Oliver Wyman 2028 online assessment guide

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2028 sophomore programs
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Got your Oliver Wyman assessment invite? Try the tests below in the real format, then read what each part asks, how the five value tiles work, when it comes and what comes next.

The main page of Oliver Wyman's online assessment as Intervyo draws it: a white bar with Progress, Finish, Tutorial and Help, a wide welcome banner, and a row of tall picture tiles named after the firm's values, each with a count and a lock.
Oliver Wyman's online test comes after you apply and before the first interviews, with a quantitative section and a situational section.

Key facts

  • What it covers: A short quantitative section and a situational behavioral section, before the first-round interviews (Dallas, Jul 2025, entry level).5
  • Who gets it: A Boston summer intern applicant had a digital assessment straight after applying online (Apr 2026, summer 2027), and a Dallas entry-level consultant took the online test before any interview (Jul 2025).6,5
  • When it comes: For summer 2027 the US Summer Intern posting closed Mar 29, 2026, and a Boston applicant had the assessment, two interviews and an offer within a month, by April 2026.1,6
  • The sitting: A main page of five tiles named after Oliver Wyman's values, holding 3, 2, 3, 2 and 30 items of situations to rank and work-style sliders, then 12 numerical questions from tables, with no time limit on the numerical.9,10,2
  • Next step: Two 30-minute interviews back to back, one behavioral and one case. A final round of two cases and a behavioral can follow the next week.6,5

Read your invite for your deadline, and start soon: the interviews can follow within weeks. The numerical questions come from Capp's math question bank and are drawn at random.6,10

Try the tests

Oliver Wyman online assessment0 of 3 demo parts done

Oliver Wyman's online assessment on Cappfinity's engine in Oliver Wyman's look, as the app builds it. Three parts, a short run of each, every one in its own window with a report at the end.

Situations

Be brave, Own our impact, Strive for breakthroughs and Work as one: situations on a project team. Rank what you would most likely do.

4 situations · untimed

Lead with heart

Work-style sliders, five to a page: how you prefer to work. No right answer.

5 sliders · untimed

Numerical reasoning

Questions from tables: pick one of five. Keep a calculator to hand.

3 questions · untimed

What the Oliver Wyman online assessment looks like

  1. The invite

    The test comes after you apply online and before any interview, for summer interns and entry-level consultants alike. For summer 2027 the US Summer Intern posting closed Mar 29, 2026, and a Boston applicant had the assessment, two interviews and an offer within a month, by April 2026, so start as soon as the invite arrives.6,5,1

  2. The main page and its five tiles

    The sitting opens on a main page: a welcome banner, then five tall tiles named after Oliver Wyman's values, each with a count and a lock: Be brave (3), Own our impact (2), Strive for breakthroughs (3), Work as one (2) and Lead with heart (30). A Progress bar fills as you answer, and Finish stays pale while tiles remain.9,10,2

  3. Situations to rank

    In the sitting, the four smaller tiles hold 10 work situations, such as a project proposal where some of a colleague's work falls short. Each gives five things you could do, all plausible, and you drag them into order from what you would most likely do to what you would least likely do.9,10,5

  4. Work-style sliders

    In the sitting, Lead with heart holds 30 sliders, five to a page. Each starts a sentence about how you work and puts a statement at either end; drag the knob to the point that fits you, and make sure you click it or move it from where it starts. There is no right answer.9,10

  5. The numerical questions

    Then 12 numerical questions, each with a table of business data, a line of context and five answers to pick from. They come from Capp's math question bank, drawn at random, with no time limit. This is the short quantitative section US applicants describe.10,5

The sitting, part by part

Welcome banner 1 item
The wide banner at the top of the main page, opened first.
Situations to rank 10 situations
Be brave (3), Own our impact (2), Strive for breakthroughs (3), Work as one (2).
Work-style sliders 30 sliders
Lead with heart, five sliders to a page.
Numerical reasoning 12 questions
Tables of business data, five answers each, no time limit.

