Hi there,

Sorry to hear you struggled with the test. Regarding your questions:

1. Is the chatbot interview weighed just as heavily as the real interview?

In some offices the online case is still under testing – so it depends on the office. I believe just an insider from that particular office can provide an exact answer

2. Should I reach out to the recruiter to tell them my situation?

I would not recommend so – it is not going to have any impact

3. Should I request for an additional interview with a person?

Same as before – it is not going to have any impact

4. Should I reach out to other contacts I have within BCG to tell them my situation?

Unfortunately I am afraid it won’t also have any impact

If you have other questions please feel free to PM me.

For a complete overview of all questions and how to crack each of them, I also just published a guide on the Chatbot interview at the link below:

https://www.preplounge.com/en/shop/tests-2/bcg-online-case-secrets-69

Best,

Francesco

I was wondering , what was the result . Did you get through 1st round?

Hello!

Sorry to hear about that, I was also much better in the in-perosn interviews than in the tests, so I know the feeling.

However, I strongly advise you not to do any of the things you were commenting. They won´t give you second chances -for sure-, unfortunately.

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

Hi there,

Unfortunately there's nothing you can do now but wait and see the result :/

It is indeed a stage-gate (at most offices now), so, just like if you don't do well during the HR screening or round 1 phase, you won't proceed.

Reaching out to people would likely only make things worse (but do what you need to do to put your mind at rest about having tried everything in your power).

My advice is to take a wait-and-see approach (you never know). If you do not proceed to the next round, remember that life goes on! You can re-apply in a year and you can make sure you're more prepared when that time comes!

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When you do, remember that there is actually a lot of prep material out there. Here is the normal answer I provide in terms of the BCG chatbot prep:

I have a simulation of the test. Feel free to message me and I can take you through it.

Now, in terms of preparation.

The best way is to really find online tests / questions and practice. Regardless as to whether is a new or old test, the principles are mostly the same:

• Time management (need to think quick)
• Business knowledge/context (incl key formulas)
• Critical thinking (answers that are very similar to each other...clues "hidden" in the text)
• Ability to interpret data/charts

Think of it as a merge of a case and the GMAT/GRE.

You need to be clear on some key case-related and account formulas (margin, growth, breakeven, etc) as well as be good at critically understanding the question (including nuance to questions) and parsing through complicated text with a fair amount of distraction.

You'll also need to be good at chart/graph reading.

The (old) McKinsey PST, BCG Online Test, Bain SOVA test, etc. are all quite similar so leverage resources across all of them (feel free to send a message and I can share some!)

It definitely isn't; I also bombed the Casey interview (Casey had to redirect me through the math section and I got cut off in the final 1-minute synthesis), but did well in the in-person and still got the final round.

However, echoing the sentiments of some of the other commenters, nothing you can do now but wait. No need to stress at this point; what's done is done. Good luck and hoping for some good news!