared, showing genuine interest in me and not only their own success (even if just as a tactic).
#3 How it may look like
One example that I was actually asked (and liked):
“Given your commitment to coaching colleagues at BCG (that I had shared as part of my short intro), how would you say is coaching different from your consulting work?”
What characteristics share your closest friends?
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Can you provide me with a time that you needed to collaborate with someone you did not know well?
What are the new skills you have learnt from your latest project and what would you improve and do better?
Why consulting. (or why her particular firm).
Best,
Antonello
Hi A,
"What is your biggest achievement?" and "What was the hardest challenge in your life and how did you manage it?" are quite good questions.
Just be honest and use the STAR structure to make your answer clear and full.
S - describe the Sutuation (achievement or challenge).
T - Tasks you had to manage.
A - your personal Approach to the sitruation and what exactly you did to solve it.
R - Result of your efforts and the final outcome. Also, what you've learned out of it.
Hope this helps.
Best,
Andre
What is your ambition for the next 5 years? What do you want to achieve at this company?
What is your personal purpose in life.
(Show that the personal values are aligned between possible future colleagues)
How do you fit consulting?
What are the most important things to you in a job?
tell me a joke
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How would you describe the perfect work sorrounding?
“What's the most random, yet rewarding thing you've ever done?”
Which of your bosses/ supervisors did you like working with the least and why?
What do you think are the most important qualities you possess?
I would be interested in what challenges you met in the previous working experience that brought you to think consulting was a good career path
Which aspects of consulting work motivate you
what is one of your friend's best achievement?
How is a day at your company?
How does consulting help you grow? And especially at this firm?
