Hi all,
I'm having BCG final round for a SEA office next week. Does anybody have any special advice on what to expect and how to prepare for that?
My feedback from the previous round is "strong communication and soft skills; case performance can be much better (i needed to do one additional interview because the first two case performance weren't convincing enough)."
Thanks a lot!
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If you were given the feedback that your case performance was borderline, I'd expect you to be tested on this again.
Beyond this however, final rounds are notoriously hard to anticipate: senior principals and partners will sometimes take the discussion in seemingly random direction, all the while paying close attention to how well you engage in the discussion, build rapport and think.
To prep, id do the following:
1. Review case interviewing skills, obviously
2. Review the standard fit questions
3. Expect the unexpected, don't let yourself stress out if the interview isnt going as excepted - it is probably ok
What kind of FIT questions could be expected in BCG interviews? The 1st round coming. — LIZ on Feb 26, 2019
Hello!
Congrats for moving to final round!
As it has been outlined, its very similar, but :
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Hi,
With that feedback I strongly recommend you taking some coaching to identify the root causes of such feedback. Not advertising any services here, just giving my best advice
Best
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