The tiles and counts are the main page's (Feb and Jul 2025), and the numerical count and its lack of a time limit come from the July 2025 sitting. Your invite gives your deadline.9,10

Before you start the assessment

  • Read the invite for your deadline, and start well before it.
  • A calculator, pen and paper for the numerical questions.
  • Oliver Wyman's five values, read once: be brave, lead with heart, strive for breakthroughs, work as one, own our impact.
  • An unhurried hour on a laptop, with other tabs closed. The numerical has no time limit and no clock shows on the rankings, so do not rush them.
  • Your interview stories ready too: the first round can come soon after.

The sections, one by one

Oliver Wyman's online test pairs a quantitative section with a situational one, and the sitting adds work-style questions. The tiles carry the firm's five values: be brave, lead with heart, strive for breakthroughs, work as one and own our impact.5,9,10,2

  • Situations to rank: A work situation and five actions, ranked from most to least likely.
  • Work-style sliders: A scale between two ways of working: place yourself on it.
  • Numerical reasoning: A table of business data and a question; pick one of five answers.

Here is each part as Intervyo builds it, on the screens of Oliver Wyman's sitting: the main page of value tiles, situations to rank, work-style sliders, then the numerical questions. The numerical has no time limit, and no clock shows on the ranking or slider screens.9,10

1.Situations to rankNo clock shown

Oliver Wyman's situational questions as Intervyo draws them: a work situation on a plain white page, the question what do you do, and five responses in numbered rows with letter boxes and black drag handles.

Ten situations across four value tiles: Be brave (3), Own our impact (2), Strive for breakthroughs (3) and Work as one (2). Each describes a moment on a project team and gives five responses written as "You ...", all plausible and of the same length. Drag them into order from what you would most likely do to what you would least likely do.9,10,2

What it measures: How you would act on a team, read against the value each tile is named after.

How to answer it well

  1. 1Read the tile's value first: Work as one points to the team, Own our impact to seeing work through.
  2. 2Rank the whole order with care. The middle and bottom positions count too.
  3. 3Prefer responses that raise a problem with the people involved over ones that fix it quietly or go over their heads.
  4. 4Answer as you would really act; the behavioral interview that follows asks for the same judgment in your own stories.

Best guessWhich tile holds which part is our reading of how the Progress bar fills: the four smaller tiles (10) for the situations and Lead with heart (30) for the sliders.

2.Work-style slidersNo clock shown

Oliver Wyman's work-style questions as Intervyo draws them: five sliders on one page, each with a sentence stem above a long thin track, a black knob and a statement under either end.

Lead with heart holds 30 sliders, five to a page. Each starts a sentence, such as how you act when faced with obstacles, and puts a statement at either end. Drag the knob to the point that best describes your preferred way of working; you must click it or move it from where it starts. There is no right answer.9,10

What it measures: How you prefer to work: with others or alone, by plan or by trial, by logic or by empathy.

How to answer it well

  1. 1Answer quickly and honestly; 30 questions reward a steady pace.
  2. 2Use the ends of the scale where you mean it. A wall of middle answers says little about you.
  3. 3Stay consistent: similar stems come back in different words.

3.Numerical reasoning12 questions, no time limit

Oliver Wyman's numerical questions as Intervyo draws them: a table with a dark blue header, a line of context and a question, five answers in one bordered box with blue radio rings, and Previous and Save and continue buttons.

12 questions from Capp's math question bank, drawn at random, each with a table of business data, a line of context and five answers to pick from. There is no time limit. The wrong answers are built from common slips, such as one week instead of two or the wrong row.10,5

What it measures: Working accurately with figures from a table: rates, totals, shares and changes.

How to answer it well

  1. 1Have a calculator, pen and paper ready.
  2. 2Read the context line twice: hours open, days a week and the period asked decide the sum.
  3. 3Find the rate first (per hour, per day, per store), then scale it to what the question asks.
  4. 4Check your answer is not one of the near misses: the right sum for the wrong site or the wrong period.

