Cognitive assessment followed by brief 40 minute fit screen. Spoke to two senior partners, went through CV and discussed motivation. Prepare to talk about the ION values. Didn't hear for about a month, then was invited to an assessment day. In addition to presenting the value proposition of one of their products to a client, I had four 20 minute interviews with senior and junior staff. Questions were almost entirely CV and fit based. They are looking for a wide range of skills and backgrounds, so just be honest and articulate. I heard back about a month later.

The process started with a skills assessment, then a first-round behavioral with two interviewers, and finally an in-person superday that lasted almost six hours. The superday included three behavioral interviews, a group case, and an individual case study, and honestly it didn’t even feel like there was enough time to properly finish the case. Overall, I was pretty disappointed with the process. They really dragged it out, from the start of interviewing to potentially getting an offer, it’s close to four months. The vibe of the company also felt kind of depressing, and some of the first year analysts running the superday came across as a bit unprofessional and occasionally condescending. Also, for a role paying around $80K in a very high cost-of-living city, a 5–6 hour superday with case studies feels a little excessive. On top of that, there’s no real clarity on which rotations you end up in or how much training you actually receive, so the program just felt pretty unstructured overall.