Principal

BCG Interviews: Sone good questions to ask Partners during interview process for a generalist in Principal role?

Dilemma: I applied for a high school position. It looks like it went to someone else. I was contacted by the principal of another high school, same school district. This principal really wanted me to sit for an interview. Problem, though, is there is a TOXIC teacher in the department who I use to work with. So, I declined the interview. I think the principal was shocked. It's a great school. Would you have turned down a job because of ONE person?

Has anyone interviewed for MSFT principal consultant role or similar!? I have an interview coming up and don't know what to expect. Dream firm. 😌 Location is DC.

Anyone interviewed at AWS for business development role at Principal level? Care to share insights and watch outs? Also, how do you people typically tackle the why this firm question? Am struggling big time with that!

ZS people, Is it normal to go through the process there without actually having a case interview (C role)? I have my third interview and recruiter said this would be the final, for a C role and I have already talked to a M and another P and this one is with a P too. Role is for C that works on one of their products(could this be potentially non client facing? Principal I talked who leads the product to said that it is client facing). Recruiter set expectation of salary about 165k base.

Any advice on how to prepare for an AWS Principal-level interview? It’s been a few years since I’ve been on the interview circuit. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

I'm interviewing for a operations associate principal role at via this week and was wondering if anyone would be able to shed some light on what typical comp looks like? Thanks!

Hi ZS folks, I have an offer for a Business Technology Solutions Associate role at ZS. I wanted to know if there's room for negotiation, considering I have another offer and also considering the cost of living and student loans. Can anyone share some insights about BTSA comp and negotiation? The principal did mention that I did well in the interview when they called me. My profile: BS in CS, MS in Business Analytics, Location: Princeton. Comp: Base: 85k, Sign on: 7k Relocation: 4k. Please help.

Hi ZS folks, I have an offer for a Business Technology Solutions Associate role at ZS. I wanted to know if there's room for negotiation, considering I have another offer and also considering the cost of living and student loans. Can anyone share some insights about BTSA comp and negotiation. The principal did mention that I did well in the interview when they called me. My profile: BS in CS, MS in Business Analytics, Location: Princeton. Comp: Base: 85k, Sign on: 7k Relocation: 4k. Please help.

Hi ZS folks, I have an offer for a Business Technology Solutions Associate role at ZS. I wanted to know if there's room for negotiation, considering I have another offer and also considering the cost of living and student loans. Can anyone share some insights about BTSA comp and negotiation. The principal did mention that I did well in the interview when they called me. My profile: BS in CS, MS in Business Analytics, Location: Princeton. Comp: Base: 85k, Sign on: 7k Relocation: 4k. Please help.

I was interviewing for McKinsey in the defense and security industry (clearance needed) and thought I did absolutely great on the first business case. The second, however, was with a principal that had very different political views from my own (I’d done some research on her LinkedIn). The business case felt different from any others that I had studied and felt like an attempt to get political without directly doing so. I was quickly rejected following the 2nd interview. Should I try reapplying?

Hi ZSers, I recently interviewed at ZS for the BTSA role on 18th Feb. The final round went well from what I feel. I know 7 people who were recently hired for the same role at ZS. They all told me that they got the call from the principal the next day itself saying that they were hired. Now, that I didn't get the call the next day, I'm very anxious and can't stop thinking about the outcome. Can anyone else who works at ZS confirm if the principal everytime calls in 1 day or it may take more time

Hi ZSers, I recently interviewed at ZS for the BTSA role on 18th Feb. The final round went well from what I feel. I know 7 people who were recently hired for the same role at ZS. They all told me that they got the call from the principal the next day itself saying that they were hired. Now, that I didn't get the call the next day, I'm very anxious and can't stop thinking about the outcome. Can anyone else who works at ZS confirm if the principal everytime calls in 1 day or it may take more time

Yesterday I had an interview with a large firm. Principal role. Met with hiring exec. Went 2x as long as scheduled. Felt comfy. Fingers crossed.