Practice items and how to approach them

Numerical (practice)"Intervyo practice item, numerical: a client's three warehouses report orders shipped. Warehouse A: 4,620 orders in 6 days. Warehouse B: 5,600 orders in 7 days. Warehouse C: 3,900 orders in 5 days. Each works every day of the week. How many orders would the busiest warehouse ship in 3 weeks at the same daily rate?"10
  1. 1Our own practice item in the format of Oliver Wyman's numerical questions (a table, five answers); it is not an Oliver Wyman question.
  2. 2Put every warehouse on the same basis first: orders per day.
  3. 3A: 4,620 / 6 = 770. B: 5,600 / 7 = 800. C: 3,900 / 5 = 780.
  4. 4Scale the busiest one to the period asked: 3 weeks of 7 days is 21 days.

Tip: The biggest total is not always the biggest rate. Divide out first, then compare.

Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)

16,800 orders: Warehouse B ships 800 a day, and 800 x 21 = 16,800. The near misses would scale A or C, or use 15 working days.

Numerical (practice)"Intervyo practice item, numerical: a client's costs by region are North $420,000, South $350,000 and West $630,000. What share of the total is West?"10
  1. 1Our own practice item; it is not an Oliver Wyman question.
  2. 2Add the total first: 420 + 350 + 630 = 1,400 thousand.
  3. 3Divide the part by the whole: 630 / 1,400.
  4. 4Sense-check: West is a bit under half of the total, so the answer should be a bit under 50%.

Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)

45%. $630,000 / $1,400,000 = 0.45.

Situation to rank (practice)"Intervyo practice item, situation to rank: on a client project, your case team lead asks you to present a slide tomorrow whose main number you think is overstated, because it counts one customer segment twice. Rank from most to least likely: (a) raise it with the team lead today, show the double count and suggest a fix; (b) present it as asked, since the lead signed it off; (c) quietly change the number before the meeting; (d) ask a colleague on the team to check your reading, then go to the lead together; (e) present it and mention your doubt to the client."9,2
  1. 1Our own practice item in the rank-five format of Oliver Wyman's value tiles; it is not an Oliver Wyman question.
  2. 2Name what it turns on: a wrong number reaching the client, and a decision that belongs to your lead.
  3. 3Read it against the values: be brave (speak up), work as one (bring the team with you), own our impact (the client gets it right).
  4. 4Responses that raise it openly with the right person sit above ones that hide it, go around the lead or surprise the client.

Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)

One reasonable order: a, d, c, b, e. Raising it today is brave and gives the lead time; checking with a colleague first is close behind; a quiet change bypasses the lead; presenting a number you doubt, or airing the doubt to the client, is the weakest.

Work style (practice)"Intervyo practice item, work style: "When a plan I am following stops working, I..." Left: "stick with it and work harder at it." Right: "change approach quickly and try something new." Where on the scale do you sit?"9,10,6
  1. 1Our own practice item in the slider format; it is not an Oliver Wyman question.
  2. 2Both ends describe real strengths: persistence and adaptability.
  3. 3Place the knob where you really are most of the time, at school, work or a club.
  4. 4Have a story ready that shows it: the behavioral interview asks for them.

Tip: There is no right answer on the sliders. Consistency across 30 of them matters more than any single one.

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How long to hear back after the online assessment

The interviews follow the test, and recent US processes have moved quickly: from under a month to two months from applying to a decision.6,5,7

  1. Apr 2026 (summer 2027)

    Summer Intern, Boston

    Applied online, then a digital assessment, then two 30-minute interviews back to back, one behavioral and one case, and an offer in under a month.6

  2. May 2026 (summer 2027)

    Summer Analyst, Chicago

    On-campus recruiting: an IQ-style test, a phone interview and two rounds of cases; one to two months in all.7

  3. Jul 2025 (entry level)

    Entry Level Consultant, Dallas

    An online test with a short quantitative and a situational section, then a behavioral and a case interview back to back, and a final round the very next week; one to two months in all.5

Some intern processes end after the first round: the Boston applicant had the offer straight after the two back-to-back interviews.6

Best guessExpect interview invites within a few weeks of finishing the test. If a month passes with no word after the deadline, a short note to your campus recruiter is reasonable.

