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Imperial College London Management Consultant Interview Questions
& Process

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

Based on 10 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

1.7 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
90% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Imperial College London.

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Management Consultant

Consulting

Entry Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation

It was a pretty basic interview. You are given 6 questions, 5 verbal and 1 written. I got quite stressed midway through. You have 30 seconds to prepare and a minute to answer each verbal question, and 5 minutes for the written question. The interview process is done through Kiara.

Confirmed questions4 questions
  • Can you introduce yourself?
  • Suppose you received an offer from your second-choice internship but are still awaiting responses from other firms. How would you communicate this to them via email?
  • Describe a significant community project or charitable endeavor you were involved in and detail your contributions. What insights about yourself did you gain from this involvement?
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Imperial College London

Management Consultant

Consulting

Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation

It was an online interview, with questions that you had 30 seconds to prep for and 1min30secs to answer. Your responses were recorded and sent to Imperial through the Kira platform. The interview was pretty standard, but the hardest part was...

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Describe a situation where you had to....
  • In what ways have advancements in technology impacted the industry you aim to join?
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Imperial College London

Management Consultant

Consulting

Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation

It was a video interview with 5 questions, one of which was written. You get 30 seconds to prep for each question, then 2 mins to talk. The whole thing took about 15-20 mins.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • What's your strategy for persuading investors to fund a project that's currently not doing well?

Imperial College London Management Consultant Interview Questions

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Can you estimate the number of laptops sold annually in the UK?

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Can you identify a poorly performing global company and explain the reasons behind its underperformance?

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What's your strategy for persuading investors to fund a project that's currently not doing well?

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Suppose you received an offer from your second-choice internship but are still awaiting responses from other firms. How would you communicate this to them via email?

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What's a skill you've picked up outside of school or work?

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Describe a significant community project or charitable endeavor you were involved in and detail your contributions. What insights about yourself did you gain from this involvement?

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In what ways have advancements in technology impacted the industry you aim to join?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 10 Imperial College London interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 50%
Presentation 35%
Technical 10%
Case 5%

Interview difficulty

Easy 20%
Average 50%
Difficult 30%

Candidate experience

Positive 90%
Negative 10%