Kearney General Intern Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process involved 4 rounds in total. The first two rounds were with managers and were primarily focused on case study analysis. The subsequent two rounds also involved case studies, but also included questions to assess cultural fit within the company. It was quite thorough, exploring different industry sectors like aviation, media, and financial services. The fit interviews specifically looked into why I wanted to work at Kearney.

The interview process involved a 30-minute personal fit interview, followed by a 2.5-hour case study session with a Manager, Consultant, and Managing Director. The entire experience was remote and lasted 3 hours in total. It was a relatively formal setting, and feedback was only provided after a week via phone call.

It was an internship role. First, I had an interview with 2 HR people. It was mostly behavioral questions about my background and some general technical ones. They didn't answer any questions I had about the role. The second round was with an associate. He started in Italian and then switched to English to give me a business case. The case was standard: analyze if a magazine company should launch a new sports magazine. During my analysis, I felt he wasn't really listening to my answers and seemed to already have a solution in mind. He said he'd get back to me in about 2 weeks. I followed up several times with him and the HR from the first interview, but heard nothing. After 4 months, another HR person called to say they weren't moving forward and that I should have been better prepared. While I don't dispute their assessment, especially since I had no experience and it was for an internship, I found it rude to disappear for four months, not answer my follow-ups, and then tell me I should have prepared without any guidance on what went wrong or resources I could have used.