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What are the key points to note before taking the HR screening interview?

pre-screening interview

Most recent answer on Mar 05, 2024

Nick

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Bain London PE practice / ex-Interviewer and recruiting lead at Bain / I will coach you to rock those interviews

Nick

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gave the best answer on Mar 04, 2024

Bain London PE practice / ex-Interviewer and recruiting lead at Bain / I will coach you to rock those interviews

This interview is for HR team to scan for any obvious red flags and avoid further investing resources if there are eligibility issues. Often the questions will be verifying their understanding of your candidacy based on ... (read entire answer)

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Experience Hire Applicant Process - Imbellus Test & Practice Time

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Most recent answer on Jun 14, 2022

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Hi there, Short Answer: Prepare when and if they give you the test. There is no need to prepare now. If they need to you complete the test they will let you know, and give you sufficient time to prepare. The test is not ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Pre-Screening Call

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Most recent answer on May 16, 2022

Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Clara

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gave the best answer on May 14, 2022

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! Congrats, that is already good news! These 20-30 mins recruiting calls with HR are similar to the FIT part of the interview, in particular, intro + cv questions and motivational quetsions (2 of the 4 types of FIT ... (read entire answer)

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Bain Pre-Screening Assessment Hirevue NEW VERSION

Bain & Company digital assessment pre-screening interview

Most recent answer on Apr 22, 2022

Florian

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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets

Florian

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gave the best answer on Apr 20, 2022

Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets

Hey there, I have written a longer article on this, which I am not allowed to link here. Hence, I copy and paste some information from that article. ---- Bain has a pool of questions. 3 will be randomly selected for you ... (read entire answer)

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EY-Parthenon Pre-Screening Call

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Most recent answer on Mar 29, 2022

Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Clara

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gave the best answer on Mar 29, 2022

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! Congrats with the EY interview! Although I don´t have recent experience from coachees particularly with them, what I can tell you is that is pretty standard when it ocmes to Big4: You have 2 main workstreams ahea ... (read entire answer)

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Bain Pre-screen call

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Most recent answer on Mar 19, 2021

Francesco

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Francesco

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gave the best answer on Mar 17, 2021

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Hi there, Most of the time prescreening calls involve fit only, but that's not always the case - you may also have a small case interview. Bain is not as unified worldwide as McK and BCG, so it is difficult to say whi ... (read entire answer)

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Call with A.T. Kearney Middle East Principal - wondering what to expect?

A.T. Kearney pre-screening interview

Most recent answer on Aug 16, 2020

Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Sidi

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gave the best answer on Aug 14, 2020

McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi! You are completely misunderstanding and misinterpreting the situation! YOU are the person who asked for a call, so YOU should be the one who brings thoughtful questions to the call! YOU have to make up your mind, ... (read entire answer)

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Pre-Screening Phone Interview With Oliver Wyman

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Francesco

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Francesco

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gave the best answer on Jun 10, 2017

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Hi Anonymous, pre-screening interview calls are usually fit-only calls, where you are judged on attitude, personality and communication. The usual questions are the same you would get in the fit part in the actual int ... (read entire answer)

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Pre-screen call with Bain Partner in Dubai

Bain & Company Phone interview pre-screening interview

Most recent answer on Jul 24, 2020

Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

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gave the best answer on Jan 30, 2020

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, That will be just a standard conversation. Recommend you prepare the following: Tell me about yourself Why Consulting Why Bain Your questions to him In "Tell me about yourself" you should be talking a ... (read entire answer)

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Hello, I had an interview with the McKinsey's Senior HR recruiter who was very unprofessional and now I'm repulsed!!

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Most recent answer on May 24, 2020

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Hi, I'm sorry but are you here to vent and gain sympathy or to inform others? For those on this site recruiting, let's use the above as an example for how not to prepare for consulting :) 1) It sounds like you vie ... (read entire answer)

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Bain Pre-Screening Test (SEA)

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Anonymous A asked on Feb 12, 2019

I just received an invitation for Bain's pre-screening test in SEA region. I have heard about the one-way video interview as part of the screening. Can anyone share their experience with the pre-screening test? How shou ... (read entire question)

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Oliver Wyman Pre-Interview Survey- What's this all about?

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Most recent answer on Sep 24, 2019

Emi

Experienced T2 strategy consultant looking for partners to solve preferably interviewer-led cases.

Emi gave the best answer on Sep 20, 2018

Experienced T2 strategy consultant looking for partners to solve preferably interviewer-led cases.

Dear John, You absolutely shouldn't be worried. This is standard practice in some consulting offices and at the Big 4. It is usually a preliminary step before the first round of interviews, and usually takes place righ ... (read entire answer)

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