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First Manhattan Consulting Group Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 14 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

3.1 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
57.1% Positive experience

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Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at First Manhattan Consulting Group.

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Risk and Strategy Analyst

Analytics · more than a year ago

Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case

The interview was pretty simple. First 15 minutes were behavioral questions and the last 15 was a market-sizing case. The interviewer also asked me about some of my experiences listed on my resume. The interviewer did not give much feedback and seemed pretty uncomfortable so be prepared for that. I talked with some other interviewees and they said the same thing.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • How many medallion taxi cabs are there in New York City?
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Summer Analyst

Analytics · more than a year ago

Intern Difficult Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Case Behavioral

The interview process started with a CV/Cover Letter screen. Then came the first round on-campus, which was a case and behavioral interview. After that, I was flown out to NY for the second round, which had one case and two behavioral interviews. FMCG values quantitative skills since they mostly work with financial clients, so be good with numbers. The cases were heavy on calculations, so be ready to explain your reasoning and assumptions. The second round had three interviews in total, with one case that was market sizing and a traditional case format.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • What is the minimum staff needed for a call center?
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Performance Tracking

Analytics

Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Background check Technical screen Offer
Interview formats
Technical Case Behavioral Other

Had a campus interview with some alumni and then got an email for the next round. The next step was an on-site interview with 6 people from the performance tracking team, which involved a background check, a technical interview, a case study, behavioral questions, and an intellectual quiz. After that, I had a Human Resource phone call where I was rejected.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • How would you split first and last names if they were in a single column in Excel?
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Creative Strategies Analyst

Marketing

Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Case Behavioral

Interviewed on campus by two alums. One interviewer seemed annoyed and didn't want to answer my questions at the end. Lots of marketing-related questions, like mini cases. There were two rounds, but I didn't get to the superday. The response time was great though.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • What's your approach to selecting between marketing one image over another?
  • Can you discuss a project you were involved in that dealt with conversion rates?
  • What can you tell me about FMCG and this role?

First Manhattan Consulting Group Interview Questions

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What is the estimated number of ATMs in the United States?

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What's your estimate for the total deposits at a typical local bank?

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How would you split first and last names if they were in a single column in Excel?

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What's your approach to selecting between marketing one image over another?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 14 First Manhattan Consulting Group interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 42.4%
Case 27.3%
Technical 21.2%
Presentation 6.1%
Other 3%

Interview difficulty

Easy 14.3%
Average 57.1%
Difficult 28.6%

Candidate experience

Positive 57.1%
Neutral 35.7%
Negative 7.1%

Reports by job function

Analytics 7
Marketing 4
Consulting 2
Finance 1