What happens after the online assessment

  1. Online application

    Done. Offices, a practice area, a resume and the rest of the form.1

  2. Online assessmentYou are here

    This page. Situations to rank, work-style sliders and numerical questions, before any interview.5,9,10

  3. First-round interviews

    Two back-to-back interviews of about 30 minutes: one behavioral, one case.6,5

  4. Final-round interviews

    Usually two cases and one behavioral interview; some intern processes have ended after one round.5,6

  5. Offer

    Decisions have come within weeks of the last interview. The internship starts with a training week.6,1

Online assessment vs first-round interviews

The test screens your judgment and your numbers on your own; the first round hears you reason live.

Format

Online assessment

Online: situations to rank, work-style sliders and numerical questions with no time limit.9,10

First-round interviews

Two 30-minute interviews back to back.6,5

Content

Online assessment

A quantitative section and a situational section.5

First-round interviews

One behavioral, one case, such as why an airport could be congested.6

Read against

Online assessment

The firm's five values, which name the tiles.9,2

First-round interviews

Your background and accomplishments, and how you approach a problem.3

How to prepare

Online assessment

Practice on tables without a clock, and the values read once.10,2

First-round interviews

Oliver Wyman's own practice cases and your stories.3

2028 sophomore program status

For summer 2027, the US Summer Intern posting closed Mar 29, 2026, and a Boston applicant had the assessment and interviews done by April 2026. Expect the summer 2028 posting to close around late March 2027 and the test to follow in spring 2027.1,6,8

FAQ

Does Oliver Wyman have an online assessment?

Yes. Summer interns and entry-level consultants have taken an online test after applying and before the first interview.6,5,4

What is on the Oliver Wyman online assessment?

A short quantitative section and a situational section. The sitting sets 10 work situations to rank and 30 work-style sliders in tiles named after the firm's values, then 12 numerical questions from tables.5,9,10

Is the Oliver Wyman online assessment timed?

In the July 2025 sitting the numerical questions had no time limit, and the rankings and sliders show no clock. Read your invite, since the format can change by cycle, and allow an unhurried hour.10,9

When does the Oliver Wyman online assessment come?

Soon after you apply, before any interview. For summer 2027 the US Summer Intern posting closed Mar 29, 2026, and a Boston applicant had the assessment, two interviews and an offer within a month, by April 2026. Check your invite for your deadline.1,6,5

How do I rank the Oliver Wyman situations?

Drag the five responses from what you would most likely do to what you would least likely do, and use the tile's value as your guide: be brave, own our impact, strive for breakthroughs or work as one.9,2

What comes after the Oliver Wyman online assessment?

Two back-to-back 30-minute interviews, one behavioral and one case, then usually a final round of two cases and a behavioral.6,5

Online assessment at other firms

Sources

Firm pages first, then dated candidate reports. Last checked Nov 10, 2026.

  1. 1Oliver Wyman, via Built In: Oliver Wyman Summer 2027 Intern - US
  2. 2Oliver Wyman: Oliver Wyman Values
  3. 3Oliver Wyman: Interview Tips To Land Your Dream Job At Oliver Wyman
  4. 4Candidate reports on a public forum: Oliver Wyman interview questions (Nov 2026 listing)
  5. 5Candidate report on a public forum: Entry Level Consultant interview, Dallas (Jul 2025)
  6. 6Candidate report on a public forum: Summer Intern interview, Boston (Apr 2026)
  7. 7Candidate report on a public forum: Summer Analyst interview, Chicago (May 2026)
  8. 8Extern: Oliver Wyman Internship 2027-2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply · prep site
  9. 9AssessmentPass: Oliver Wyman (UK) 2025 All Role Applied Online Assessment (Feb 2025) · prep site
  10. 10AssessmentPass: Oliver Wyman (UK) 2025 All Role Applied Online Assessment (Jul 2025) · prep site

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