This page helps candidates preparing for the RSM video interview. Read excerpts on situational judgement, motivation and prioritisation, then pick the pack that matches your stage. Use them to rehearse the way you would respond in a recorded setting. Each excerpt reflects a theme that appears in the pack, from workplace dilemmas to professional development.
1 pack · 14 question entries · all with model answers in the With answers edition · Global. Question excerpts from every pack are free to read below. Full packs from £12 for the questions or £14 with model answers.
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1 pack · 14 question entries
Question excerpts · options, diagrams or other context may be omitted.
From Video Interview – Situational, Motivational & Case Tasks · With answers edition £14. Each answered question in that edition has a model answer like this one.
PESTLE breaks the external environment into political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental forces, and its usual failure mode is becoming a list of headlines that nobody then uses. The thing I would insist on is that every factor is carried through to a consequence: which client or sector it touches, the direction of impact, roughly how large, and the decision it changes. In practice that means three disciplines. First, source and date each point, so we can distinguish a structural shift from a stale news story and refresh it on a known cycle. Second, screen for materiality and likelihood rather than volume; five factors that genuinely move a client's risk profile are worth more than twenty that are merely true. Third, resolve overlaps deliberately, because political and legal, or social and technological, will double-count the same underlying driver if nobody arbitrates. I would also have someone outside the drafting team challenge it, since a PESTLE is easy to write so that it confirms the view we already hold. For audit and advisory work the output should land as an input to risk assessment, telling us which balances become more judgemental and which client assumptions are now weaker, rather than sitting as a standalone slide.
Model answers are practice examples written for this catalogue, not the employer’s answers or scoring guidance. Compare the structure and level of detail, then answer with your own experience.
Our RSM pack includes questions such as 'When we run the next PESTLE analysis, what is something we should ensure we do?' and 'What excites you the most about working in consulting?' The recurring themes are situational judgement, motivation, prioritisation, workplace dilemmas and professional development.
Recorded answers usually need a clear opening, a short middle and a closing line. State your answer first, then give one or two specific reasons, then stop. Practise to a timer so each answer lands within the allowed length, and keep the camera steady while you speak.
There is one pack, 'Video Interview – Situational, Motivational & Case Tasks', for the Global video interview stage. Start there, since it covers the mixed question types you describe. If your invitation names a different market or stage, choose the pack that matches it.
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