KCIC Consultant Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process was pretty standard with friendly people initially. They asked typical questions like why you want to join the company or to describe a past experience. However, two interviews were quite unusual and uncomfortable: one with the company president who asked rambling, unfocused questions, and another with a vice president who intensely questioned me about a printed Excel sheet. After investing about 5-6 hours in total, they never even let me know if I was rejected, which was strange. Overall, the company culture seemed odd, and it might not be the best use of your time.

I applied through my university and had an initial 30 minute interview on campus. It was entirely behavioral questions, just to see if you're a good fit for the company and to allow candidates to ask questions, it was easy and enjoyable. Then from there I received an email inviting me to come into the office for a super day. There were 4 other candidates interviewing during my time slot. Another group was coming in later that day and another two groups, I'm assuming of the same number of candidates, had already interviewed. The day was 5 30 minute interviews. We listened to a brief presentation about the firm and then the interviews started. All of us interviewed with both the president and VP of the company which I greatly appreciated. The other interviewers were managers or senior managers. One of the interviews was technical based which was the most difficult. I was given a miniature case study to work through with the interviewer and she asked other questions about my technological background and why technology is important to KCIC, etc. The other 4 interviews were behavioral, very comfortable and enjoyable. After the interviews we went to a nice restaurant for lunch with 3 of the younger consultants and that was the end of the day. Overall, it was a very welcoming and enjoyable atmosphere and everyone I met seemed to not only enjoy their job, but seemed to be someone I would enjoy working with.

I went through two rounds of interviews. The first round was really easy, focus on talking about your interests and hobbies because they really value that. The second round consisted of four 30-minute interviews with each department head and the owner. They normally do five, but had scheduling conflicts. I felt like I did well, but it didn't seem to matter. Make sure you research all the department heads beforehand. They told one candidate he would get the job, but he didn't, so don't take anything they say too seriously. The rejection email just said the job was too competitive. It felt like a waste of my time since they probably hired an internal candidate. It felt personal because we spent so much time at the office. They asked a few brainteaser/technical questions, including a critical thinking one, one about SQL and joining tables, and one about a business situation. They don't do case interviews. One of the department heads was not friendly and didn't seem to listen. The owner's interview was a bit odd, he interrupted a lot, but he really cares about special interests/hobbies. Be ready to ask lots of questions to the department heads. The break wasn't really a break; consultants and HR were there to chat and answer questions, so be ready for that. Lunch was the best part, it was the most relaxed time and just a casual chat with consultants. It seems like people love working there. I recommend connecting with other candidates on LinkedIn once you reach the second round.