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Anonymous A

on Nov 10, 2021

Global

MBB chances after final round (6th interview)

Hi,

I had 2 partner interviews in second round. After one week HR said that I need to have another round with a senior partner who leads overall region (so a very senior partner). I had the round 2 days ago. It was a general conversation where he asked me about my experience and some fit questions. Nothing technical/case related. At the end he also answered my question in details and said “let’s hope to continue our conversation” (don’t get the last part meaning).

I thought if you dont get a call same day it’s A rejection. Is that true?
Why was interview with senior partner scheduled as it was not planned earlier?

update: one more final round interview scheduled with a partner. HR mentioned overal feedback is positive but wanted to test some more areas.

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Udayan

Coach

on Nov 10, 2021

Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

Please have some patience. It's not always the case that you get a call the same day. They have to discuss your candidacy before making a decision this can sometimes take a week. There's nothing in your note to indicate that the interview went terribly so at this time it's all about waiting to see what the feedback was

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Anonymous A

on Nov 11, 2021

Thank you Udayan for your comments.
Just heard back from HR. They want another interview (4th interview in final round as thet arent able to decide yet). Feedback is generally positive but they want to test more. Dont know if that is just a reason to reject or they have other candidates in the pipeline that they are interviewing.
Will keep the community posted.

Udayan

Coach

on Nov 11, 2021

Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

It means that they are interested but you did not completely kill the interviews either. At this point you want to make sure you do really well in the 4th round!

Andi

Coach

on Nov 11, 2021

BCG 1st & Final Round interviewer | Personalized prep with >95% success rate | 7yrs coaching | Experienced Hires

Hi there,

This means that you're still in the race - congrats on that first of all!
If you get an extra interview it's most likely what some consulting firms call a "3rd look". This likely means that in the previous round, one of the interviews was on the stronger side, one on the weaker side, but still good enough (assuming you had 2 in that round) - so the interviewers simply couldn't conclude in either direction with 100% confidence.

What this practically means is that if you do well on the 4th round, chances to receive an offer are very high. As other coaches mentioned, the firm just wants to be very sure, before they make a hiring decisions.

Good luck with the final round!

Pedro

Coach

on Nov 10, 2021

Bain | EY-Parthenon | Former Principal | 1.5h session | 30% discount 1st session

“I thought if you dont get a call dame day it’s A rejection. Is that true?”

No, this is not true at all. It can take more days, particularly if it's not a “regular” hire, which is your case. Namely because they may be recruiting for a single position and need to go through the several candidates before making a decision (this is different from regular recruiting where they are hiring a whole “batch” of people, and can give out offers until getting close to the target batch size)

Why was interview with senior partner scheduled as it was not planned earlier?

Because they probably want to be sure they are hiring the right person for the right role at the right rank. While this is more or less standard for university hires or people with consulting experience, for industry hires it requires an additional ammount of fine-tunning, hence the need for additional interviews.

“let’s hope to continue our conversation”

It means he enjoyed the conversation and is still considering you for the role. Of course he may need to talk to other candidates before making a decision.

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Anonymous A

on Nov 11, 2021

Thank you Pedro for your comments.
Just heard back from HR. They want another interview (4th interview in final round as thet arent able to decide yet). Feedback is generally positive but they want to test more. Dont know if that is just a reason to reject or they have other candidates in the pipeline that they are interviewing.
Will keep the community posted.

Pedro

Coach

on Nov 11, 2021

Bain | EY-Parthenon | Former Principal | 1.5h session | 30% discount 1st session

That's good news. Hope you nail the interview!

Ian

Coach

on Nov 10, 2021

Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Hi there,

Honestly, this is extremely promising!

Generally, when they have this “extra” round, it's because they just want to be sure of their decision (to hire).

I don't like getting people's hopes up (or down) with conjecture, but this is normally a very good sign.

Please be patient! Give it at least a week before you followup!

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Anonymous A

on Nov 11, 2021

Thank you Ian for your comments.
Just heard back from HR. They want another interview (4th interview in final round as thet arent able to decide yet). Feedback is generally positive but they want to test more. Dont know if that is just a reason to reject or they have other candidates in the pipeline that they are interviewing.
Will keep the community posted.