Hiring Decision

Hey there, 

If you're talking about hiring someone and bombing the case, I'm assuming you are talking about it from the point of having been successful in the interview screening and any online games. 

Ultimately, in each round, the interviewers will meet to combine their assessment scores and merge their perspectives to determine if you either go to the next round (if in Round 1) or get the offer (if in Final Round). And generally speaking, you need to get the approval of both (or all) your interviewers for this to happen. 

So if you don't do well in the case, it becomes a question of if you didn't do well in a certain aspect or dimension of the case or the case overall. And then based on that, that rolls up to if the interviewer feels happy and confident to progress you to the next round (or give you an offer) or not whilst in consultation with any other interviewers you'd have met with in that round. That's pretty much the process of how hiring decision will be made

Hope that helps! All the best

Hi there,

Once you passed through the CV phase and the online assessment, it boils down to your case and behavioral interview performance. If you are an experienced hire, the need of the company for that specific skill / ability to open doors if it’s a more senior position will be also taken into account.

Best,

Mari

Wow, that's a huge question. Essentially, this entire platform, industry and Q&A section is trying to answer to this in different ways. 

High level, the selection process for consultants (in ME or otherwise) is trying to get a sense of whether you have already consultant-like skills (prioritisation, analytics, good communication, etc.) and if you have the potential and interest to develop them further in this field. 

This assessment is conducted via the case (esp important for the analytical component) and the personal fit interview (esp important for the emotional intelligence component). 

If you 'bomb' a case it means you did terribly. This hardly ever happens if you've been preparing. I would say that most candidates are somewhere on the spectrum between 'bombing' it and being 'distinctive'. Try to imagine a bell curve of performance.

Best,
Cristian

If you bombed a case, you will not get an offer.

You have to show strong problem solving (case) and leadership skills (experience interview), as well as communication, analytical power, quantitative and logical reasoning, business sense and some general culture and industry knowledge.

Hi there,

Check this article where I explain how the MBB recruiting process and decision-making really work from the inside:

https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/mbb-hiring-hacks-behind-the-curtain-secrets

It breaks down how decisions are made.

Best,

Alberto