Looking for advice on how to proceed - Multiple solve invites, same application

Question

Hi all,

I'm applying to an Associate role with McK in the ME, as an EH.
History : Was invited to interview for a similar role, earlier this year when I was in the US, but had to withdraw a day before the R1 due to personal issues.
Moved to the ME, applied to the Associate role. Received the Solve invite within a couple of days - I had the recruiting inbox linked to the email for a merge, which they confirmed. A few weeks after, I got the Solve invite again (active now, expiry Sept 17th). I've written to highlight this, but haven't received a response yet.

I have a couple of questions:
1. Has anyone been in a similar situation before, and if so, how did you navigate this?
2. Does this mean my profile is under active consideration, or is this likely a system error?
3. Is it that they want me to retake the Solve with these multiple invites? The FAQs clearly say that a candidate is only supposed to take 1 during a rolling 12 month period, and that throws me off

Thanks, and I'd love to hear opinions on how I should be dealing with this.
I am alternatively trying to reach out to people working within the office, the recruiting inbox as well as the office support itself - but since I'm also running out of time on the actual invite, looking for advice parallely.

Answer 1

Hey there :)

This sounds much more like a system or application merge issue than a signal that they want you to take Solve again. Given that you already completed it within the last 12 months, I definitely wouldn’t retake it without explicit confirmation from recruiting. I’d keep following up with the recruiting team and, if possible, someone in the relevant ME office, while keeping screenshots of the different invites and your previous Solve completion. The fact that you received the invite quickly after applying is at least consistent with your application being processed, but I wouldn’t read too much into the duplicate invite itself.

best, Alessa :)

Answer 2

Hi,

I would take the Solve before the 17th and keep chasing the recruiting inbox in parallel.

I would not read the duplicate as a signal either way. The one-attempt rule in the FAQs covers retakes a candidate requests, so an invite the system sent you is a different case.

When you write to the inbox again, name the September 17 expiry so the question is dated.

Happy to go into the McKinsey experienced hire process in more detail by message.

Best,

Franco

Answer 3

Hi there,

Don't take Solve again unless McKinsey tells you to.

You've done the right thing by emailing. This is probably just a system/merge issue, but only the recruiter can confirm.

The duplicate invite doesn't tell you anything about whether you're under active consideration.

Send one clear follow-up: “I completed Solve on [date]. Should I take this one again or will my existing result be used?” Given the deadline, you can also call the office.

Then leave it. Keep case prepping and applying elsewhere!

Answer 4

Don't read too much into this. I see this exact mix up every recruiting cycle, someone moves countries, their profile gets merged, and the system spits out a duplicate invite. It's a glitch, not a secret green light.

Don't let the invite expire while you wait for a reply. Go ahead and take the Solve now. Keep chasing the recruiting inbox in parallel, and if you know anyone in the ME office, a quick nudge from them usually gets things sorted faster than email ever does.