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第1页共11页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共11页咨询公司研究资料TheinterviewAtBCG,“Thehiringprocessisconsideredverywarmandfriendly.Wetryandmakeeveryoneknowthattheyhaveafairshotandthatwerespectthem,regardlessofinterviewperformance.Wetrytoestablishthehumanconnectionveryearlyon,”asourcesays.Thisisalsoawaytogaugehowwellacandidatecouldhandleone-on-oneinteractionswithsenior-levelclients:“TheabilitytoworkcloselywithseniorclientexecutivesfromveryearlyinyourcareerisoneofthekeyfactorsBCGislookingforinitsrecruits,”saysaninsider.Atthesametime,asourcestresses,“doingwelloncasesisfundamental.Youcanbethenicestpersonintheworld,butwewon’tlowerthebarifyoucan’tperformwellduringthecaseinterviews.”“Thecasewillmakeorbreakyourinterview,”anotherinsiderwarns.Aninsiderdescribesa“standardsetofcaseinterviews,twointhefirstroundandthreeinthesecond.Eachinterviewlasts45minutesandisusuallybasedonacasethattheinterviewerhasparticipatedin.”Anothersaystoexpect“fourtosixcaseinterviews.”WhattoexpectinaBCGinterviewAtBCG,welookforsomethingbeyondintellect.Intheinterview,wewanttolearnwhoyouareaswellashowyouthink.Soeachinterviewhastwoparts:thepersonaldiscussionandthecase.Thepersonaldiscussionisourwayofgettingtoknowyou.Thereisnofixedformatoragenda,butinterviewersoftenfocusthediscussiononanexperienceoraperiodofyourlife.Thereisverylittlethatcanbedonetoprepare,sorelaxandusethetimetohelpusgettoknowyoubetter.Thecaseinterviewmakesupthegreaterpartoftheinterviewtime.Thebestpreparationistofamiliarizeyourselfwithtypesofanalysisyoumayemployandpracticegeneratingsound,defensiblehypotheses.Tohelpyou,we'veassembledseveralresourcesaswellassometipstoprepareforthecaseinterview.PrepareforproblemsAfocusonreal-worldapplicationsisthenormforBCG.Saysonemanager:“Idon’tdorainteasers.Findingouthowmanygolfballsyoucanfitina747doesn’tgivemeagreatreadonaperson’sskills.”Beadvised,however,thatBCGdoesprovidebrainteaserexamplesonthecaseprepsectionofitswebsite–soit’swisetocomepreparedforthegolfballs,justincase.Inmostinstances,however,“Overaperiodof30-40minutestheintervieweeneedstodevelopaproposedsolutiontotheproblem,byengaginginadialoguewiththeinterviewer.ThecaseinterviewgivesyouatasteofwhatitwouldactuallybeaconsultantatBCGandthekindsofworkthatwedo.”“Mostpeoplegetachargeoutofthese–theylikebeingabletosolveproblems,”saysamanager.BCGadvisesintervieweesto“interactwiththeinterviewer,”notingthatthecase“shouldbeadialogue,notamonologue.”Orasaninsiderputsit,“Besensitivetowhenyourinterviewerisopentoquestions,”whichletsyou“givethepersontheopportunitytoappearknowledgeable.”Anddon’tforgettheothertypesofquestionsyoumightface–includingthebigone:“Whyconsulting?”Beyondthat,amanagementsourcesays,“we’relookingforpeoplewhocanmakechangehappen,withafocusongettingthingsdone.”Thismeansinterviewersplaceapremiumon“beingabletoarticulatestoriesofhowyou’vedrivenchangeinteamsituations.”第2页共11页第1页共11页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共11页波士顿顾问公司（TheBostonConsultingGroup,BCG）是一个全球战略和通用管理的咨询机构，成立于1963年，现拥有员工3720人，在世界主要城市设有48个办事处。在80年代初，该公司就开始了在中国的业务，在世界前列的顾问公司中，是第一家在中国获得正式经营许可的大型国际性咨询公司。1993年1月在上海成立了波士顿咨询（上海）有限公司。该公司在全世界的业务主...