Fit Interview Flashcards
- Tell me about you?
o Degree – good at maths and curios how things worked.
o Analytical and problem-solving skills coupled with people skills.
o Prev experience – Med tech surgical robotics, M&A consulting, Deloitte
o Rugby, running, tutoring.
- Why you?
o **Analytical and problem-solving skills very suitable to highly data driven environment – **
o engineering background, Live dashboard
o **People person – building relationships, tailored communication – **
o consulting + range of experience.
o technical and non-technical audiences in 3 CXO level design reviews.
o Inquisitive, driven to learn, solve problems, and create a positive impact make me suited.
o 5% operational cost reduction for Air New Zealand.
- Why OW?
- 3 Reasons:
*** The firm’s focus on Financial Services, engaging with over 80% of the world’s major financial institutions, offers a chance to impact economically and socially significant sectors. - Also works in other areas inc mining and energy, super impactful in aus, and transformative.
- The emphasis on a data-based recommendation strategy, leveraging specialist researchers, resonates with my analytical and problem-solving skills, rooted in an engineering background.
- Culture**
- non-hierarchical culture facilitates direct engagement with senior stakeholders, enabling leading meetings and initiative driving for a fast-paced, unmatched learning experience.
o Alexander Lesch talking about the hype around hydrogen (The energy current podcast) are the kind of consultants I want to learn from - More casual friendly culture from listening to OW consultants talk on podcasts (the innovators exchange)
- Why Consulting?
- Fast paced and varied nature
- Love being constantly challenged and solving difficult problems with a team
- Learning from experienced industry leaders
- Alexander Lesch talking about the hype around hydrogen (The energy current podcast) are the kind of consultants I want to learn from
- Real responsibility at a junior level creates a change to make a real positive impact
- Project aiming to secure funding for Zero suicide – example of project I like
- Tell me about a time you worked as a team.
- S – Hack the globe – social entrepreneurship hackathon
- T – Create a digital solution to help one of the UN SDG’s – new team, don’t know strengths etc, minimal front end dev experience
- A – Broke down brainstormed ideas for further research by areas of expertise, assigned tasks according to strengths and interests, found ways around front-end dev issues.
- R – even in high pressure environment with new people, were able to develop a full solution tackling a reduction in public charity donations
Tell me about another time that you worked as a team
Option 2 – TBH 13 people on one single TAH design, lots of overlap, everything impacts everything else etc. – won the health hackathon
- Tell me about a time you showed resilience/worked under pressure.
o S – TBH, selected to join with aim of creating TAH, further selected to lead investment management.
o T – Obtain investment, new team, no contacts
o A – Created strategic plan, shortlist, built connections and offered unique value propositions offering access to top engineering talent and the potential to be part of industry breakthroughs.
o R – Successfully led the identification, networking, pitching, and negotiation of investment deals with 3 different organisations, securing an initial £4000 funding for the development of a fully artificial human heart.
Tell me about another time you showed resilience/worked under pressure
Option 2 – Hack the Globe
Tell me about a third time you showed resilience/worked under pressure
Option 3 – CMR Manufacturing fault.
- Tell me about a time something did not go according to plan.
o S – CMR, start of internship, team
o T – Fix manufacturing process
o A – brainstorm, parallel work streams, analysis in house
o R – Small changes required; problem solved
Tell me about another time something did not go according to plan.
Option 2 – Hack the globe – brainstorming issues – delays.
- Tell me about a time you received feedback for personal development/ Weakness.
o S – Nerves got better of me in design review
o T – Improve presentation skills in front of big audience
o A – speak to line manager for experienced advice - Presentation in monthly tech updates in front of large crowd
o R – less nervous and something I quite enjoy now - applied for a charity ambassador role that involved public speaking for next year
Tell me about another time you received feedback for personal development/ Weakness.
Option 2 – Struggling to delegate in hack the globe – high pressured.
Tell me about a third time you received feedback for personal development/ Weakness.
Option 3 - TBH lack of interest from investors – indirect feedback.
- Tell me about a conflict.
- S – Team bath heart technical brainstorm
- T – Some members of the group were being less open minded and giving reasons why things wouldn’t work
- A – Initially brief mention of importance and then explain - after brainstorm took time to chat things over and make sure they understood reasons and still felt like valid team members for following on brainstorms
- R – brainstorms became more creative and open minded leading to a huge variety of ideas and all group members feeling welcome to share thoughts eventually design won heart hackathon.
