I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Roland Berger (München, Bavaria) in Oct 2022
Interview
First round after application: general fit inteview wit a Partner Second round: 1 "personality interview" in which you go through your past experiences/ projects and lessons learned and 2 "case interviews" in which you spend 1 hour on answering a specific case study based on past projects of your interviewer.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What are the main challenges you faced when managing a team? How did you solve them?
I have 2-3 case interviews. The interviews were done on real-time with no offline time to prepare. The cases were focused on market sizing, profitability issues and growth strategies. The Crafting Cases channel was very helpful to prepare for those
As expected in the management consulting industry. 4 interviews with relevant people in HR, then the team. They asked some unusual questions to test how you think, like how many ping pong balls fit inside a car.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many ping pong balls fit inside the car
How much shampoo does a hotel consume
I applied online. I interviewed at Roland Berger (München, Bavaria) in Oct 2024
Interview
3rd Interview with Partner Chantal Jäger: quick intro of candidate (me) and her, then case interview.
Quite bad experience overall with interruptions and cold atmostphere. In general, I had the impression from the start of the case that she does not want me to succeed in this case interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Intro of myself
2) Diagnosis of bad performing company