DHL Consulting Interview Questions
& Process

First, you'll need to complete an online assessment. After that, there's a pre-screening case interview. If you pass that, you'll have an interview day with 2-3 interviews, including a case study and a personal fit interview. If you do well on the assessment day, you'll have a third interview in the evening, and usually, they'll let you know the outcome then.

First, they review your CV and have some mini essay questions, then an HR interview, followed by an Online Assessment. After that, there are 4 interviews on a recruiting day: 2 with project managers and 2 with partners. These interviews include both behavioral and technical parts.

I applied online and then got a call about the interview process. First, there was an online assessment, which is pretty standard for consulting/banking internships. After that, I was invited to an interview day. The day before, there was an info session where they introduced DHLC and we could ask questions. For my two interviews (full-time has four), I was asked a behavioral question that was emailed beforehand so we could prep, and also given a case. The case was mostly interview-led, with some strategy/operations focus and a semi-related quantitative part. It was a pretty straightforward case. I got feedback and an offer within two hours of finishing the case.

The interview process started with an SHL test. If that went well, the recruitment day consisted of two interviews in the morning, and if successful, two more in the afternoon. An offer could be extended on the same day. The morning interviews were focused on standard fit and behavioral questions. The afternoon interviews involved a case study, which was similar to real projects. The key skills tested were: grasping information (quantitative and qualitative data, graphs), structuring the information, basic math skills (no calculators allowed), and asking clarifying questions. A notable point was the lack of clear instructions regarding preparation time for the case study, unlike typical consulting interviews where a specific duration is usually given. This led to a situation where the candidate felt penalized for not taking enough time to prepare, despite structuring the case well. The feedback received felt subjective and potentially influenced by personal bias rather than a thorough evaluation of the candidate's performance across both interviews. This raised concerns about fairness and the reliance on subjective 'likes' or dislikes from senior interviewers. It's recommended for future candidates to proactively ask for details about the case, available information, and especially the preparation time. Interestingly, there were no questions about industry trends or company knowledge, which was unexpected for an in-house consultancy, although these might be covered in later stages.