Fidelio Partners interview questions

Two round process: First-round virtual interview with a partner asking motivational questions and basic commercial awareness. Second-round interview in their London office with two partners where you are expected to present three different presentations on different business areas (i.e. executive search, board advisory, etc.) lasting around 90 minutes. This was my first 'graduate job' interview and I approached it sceptically because of the generally negative reviews elsewhere on Glassdoor. The reviews seemed fair: the atmosphere seemed unfriendly, stuffy and cliquey. The interview was 'corporate' in the sense that the questions were professional, but for a firm that prides itself on consulting businesses on how to improve their leadership, there were numerous red flags. The questions seemed designed to catch candidates out. They did not offer to reimburse for travel expenses incurred getting to interview. I got the impression that the hours would be intense with micro-management. Lovely office near St James' Park, and a delightful receptionist, but there are better opportunities elsewhere.

It was a very corporate interview with two senior managers who didn't know much about Digital Marketing and had a list of set questions they didn't seem to understand much. For example, I mentioned I would adapt content to other platforms (from blog to social, etc.), and they asked if I ever created content. They asked if I spend more time editing videos or creating, etc. It was complicated to explain the work as they also wouldn't take my word. e.g.: - "Editing is also a form of creating... I would, of course, spend more time editing a video, but that is also creating a video... editing always takes more time than capturing". - "OK, but do you spend more time editing or creating?"