Behavioural interview
Questions asked
- Conflict
- Being assigned a task with limited information
- Why consulting, or specifically technology consulting
- Multitasking
- Managing and applying feedback
What I learned
- Use “I”, not only “we”, so the interviewer can identify your individual contribution.
- Use STAR to structure examples.
- Draw on different experiences where possible.
- Explain what you personally did to demonstrate the skill.
- A brief summary at the end can make the answer easier to follow.
Best practice: use genuine experiences whenever possible. If you have not faced an exact scenario, use the closest real example and explain your reasoning rather than inventing a story.
General consulting notes
- Year 1: explore early-entry opportunities such as MTech.
- Year 2: consider internship or vacationer programs.
- Year 3: graduate roles may become available.
- Throughout university: do case competitions, attend events and build your network.
- Practise behavioural interviews and case studies regularly using peers, videos and AI tools.
Group case interview
- Split the task and assign roles at the beginning.
- Prepare the introduction and conclusion deliberately.
- Use data to support recommendations.
- Consider available time and resources.
- Make solutions specific and, where useful, creative.
- Use confident body language and eye contact.
- Introduce team members or use explicit handovers to keep the presentation cohesive.
- Show enthusiasm for both the client and the recommendation.
- Demonstrate in the introduction that you understand the client’s problem.
- Break solutions into stages where appropriate and use feedback from each stage to shape the next.
Networking takeaways
Ninka Yu — Consultant, Functional + Technical Business Analyst @ Deloitte
Presentation: confidence and enthusiasm are as important as the content itself. Focus not only on what you present, but how you deliver it.
Abrar Yusuf — Senior Consultant @ KPMG
Interview: after explaining the theory or approach, spend more time expanding on relevant experiences. Structure each response so the interviewer can follow it easily.
Ananda Chu — Senior Test Engineer @ Deloitte
Experience: case competitions, clubs and societies can all build useful skills. Even organising events can demonstrate relevant capabilities. In team presentations, smooth handovers matter.