If Bain and BCG fit portions are less standardized and interviewers can ask anything, do the 2 interviewers of each round discuss amongst themselves what each one is going to be asking? Or is there a chance I will get the same question twice and be expected to have different answers (for eg. If they ask why this firm? Is it ok to repeat answer?)
(editiert)
Hey there,
Correct, the interviewers may ask whatever they find interesting in theory.
Questions to expect
In practice, most of the time the questions are the same and are along the lines of (in decreasing order of importance and relevance):
Timing
Repeated answers
Other than for McKinsey and its PEI, here you can repeat your answers when dealing with rapid-fire questions. It's rather important to show consistency and not tell 2 different interviewers 2 different stories or reasons why you want to join BCG for instance.
For behavioral questions, it makes sense to have different stories available for the same question.
Cheers,
Florian
Hi there,
It is totally possible that the interviewers will ask you exactly the same questions. I have a db with 700+ real questions asked in different offices and the fit ones are definitely asked over and over, even in the same round.
You definitely don’t need to have a different answer for some questions. If they ask you why BCG of why consulting for example, it would actually be quite strange if you provide different answers and they discuss it ;)
The questions for which it is better to have different answers are the stories (eg leadership, convincing others or drive in achieving something).
You can find a list of common questions asked here:
Best,
Francesco
Hi there,
It's not common for them to discuss beforehand and yes you could absolutely get the same question twice. My strong advice is to treat each interview independently - give the best answer you have for the question you've received, even if it's a repeat from the prior interview!
There is no guarantee that the interviewers discuss among themselves if they will be asking the same questions. You can, however, tweak your answer depending on the interviewer's framing of the question as well as their experience. You get a chance to learn a bit about your interviewer before the actual interview takes place and that helps you get a flavor for what kind of answer they might be expecting.
