I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cairneagle Associates (London, England) in Apr 2026
Interview
Very straightforward interview process although it took 2 months. The interviewers were friendly and clearly knowledgeable. There were 3 stages after the initial application: online aptitude test/assessment, 2 first round case interviews with recent joiners and 2 final round case interviews with more senior consultants. The format was the same for both rounds (and this was clearly communicated beforehand too) so motivation questions followed by 2 back-to-back but quick case studies. The cases were mostly market sizing or M&A within the education sector. I ended going with another firm more aligned with my interests but Cairneagle would’ve been a great choice too.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cairneagle Associates (London, England)
Interview
Rude and uninterested interviewers, I suppose that's just the consulting world. Started with motivation questions before moving on to a market sizing question. Then moved to another interviewer for a profitability case study.
I interviewed at Cairneagle Associates (London, England)
Interview
2 initial rounds of 45 mins each with a mixture of case and fit questions respectively. Medium difficulty cases concentrating on Education space and regular fit questions like why education, why cairneagle, what is CDD, what does cairneagle do as per your understanding etc.