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Mckinsey PEI flexibility on answers

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Anonymous A asked 3 minutes ago

Hello, I have a question to regarding the Mck PEI questions, and how flexible we can be with the answers. Let's say I get a question from the Inclusive Leadership scope, and it is as follows: - What was your greatest l ... (read entire question)

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Hi there! From my experience in MBA recruiting, work rights and local language knowledge of the office you apply to matter a lot in even having your application considered. So your intuition is correct here. Beyond t ... (read entire answer)

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Rest of the Process after the getting the offer

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Hi there! What process do you mean? Like what happens from getting the offer to when you start working? If so, first step is obviously accepting or rejecting the offer. The most important parts there are the position y ... (read entire answer)

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Does break-even calculation case consider a profitability case type?

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Hi there, Q: Does break-even calculation case consider a profitability case type? Not sure I understood the question. If you mean if, as part of a case related to profitability, you might have to do a break-even calcul ... (read entire answer)

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Hi, Congrats on securing an internship with McK! Concerning your first question - interning at McK will be a valuable experience and will be viewed as such by recruiters of pretty much any company - independent of the t ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, You are approaching this from the wrong end. It's not about recognizing what type of case you are dealing with (this is a very Case in Point which has not been relevant since at least 15 years in consulting re ... (read entire answer)

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Shall I accept Uber, Amazon or try to get into a tier 2 before MBBs applications?

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Congrats on your Uber offer and getting good traction for OC&C and Amazon. This is great stuff! The very first tactical thing I would try: can you get your OC&C interview scheduled for earlier than June? If you ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, 1) Can you give me any recommendations / advice / resources / tips / etc. in order to best prepare with the time I have? As a main recommendation, if you don’t feel you can be ready in 8 days (I don’t see it a ... (read entire answer)

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No strong difference or preference from my side. If I were you, I'd speak to 2-3 people from each office, ideally new joiners with <2y of tenure. Get a sense from them of how the office culture is, how they perceiv ... (read entire answer)

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Hi Philipp, Great that you approach this challenge strategically. I am happy to help: 1. Given that I have little to no experience with cases, I especially wanted to ask what you would recommend in terms of learning all ... (read entire answer)

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Hi, currently working at Monitor. Strategy and business design unit is a sub-unit of Monitor, together with M&A. It will remain true even after the review of Deloitte's storefront, which will be effective from Octob ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, There are two things worth mentioning here: 1. Difficulty of getting accepted into the office: I don't have access to actual hiring data (no one outside of MBB HR would), but from what I have heard, Dubai is ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, It means that someone internally made some changes to your application (e.g., moved a file around). There's nothing to overthink here! Rather focus on things you can influence, i.e. your case prep. All the bes ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, I am sorry to hear about the setback! From the outside (without seeing the document) it is difficult to provide a realistic assessment. However, in my opinion, it could be due to two factors or potentially a c ... (read entire answer)

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Hi Soumya, I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: First of all, I would advise you to polish your resume and a potential cover letter to highlight the skills and experiences most relevant to consulting. ... (read entire answer)

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How to use my time properly for case prep?

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Hi MorningStar47, By and large, most (or probably all) casebooks, YouTube videos, etc. on the market (mostly created by authors who have been still very junior when they left Consulting or did not even work in Consultin ... (read entire answer)

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Hi, Congratulations on interviewing with BCG. Given your work experience and your MBA, I assume you are interviewing for the role of consultant. Regarding your recent interview, I understand that you may feel uncertain ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, Short answer, yes. The second layer of the framework is where you can showcase your unique take on the problem and also demonstrate how structured you are in your answer. The first layer of the framework is o ... (read entire answer)

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