An interview was lined up but I was to complete an assignment in 90 minutes prior to that.
The panel of interviewers was not prepared and they took turns to take the interview ahead with one random question after another! Questions around the specific challenges I faced and learnings from projects I did during 8-10 years ago!
No questions around my current role or why am I looking for a change.
Questions around the case study I was given the previous day! The case study was itself vague. Hence, I was expected to imagine and create hypothetical scenarios to answer questions around the same spontaneously!
The interviewers had their videos switched off so I was literally talking to a blank screen throughout the interview.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What are the challenges you faced in a certain project and what were your learnings?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kantar (London, England) in Sept 2015
Interview
3 Stage interview process:
1st Stage - initial call with HR department. General motivation, interest questions
2nd Stage - 2 on-site interviews: 1st was a general interview followed by a short case interview (marketing plan to reverse falling market share) with a director; 2nd a general fit interview with a partner
3rd Stage - 2 on-site interviews: 1st was a 3 hour case study with 2 partners. 2 hours; diagnose issues at a business from information provided, recommend solutions. 1 hour; presentation of findings, Q&A and short general interview; 2nd - 1 hour of general situation-based and behavioural questions