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Oliver Wyman HireVue

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New answer on Sep 19, 2020
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Anonymous A asked on Sep 18, 2020

Hi everyone,

I have an upcoming HireVue with Oliver Wyman Iberia where they are going to ask pre-recorded questions. Do you know what these questions might ask? Any ideas as to whether they will be behavioural/fit or case-based?

Thanks!

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Anonymous replied on Sep 19, 2020

Dear A!

I agree with Ian. You have to be well-prepared to fit questions.

They will be asking the following:

  • Tell me about yourself (Walk me through your resume)

  • Why consulting

  • Why our company

  • The story about leadership (How you've taken an initiative and led the people to achieve something)

  • The story about Personal Impact (How you persuaded people)

  • Entrepreneurial Drive (Innovative solutions that you are proud of most)

  • Your questions to the interviewer

​If you have further questions, just drop me a line!

Hope it helps!

Best,

André

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Clara
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replied on Sep 18, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

This is common also with some MBAs appliations (e.g., INSEAD). It´s FIT questions.

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Gonzalo replied on Sep 19, 2020

Good afternoon,

I have just received the same message from Oliver Wyman, but I don´t know if they want to answer them in Spanish or English. What do you think? it is better to prepare it in English, right?

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Jon on Oct 20, 2020

Gonzalo, could you provide any further information? Which were the questions you received? Thanks

Ian
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replied on Sep 18, 2020
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

Hi there,

It will almost certainly be fit-based questions. So, prepare like you would any fit portion of the interview!

How do you nail the fit?

Resume walkthrough

  • Needs to be chronological
  • Only keep important details that make you look good (i.e. I worked across 7 industries and rose up the ranks twice in the course of that role)
  • Keep a theme of "why consulting"
    • I.e. at each step you need to show that you both got exposure to aspects of consulting AND thrived + enjoyed them
  • Finish with: And that's why I'm here today looking for consulting with your company

Why Consulting

  • You need to summarize what you did before along the theme of consulting aspects you liked and consulting aspects that were missing
  • You then combine those two - i.e. I know I like + am good at x, y, and z which is required for consulting, and I really am excited to get a, b, and c
  • You finish with a "mini" why x company

Why x company

  • Start with a "mini" why consulting
  • Then have 2-3 reasons why x company is your target
  • Every "reason" needs to incorporate 1) That you know they value x 2) That you not only value x but have exhibited it and done it in the past
  • Be very very mindful of what they want you to want

Personal Stories

Step 1 - Categorize the main stories

There are 5-10 "themes" you need to prepare for. i.e. Leadership, teamwork, challenge, etc. Figure out this list and make sure your stories cover this range (PM me and I can provide you with a template for this list)

Step 2 - Create FLEXIBLE stories that cover a range of categories

You need to create 4-6 stories that each cover a range of topics. They need to be powerful stories that can be adjusted and adapted based on the question asked.

One of my "core" or "killer" stories was usable for Initiative, Achievement, Leadership, Challenge, Change of direction, AND Persuasion.

Write down these stories along STAR or similar format...use bullet points

Interview questions notes

Step 3 - Organize these stories so you know which ones can be used for what and PRACTICE

Make sure you cover the whole gambit. Then, practice getting asked a question and thinking of which stories apply. I can assure you, no-one is coming up with full stories in a few seconds. Rather, they have practiced how to adapt an existing story to the question asked.

Interview stories notes

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