The case interviews that EY-Parthenon uses are all based on real life client examples. Good team players can hit the ground running and work effectively in any team.ĮY-Parthenon has three interview formats and questions across their network: experience/fit, case questions, and a written case interview. Team player – All consultants are expected to be good team players as each project will have different team members and there is little time to build rapport and relationships.Communication is the key to producing high-quality work at a pace. Communicating workload, estimated delivery times, and when you need further support is imperative to project momentum. Strong communication – The concept of upward as well as downward communication is promoted at EY-Parthenon.Resilience and self-belief are required to continually produce work when the reward can sometimes be infrequent. Resilience – The fast-paced and ever-changing nature of strategy consulting projects means that completed work is often discarded and good work is often morphed by seniors.Calculations and analysis often need to be performed at pace. Numbers savvy – With analysis being a common element of strategy consulting projects being numbers-savvy is a non-negotiable for EY-Parthenon.It benefits their ability to understand the client’s current challenges. In the know – Interestingly EY-Parthenon places an emphasis on consultants being up to date with current affairs.Consultants that are naturally curious learn quickly and are motivated to understand new concepts which are hugely beneficial to the project team. Curious – Each project is different in strategy consulting and requires new research to develop the project team's understanding.EY-Parthenon expects its consultants to be able to able to conduct analysis quickly and competently. Analytical – Client projects typically include an element of data analysis and the datasets are often fragmented and incomplete.Teams that are agile and can flex as priorities change are the most efficient. Agile – The way that strategy consulting projects are structured means they are fast-paced and constantly changing.That means that consultants need to adapt to industries, niches, and problems in order to deliver high-quality solutions for their clients. Adaptable – Strategy consultants work across industries and work on unique problems that do not have an off-the-shelf solution.This means that the consultants need to be comfortable with taking accountability for their work when working with senior colleagues and clients.
Accountable – In the EY-Parthenon strategy practice junior consultants rapidly assume a level of responsibility on their projects.EY-Parthenon looks for more personality traits than any other strategy consulting firm we have looked at with 10 in total:
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