Newton Interview Questions
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Newton
Consultant
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Group Technical screen Onsite Presentation Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Presentation Group
It's a thorough and lengthy process, but they give good feedback. You start by submitting your education/work history, then do two online assessments (logic and personality). If you pass that, you'll have a selection day which is basically a full day commitment for the afternoon session. This includes a group activity, technical assessments, and an interview. After that, you might get invited to dinner with current consultants. The next day is the final interview, which is pretty similar to the afternoon part of the selection day - a competency interview and a technical case study.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you tell me about yourself?
- What interests you about Newton?
- Why are you interested in a career in consulting?
Newton
Graduate Consultant
Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Onsite Panel Presentation Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design Case Presentation Group Behavioral Other
First, there was an online numerical and behavioural test. If you passed that, you did a hirevue, which came pretty quickly after the test. The hirevue had typical questions like 'why newton, why this role, describe it to a family or friend' and also 'explain something you've learnt about recently' which didn't have to be consulting based. Then came the selection day or assessment centre. You meet everyone, introduce one of your peers to the group, then do a group exercise with half of the group, solving a logistics issue that newton had done themselves. Everyone gets individual bits of information. The assessor then comes into the group and asks you about what you came up with as a group and asks individual people about their information. Then you do another round of mini tests: a numerical one, behavioural one, and logic one. From the like 11 or 13 of us in the original group, 3 of us got invited back to the afternoon. Then you do a one on one technical exercise with an assessor, the same sort of logistics case study as you had with the group, but with more information. You run it through with the assessor and then have a final interview.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Why Newton, and why are you interested in this specific role?
- Can you describe something interesting you've learned about recently?
- Tell us about one of your peers.
Newton
Graduate Trainee
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Group
Interview formats
Technical Group Behavioral
The assessment centre was pretty intense, with a tough numerical test and some group tasks. You really had to be proactive, think fast, and participate a lot to do well and stand out during the group activities. It was all about showing you could handle the pressure.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you describe your problem-solving approach?
- Explain your reasons for not being a good fit for this position.
Newton
Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Presentation Group Technical screen Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Technical Presentation Group Behavioral Coding
It was a 3 stage process. The first stage was an online test that was pretty hard, you probably weren't expected to finish it all. The second stage was an online hirevue where I had to present slides, they wanted to see how I think on my feet. The third stage was an online assessment centre that started in the morning. First, I had to introduce someone else to test my presentation skills. Then there was another online methodology test, followed by a repeat of the online test. After that, we had a group task where information was split among everyone, so we needed good coordination to complete the tasks. We finished the day with a one-to-one interview and a data analysis task where I had to present my findings back to the interviewer. The whole process took a long time.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share an instance where you worked with clients?
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