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Page 6  \nBearing Point, Federal Practice Page 7  \nBooz Allen Hamilton, Federal Practice Page 8  \nCapgemini Page 9  \nCorporate Executive Board Page 10  \nChoice Hotels Page 11  \nCSC Consulting Page 12  \nDeloitte, Federal Practice Page 14  \nEnlightened, Inc . Page 16  \nFederal Management Partners Page 17  \nIBM Corporation Page 18  \nDept of HHS (Health & Human Services) Page 18  \nMcKinsey & Company Page 19  \nNERA Economic Consulting Page 20  \nPricewaterhouseCoopers Page 20  \nThe Kenrich Group Page 21  \nQuestions to Ask Interviewers Page 22  \nGeneral Questions  \nPersonal Questions:  \n• Briefly walk me through your resume. Tell me about yourself. Tell me about your experience .  \n• What motivates you?  \n• What is the latest book you have read outside of school?  \n• What are your short and long-term goals? How you intend to achieve them?  \n• Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?  \n• What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses? (Typically 2-3 each)  \n• How would your peers/family describe you?  \n• How would your supervisor, professor, and a teammate describe you?  \n• What are the three most important events in your life?  \n• Define leadership? Are you a leader?  \n• What’s the difference between a leader and a manager?  \n• Tell me about a time you had an ethical dilemma . What did you do?  \n• Name 3 characteristics that distinguish you?  \n• Describe one of your most significant accomplishments at school and at work.  \n• How do you feel about traveling for work?  \n• What skills are you lacking, and how do you plan on attaining them?  \n• How smart are you? How do you know you are smart?  \n• What argument should I make to my partners for your candidacy?  \nAcademic Questions:  \n• What schools did you apply to? Why did you choose George Washington?  \n• How do you feel you stack up against everyone in your class? (academically, professionally, etc.)  \n• Why did you choose your undergraduate institution?  \n• Why did you choose your particular major/concentration?  \n• Why did you go to business school?  \n• What activities are you involved in at school?  \n• What were your goals when entering GW?  \n• What did you get on your SAT and/or GMAT?  \n• What was your undergraduate GPA?  \n• What is your business school GPA? Any other graduate programs?  \n• Summarize the skills that you learned in your major/concentration in 3 simple headings.  \n• Tell me about your coursework and how it has prepared you for the job?  \nCompany:  \n• The three questions you will always get: “Why consulting?”“Why our firm?”“Why you?”  \n• What other firms are you considering? What are the differences between us and them?  \n• Who are our competitors?  \n• In which areas is our firm strongest / weakest?  \n• Do you have any questions for me?  \nWork Experience Questions:  \n*If you cannot answer a question with an example from work then choose a school related or personal example.  \n• Tell me about a time when you faced adversity and how you overcame it? / What is an example of a high-pressure experience you have had and how did you handle it?  \n• Talk to me about leadership positions you've held, whether in a personal, academic, or professional setting.  \n• What were your responsibilities at your last job/internship? Why did you choose to work there?  \n• Tell me about your efforts to accomplish a goal or meet a standard in your last position . What were the goals or standards? Give me an example of what you did to meet them .  \n• What was one of the toughest problems (or assignments) you have ever encountered at work? Describe the situation and what you did about it.  \n• Describe a situation in which you recognized a potential problem as an opportunity. What did you do?  \n• Describe a time when you encountered unexpected obstacles or setbacks when you tried to","cbCaiqibWYi6z7ay","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqibWYi6z7ay","pdf",221916,22,"English","# General Questions\n## Personal Questions\n## Academic Questions\n## Company\n## Work Experience Questions\n# Consulting Specific Questions\n## Business Development","[{\"question\":\"What are the typical general personal questions asked in this interview guide?\",\"answer\":\"Expect prompts about motivation, strengths and weaknesses, resume walk-through, short- and long-term goals, and leadership concepts, often paired with ethical dilemma scenarios.\"},{\"question\":\"Which academic details does the guide ask candidates to cover?\",\"answer\":\"Candidates are asked about schools applied to and reasons for choosing a particular university, major selection, activities, and performance metrics such as SAT/GMAT and GPA.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the guide structure work-experience and behavioral questions?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes examples from work (or school/personal substitutes) covering adversity, high-pressure situations, leadership roles, responsibilities, challenging problems, obstacles, teamwork, conflict resolution, ethics, persuasion, and failure learnings.\"}]","CONSULTING AND STRATEGY INTERVIEW QUESTIONS - General Questions | PDF",1790349692,55]