Consulting

Top 20 Questions You Should Expect in Any Interview

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Walk me through your resume / Tell me about you?

Why do you want to work in Consulting? What is going on in Consulting lately?

Why do you want to work for our specific company / our headquarters city?

Why should we hire you / what differentiates you from others?

Why Cornell/Johnson? Why are you getting an MBA?

What are your top three strengths / weaknesses?

Tell me about a time you faced a challenge.

a. What did you do about it?

Tell me about a time when you failed.

If you were CEO of our company, what would you do next?

a. What would you do long term?

How would your boss/friends describe you?

Tell me about an innovation you wish you had thought of.

What have you read lately (books, periodicals, etc)?

Give me an example of when you demonstrated leadership,

a. teamwork,

b. initiative

c. creativity.

What other companies are you interviewing with?

What do you do for fun/in your spare time?

If we offered you the job right now, would you take it?

a. Think about how you would handle this and then let the CMC know you were

asked….it’s discouraged

What did you find interesting during our corporate briefing? (if applicable)

How would you assess our current competitive threats? Or the competitive threats within the

specific consulting industry you are interviewing within?

What questions do you have for me? (hint: you should have plenty, even if you don’t get to all of

them)

Who else have you talked to at our company?