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Oliver Wyman self-recorded video interview

Oliver Wyman video interview
New answer on Oct 06, 2020
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Anonymous A asked on Oct 06, 2020

Hello everyone,

I was invited for an interview with Oliver Wyman. It is a self-recorded video interview done through the HireVue platform. I will be answering five behavioral questions.

Has anyone here gone through this interview? What questions should I expect besides the typical fit interview questions?

Thank you in advance!

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Anonymous replied on Oct 06, 2020

In general terms it depends on what you are applying to. Questions serve the purpose of checking not just if you are a match, but also your motivation.

Typical video questions by Oliver Wyman are:

- What can you bring to the company?

- What are your skills that can be useful and why?

- Can you work in a team / alone?

- Are you open to travelling also for longer periods?

- Why do you want to work for us?

I hope this helps!

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Hi there,

You should honestly prepare for this like you do a regular fit :) For this, I advise the following....

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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