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Interviews

supposed to have my final round case interview rn. the partner isn’t here yet and it’s been 14 min past the set time. i just emailed the recruiter. is there anything else i should do? how long do i wait before i leave the call?

McKinsey process be like:
-Recruiter screen
-Alumni case
-2 EM interviews
-2 Partner interviews
-90 seconds try again next year call with recruiter 😂😂

Hi! I have an interview tomorrow for an HR Business Partner role in the retail space. I’d be overseeing 7 locations in the region for a large company. I’m Located near Cleveland, OH. I really don’t want to lowball myself but ranges I’ve seen for a role like this go from 60k-130k. I was thinking somewhere around 70-75k. Is that too low? Help!

What are some good/important questions to ask a potential creative partner in an interview? I’m going through the process now and usually go mostly off chemistry and personality but feel like it could be of value to actually have some key questions in mind? Anyone have any that personally helped you know that your partner was “the one” (as lame as that sounds)

GHOSTING POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS: My friend is a partner in a firm (Long Island, NY). He said they cannot find attorneys to hire. Lawyers aren’t applying or applicants just don’t show up to interviews and ghost them. He thinks it’s a millennial thing. I am shocked by it. MILLENNIALS, ARE YOU REALLY GHOSTING POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS?! Where are the applicants?! Don’t you all need jobs!?
Anyone want a job on Long Island, NY?😉 Seriously though.

Currently interviewing to lateral but all of the partners of said law firm know the partner at mine (I’m at a small boutique).

Do you have to ask to keep everything confidential or is it implied? I don’t want him to know considering how he is.

Hi all! Is anyone interested in casing together or looking for an accountability partner to get interview ready? I live in Chicago downtown and would love to collaborate in person after office hours.

How many rounds of interviews do firms usually do for laterals? I have a first round coming up with a co-chair, partner and associate in the group I’ve applied to, but it’s unclear whether that’s just a screener/I’d have to do callbacks. If relevant, I’m being poached by a partner that just joined from my current firm so my understanding was that I’d be fast-tracked.

Hi! I just got invited for a final interview with a Partner as an experienced hire at EY-Parthenon. Any advice and pointers on this would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Going rate for senior tech consultants who specialize in Microsoft Cloud - specifically M365 services?

I'm close to accepting a role as Sr. PM / Engagement Manager for a large SI's Msft Practice in the upper $100K range. But just got a call from a recruiter at a Msft Gold Partner who, when I said I'd be looking for $200K+ literally answered "that wouldn't be a problem, we are desperate to fill this position". Should I accept 1st role and interview for 2nd? (start date is weeks out)

Am interviewing for a director, product role at a SaaS unicorn fintech. Currently a principal/associate partner in a boutique strategy firm, have 16 years of total work experience. Would you know if I am interviewing at the right level? (Still learning how the levels in a product organization match against consulting levels). Any pointers?

Am interviewing for a director, product role at a SaaS unicorn fintech. Currently a principal/associate partner in a boutique strategy firm, have 16 years of total work experience. Would you know if I am interviewing at the right level? (Still learning how the levels in a product organization match against consulting levels). Any pointers?

I’m a 1st year, going into my 2nd, attorney and applying for new jobs. The bulk of my work at this ID firm was mainly project based, although I got to work on several cases and have ample experience in motion practice, discovery, etc. With that being said, in my most recent interview the partner said he expects me to move the cases along, without any direct oversight (only to run ideas by him). The bulk of my cases are going to be Personal injury/premises liability etc (CONTINUED BELOW:)

A firm im pretty interested in is super insistent on doing an in person interview during office hours. They want to do it towards the end of lunch hour. It's super inconvenient for me and will likely make me run late for other things and my partner has things going on at that hour where I need to be available. Not sure how to handle as this firm is dead set on an in person interview.

Hi Fishbowl Community,

I am making a career switch from Marketing/Account Management into Consulting. Would appreciate if someone can share their path into this field and how they went about finding a case study partner to practice with? Any great books/ or recommended online programs/certifications would be helpful too!

Thanks 😊

Interviewing for a role I am qualified for. During the second round of interviews (4.5 hours) one partner could not make his time slot. The firm now wants to schedule a third round of interviews with the partner that missed his time and at the request of one of the interviewers in my second round, multiple other folks I’d be directly working with for a robust 2 hours+ third round. Any reason they’d add the new interviewers other than doubting my candidacy?

Is it a good sign if the hiring partner sent me a LinkedIn request when I checked out his profile after the final interview?

Partners - when hiring a lateral partner from another firm, what do you look for in the interview?

I am currently interviewing for a Senior Partner Solutions Architect role and want to know what I want for compensation. What would be a good range to ask for annual compensation (base, bonus, stocks)? Would it be a good idea to leave Booz and go?

I did well at my screener interview last week. It was with the practice group partner. They scheduled three more interviews for this week, each with another partner. Any idea what they could ask about? Similar questions to the screener interview? More technical? Not sure what to expect.

In PwC partner hiring interview process…for their Cloud and Digital practice..seems they want to grow this big from current less mature stage..can anyone comment on this role, challenges and what typical expectations from a partner in this practice will be? Any other experiences? Trying to get a better sense beyond the interview discussions…

Having an interview tomorrow with a Deloitte partner. My resume spoke to them and her team did a very narrow area that I am learning on my own at GT. Any interview tips?

My partner is interviewing at Deloitte (healthcare team). Any pointers on how to respond to ‘why Deloitte’ question? I feel like all Big Four are almost the same for outsiders and you need to join first to evaluate the ‘people and culture’ fit.

I’m about to hit 2 YOE, and I can ask a partner to review my resume, cover letter, and refer me to McK. My brief bio:
- non-target ug
- low SAT (application portal asks for scores)
- CS and Business degrees (3.7 GPA) + strong ECs
- 1 year of B4 consulting experience
- 1 year of internal strategy consulting group experience at a F50 company
- Planning to spend the next month preparing for case interviews and other application components

How likely am I to get an interview? Interested in strategy

thinking about applying internally for a client partner role at iqvia, anyone know the expected compensation

How long does it take to get a call back/Feedback after interviewing with Director/Partner at PWC?!? It’s been a week for me so far?

A v20 firm has put me through 3 rounds of interviews with about 12 people in the group. The main partner wants to talk to me a 3rd time now and my recruiter tells me the interview is over and now it’s just discussion, what’s it going to take for me to make the move. I have a few concerns that I wouldn’t raise on an interview (such as, I’m 7 years experienced in x y z but this firm does a b c, which is similar to x y z, but still not the same). I’d learn fast but also nervous. Do I bring this up?

I got an offer from a company and want to speed up the process at another place I’m interviewing- how do I say this to the recruiter? (I’m 3 interviews in, have two partner interviews left)

I got an offer from a company and want to speed up the process at another place I’m interviewing- how do I say this to the recruiter? (I’m 3 interviews in, have two partner interviews left)

Random question: if an interviewing law student signed off on emails Future Partner, would you immediately disqualify them for the audacity,ignore it, or hire them for having that level of courage (purely theoretical unfortunately).

I’m at the references stage of interviews so I reached out to a former partner I worked for to see if he would be ok with me listing him as a reference. He agreed, but also asked whether I would come back and work for them. Would it still be weird to list them as a reference?

I had my final interview with a partner two weeks ago and when I followed up with the recruiter twice, I got this feedback "I have not yet received an outcome or feedback following your most recent interview. As soon as I have an update I will get in touch as soon as possible."

How does recruitment in the big 4 work? I am not sure why the partner hasn't sent feedback to the recruiter.