A few days later, I was invited to in-person interviews.

Deloitte flew me out on a Thursday night and back Friday afternoon. The format was 1 case and 2 behavioral.

To prep, I walked through Deloitte's case prep online, made sure I had solid experiences to share for about 5 different types of questions, and had a good "story" to tell about why Deloitte and why I wanted to switch.

Case:

Very straightforward. I was given the paper with the case on it. Focus was on an ERP implementation. I took my time to organize an initial response and explained how I setup/grouped the info (Strategy, opportunities, challenges).

The interviewer walked me through the case, asking questions and follow-up questions. Key advice is to link everything back to the strategy, bring in ideas not in the case, and be able to come up with how "your" services will add value (+profit or -cost) to the company.

Behavioral:

2 separate interviews. Very similar. Be able to have solid examples that show a variety of experiences. Be personable; that is what consulting is about. Be able to show results and value from your past experiences.

Afterwards, I followed up with emails. Heard back the following Tuesday via a phone call. Took about 2 weeks to work out the offer before I accepted. Everyone I met was incredibly friendly and professional. Very impressed overall.

EASY QUESTIONS