anyone in management / business consulting?

[Rhone]

So I've applied for a research position at a fairly large, business consulting firm here in DC. To date, they have had me come in for 3 sets of in-person interviews, 1 hour each, in addition to the 1 hour phone interview I had with a recruiter at the beginning of the process, for a grand total of 9 hours of interviews. This is my first time ever applying for a job like this, and I'm curious if this is "normal" in the consulting world. Right now, as you can imagine, it's feeling quite excessive.

[Shajen]

This is common for some firms, they feel it gives them a better idea of what you're all about.

It's [censored] excessive though. Annoying too.

GL man.

[kenberman]

I didn't follow your explanation of how you got to 9 hours, but...

I would expect at least 1 brutal marathon day, if this is a Mckinsey/Bain/BCG/Boutique or similar firm.

do you have a sense for much how interviewing is "left"? is this is MBA/management level position, or an analyst position?

[Rhone]

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I didn't follow your explanation of how you got to 9 hours, but...

I would expect at least 1 brutal marathon day, if this is a Mckinsey/Bain/BCG/Boutique or similar firm.

do you have a sense for much how interviewing is "left"? is this is MBA/management level position, or an analyst position?

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thanks for the good luck Shajen.

Ken, the 9 hours are from:

1 1 hour phone interview
3 1 hour in person interviews, day 1
2 1 hour in person interviews, day 2
3 1 hour in person interviews, day 3

it's not for a management position, it's for a research position. My understanding is that they hire a mix of MBAs, MAs, and PhDs for these positions. My sense is that I'm done, thank God, but I thought that after the second on site set of talks as well...

[kenberman]

well, then go out for a beer, and good luck!

[jakethebake]

GL

[suitedtwogapper]

when i was applying to management consulting firms (mckinsey, bain, bcg, mercer, etc. basically every big firm and many smaller ones) i probably spent an average of 7 or 8 hours interviewing with each firm with whom i made it to the final round... it was ridiculously excessive since i probably spent 60 hours total, not even thinking about travel time, in interviews only to end up with two offers. luckily they were my favorite two firms but it was a bitch, to say the least. and those were only for analyst positions! good luck, man.

[Rhone]

I got the job! Thanks for everyone's "good lucks"!! Wow, being employed...that's going to feel strange. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[VBM]

he could probably shed some insight on the process.

[M2d]

congrats. if you didn't get it, I was going to tell you to bill them for your time.