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BCG online assessment and selection process
What candidates face when they apply to BCG, stage by stage. Checked 2026-10-05; confidence medium. Processes change by office and year: your invitation email is the final word.
Stages
- Online test (varies by office): pymetrics games or the Casey online case (25–35 min, ends with a 60 s recorded recommendation)
- One-way video interview in some channels
- Two case and fit rounds
Time limits: pymetrics: about 25 min, 48 h window
Test provider: Pymetrics (Harver)
What is tested: game-based, video interview
Video interview: about 1 question, 60 s to prepare, 1 min per answer, no retakes.
BCG moved many offices from pymetrics to Casey; check your invitation.
The online test
| Test | Provider | Measures | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balloons | Pymetrics (Harver) | Risk tolerance and learning | 39 rounds (reported by candidates) |
| Cards | Pymetrics (Harver) | Learning from reward and loss | 80 rounds (reported by candidates) |
| Digits | Pymetrics (Harver) | Short-term memory | set by the employer |
| Easy or Hard | Pymetrics (Harver) | Effort versus reward | 2 min |
| Faces | Pymetrics (Harver) | Emotion recognition | 14 rounds |
| Keypresses | Pymetrics (Harver) | Processing speed and persistence | 3 rounds |
| Stop | Pymetrics (Harver) | Impulse control | 80 rounds |
| Arrows | Pymetrics (Harver) | Attention and task switching | 135 rounds |
| Lengths | Pymetrics (Harver) | Learning from feedback | 90 rounds (reported by candidates) |
| Towers | Pymetrics (Harver) | Planning | 2 min |
| Money Exchange 1 | Pymetrics (Harver) | Trust and fairness | 4 rounds |
| Money Exchange 2 | Pymetrics (Harver) | Generosity and fairness | 2 rounds |
How to prepare
- Practise each test above under real timing. Practise these in Agisse — invite-only beta.
- Record yourself answering three motivation and strengths questions in the time limits above; watch one back.
Sources
- BCG pymetrics guide (candidate report)