Interview Preparation

Our Interview Process Is Like Our Work Environment. Challenging. Exciting. Fun.

With a mix of conversational and case interviews, our approach is designed not only to get to know you and to understand more about your strengths and interests, but also to enable you to learn more about our people and our business.

Conversational Interviews

These interviews provide the opportunity for us to find out more about your background and interests, as well as for you to learn about our firm. Ultimately, our goal is to assess and understand your interest in business and your goals for the future. You can expect to hold a conversation with your interviewer about your accomplishments, experiences, interests and career objectives. This is also a good opportunity to ask questions about Oliver Wyman.

Case Interviews

The case interview is an interactive exercise in analytical thinking that allows us to assess how you approach and evaluate a problem. There are many types of cases; all are designed to allow you to demonstrate your problem-solving abilities. And you’ll learn a lot about the kinds of problems we solve for our clients, since many of your case interviews will be based loosely on real world challenges.

1. Role of The Case Interview

Case interviews help us learn how you think… and help you understand what we do.

How do you approach unstructured challenges?
- We break down complex problems into logical components
Can you evaluate data and use it in your analysis?
- We analyse information and build up a bigger picture
Can you think outside the box?
- Clients look to us for fresh thinking and new approaches
Can you apply common sense to complex business problems?
- We develop practical solutions, not theoretical constructs
Can you ask the right questions?
- We learn to quickly pinpoint priority issues
Can you communicate your ideas?
- Solutions need to be clear to clients at every level