inVentiv Health Consultant Interview Questions
& Process

I applied through my school and was called in for on-campus interviews. The first round had questions about my pre-MBA work experiences and behavioral questions, along with a light case and a post-interview assignment to create a few-page deck about it. The second round was in their NYC office with people at different levels. About five days before my interview, HR told me to prepare a 20-minute PowerPoint on a topic of my choice. They postponed the interviews once, so I had more than five days to get the deck ready. I presented the deck to a friendly audience, and they asked me and the group questions, leading to discussions during my presentation. Besides questions on my past experiences and a lot of behavioral/fit questions, I was given at least two or three cases, including a math-heavy one and a marketing-sizing one. I think the cases depend on the practice area you mention in the first round. Two consultants of similar level took me to lunch too.

I found the consultant role at Inventiv Health through an online application. About a week later, I had a phone interview scheduled with the HR recruiter. The interview started out okay, but then the recruiter's attitude became really condescending. They got hostile because my experience wasn't exactly what they wanted and asked vague questions about daily metrics I've used before. I didn't understand what they meant, so I asked for an example, but they ignored me and moved on. It seemed like the recruiter didn't really know the role well because they got annoyed when I asked questions about it. I just wanted the call to be over, so when I could, I asked about the next steps. The recruiter then criticized how I explained my previous role as a manager in a Biotech company. It's fine if someone isn't a fit, but the way the recruiter spoke to me was really unacceptable, and I'm sure I'm not the first person they've treated like this. I'm sharing this because I've never been treated so poorly by a recruiter and feel I need to warn others about potential positions at this company. The recruiter was extremely unprofessional, and I strongly advise avoiding this recruiter and the company.

This was a complete waste of my time. It was really difficult to coordinate a time with the recruiter, unlike other companies that were flexible with my schedule. When we finally did set a time, she called me 30 minutes early, luckily I had taken the afternoon off. The interview felt disorganized, and multiple times my 'lack of consulting experience' was brought up. I questioned why they wanted to interview me if they felt my experience and answers weren't sufficient. Her response was that as an HR person, reading resumes all day is boring, so she gets curious about resumes with diverse backgrounds and wants to learn more before moving forward. So, they used my time just to satisfy her curiosity, even though they had no intention of proceeding because my 'lack of experience' was already a deal-breaker. I never heard back. It might be a great company, but based on this call, I'm glad it didn't work out. It was one of the most unprofessional interviews I've had.