I applied through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Oliver Wyman (London, England) in Jan 2009
Interview
Interview at Oliver Wyman Financial Services:
1. Phone interview with human capital
2. First round of interviews in Munich office - 4 times per 30 minutes, 2 case study based interviews and 2 fit interviews
3. Second round of interviews in London office - 4 times per 30 minutes, 2 case study based interviews and 2 fit interviews
Case studies
Typical management consulting case study - market sizing, etc.
It's good to prove a general overview of the financial services sector
Also, submitting plenty of documents showing your extracurricular activities is helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe the current British political scene?
it was smooth but you need to work hard on your calculations skills, i failed in this part of the case because the calculator is not allowed and i had not familiarize myself with it before the interview but overall it was a good experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about yourself, why consulting and the case question
Interviewers never attended on time. Rescheduled 7 times. Cases were easy relative to other firms. They dont take candidates very seriously so prepare for that. Personal questions include why OW?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Oliver Wyman (Zürich)
Interview
Vorstellungstag im Zürich Office mit 5 Interviews. Morgens 3 Interviews (2 Cases + 1 HR Interview). Danach geht es zum Mittagessen, woraufhin man bei der Rückrunde erfährt ob man in die zweite Runde am Nachmittag kommt. In der zweiten Runde gib es dann wieder 2 Case Studies.
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