Hi,
I recently applied for the Strategy and Planning associate position in ZS and received an invitation for phone screen. I was wondering what is the overall hiring process for this position in ZS? Would there be an online assessment following the phone screen? What questions should I expect during phone screen? Thank you.
Hi there,
First, good luck!
You need to be really clear on "Why consulting" as well as "why the company". You should also be ready with a resume walkthrough. More than that, you should be ready with questions of your own and be ready to talk through really any experience on your resume. Finally, be ready to play "tag"! I.e. try and get the recruiter to put you in touch with someone else at the company.
Generally FIT answers are longer and more in depth. "Why consulting" would be 1 min in an interview and 20 seconds on a screening call. Additionally, you need to have personal stories prepared for the FIT interview but not for screening
You should be prepared to 100%. Will it happen for sure? Can't say. Should you be prepared? Absolutely.
For the fit / behavioral side, take a look at my Behavioral Interview Course.
Ask the recruiter for the assessment sequence. For the phone screen, prepare a short explanation of why this role and one example that supports it: a problem you investigated, your own contribution, and what you learned. Taleproof can help sharpen that example without inventing firm-specific questions.