Lat. firm requested 2 partner reference at current firm. Provided 3, but they were not the principal partner I worked with, who is unhappy to lose team (me and another assoc), since I’m afraid of retaliation (and said partner is also mired in HR issues currently). However, the partner was mentioned during the interview as someone I worked with, so I feel scared now that my lateral firm partners are wondering why I didn’t include. I’m tempted to send a follow up and include them, but unsure...

Anyone at Amazon care willing to make a referral. I just a job opening for a principal senior program manager based in Cambridge MA. I’d be interested if I could get an interview and am totally qualified. Have 15+ years consulting in health care at Deloitte. Currently SM at Deloitte. Thanks.

Oliver Wyman fish: any tips/guidance for Principal/Mgr level Fit and Case interviews?

Has anyone interviewed with the Google BizOps team? I have an interview for a principal position next week and was wondering if anyone had any insight into the types of cases questions they ask. TIA.

Interviewing with BCG for Principal, Insurance Strategy. What should I expect comp and bonus to be? Just want to negotiate right.

Anyone here who can help me understand the interview process for IQVIA APAC Consulting Group for an EM role? What one can expect to come their way in a second round with a Principal?

Anyone at Slalom know how the new titles align with the old ones? Interviewing and I was told I would come in at Senior Consultant or Principal. Do either of those align with Solutions Architect or Solutions Principal?

Oliver wyman fishes - I have some interviews at the Principal level coming up. Any ideas on total comp? In your experience, what makes new experienced Principals successful?

I have recently started a new role at a tech company. I was an IC at big-4 and took a role as a principal engineer at a mid-size Saas company. Since I interviewed there was a re-org and now I’m leading an organization of 50+ people. I love the company and was given an insane amount of equity. As an introvert, can anyone give me advice on how not to fail terribly at this as someone who have never managed people before and is socially inept

Have an interview for a principal consultant role with a boutique today. Any interview questions I should anticipate or any good ones to ask?

We’ve had 3 staff quit our team of 10. Now the principal is having interviews with the whole team to figure out why people are leaving. Any pros to being honest and letting him know one of our managers is toxic/ slightly abusive and nobody wants to work for her

Anyone made the transition from EM to Principal PM Tech at Amazon? How was your interview experience?

First round interview with AWS hiring manager coming up. Can anyone share their experience? Is it tell me about your experience stuff? Or do they dig into leadership principles right away? It’s a Principal PS role

First round interview with AWS hiring manager coming up. Can anyone share their experience? Is it tell me about your experience stuff? Or do they dig into leadership principles right away? It’s a Principal PS role

What is the experienced hire (e.g. Principal, Partner level) process in MBB? Do you still have to go through multiple case interviews? Or is it more conversational/ fit interviews? Asking for Europe.

Did anyone from big4 recently got interviewed or offered a job at Amazon? These are two different cultures, worried that it may not be the right switch. I am SM4 and being offered L7 Principal-TPM at AMZN. Insights, please...

Does it matter what level a referrer is at a company you are applying to? (partner/principal lvl referral aside)

Anyone heard of Inspire11? Have a Principal consultant interview with them next Tuesday.

I had a friend refer me to a number of Amazon roles (mostly L6, but one L7 role). Interestingly, I’ve received an invite to interview from an Amazon recruiter for the L7 role w/ 7 years exp. The title is Senior Manager instead of Principal, and the role family is in FinOps if that helps. What’s a reasonable desired salary band for this type of role? I know L6 PM is $200k-300k, so is L7 300k+? The recruiter has this question in her first email, and I don’t want to shoot myself in the foot. TY!

If you interview with OW or Deloitte for a senior position, let’s say Sr Manager / Principal or Associate Partner, what does that process look like? Do you still have to go through the case grind or is it more about your client and team leadership and biz dev experience?

I have interviews with PwC and Deloitte. What are the upper levels at both companies... e.g. at Accenture it is Senior Mgr / Principal Director / MD. What are the Partner and equivalent levels below at Deloitte and PwC?