Stroud International Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process was really enjoyable and involved three stages. First, there was a brief 15-minute introductory call. Following that, an assessment center took place, which was divided into two parts, with only five candidates advancing to the second part. Finally, there was a last individual interview.

after applying online, there was an information session and an online test, followed by a 15-minute screening interview, and then an assessment centre. The online test had questions like those in age 16 exams for physics and maths. The online screening interview was standard, asking about why consulting and such. The assessment centre was a bit of a hassle, with about 15 people in one room in three groups that rotated, and three cases to solve. They then gave us a surprise test, an advanced case-solving exam that they admitted was designed to be impossibly hard with limited time, which I found strange. Some disappointing things were that although applicants were assured people from any background would be hired, candidates were rejected for having a "non-technical" background, even with business degrees and experience, implying they only want physics/engineering/maths graduates. The team is male- and white-dominated, with only two women and one person of colour, and even among the candidates there were only three visible people of colour, suggesting they hire from a specific demographic, and at the AC mainly men were progressed.

First, I had a fit interview with two consultants. Then, about 10 days later, I was invited to a second round, which was an online group case study interview. This involved one market sizing case and then one manufacturing troubleshooting case. After that, there was an online solo case study. They kept telling me I'd have an hour for the case, same as the in-person folks, but I only got 30 minutes to solve it and then 30 minutes to upload my answers. 30 minutes wasn't enough time to really nail the case, and I'm not sure if it was a technical glitch. After not getting the job, I got a friendly feedback call.

I took an onsite math/mechanics test. It wasn't super hard, but you definitely couldn't finish all the questions in the 20 minutes they gave. The mechanics part included stuff like cot. Lots of people were there for the test. I think using a calculator was allowed. Some of the verbal questions were really tough to answer, and since wrong answers deducted points, I ended up skipping a few.