McKinsey Interview Follow-up

Question

Hi all,

I have a bit of a silly question, but I am getting very conflicting feedback from different sources. I interviewed at McKinsey and received an invite to R2. However, I only spoke with one of my interviewers, as they were the one who called me.

Would it be appropriate to send a thank-you note to the other interviewer as well? Considering I do technically know what their feedback was either way.

Also, having seen some other questions on the topic, I do have the interviewer's email, so I would theoretically not have to go out of my way to send a message. Just worried about optics.

Thank you!

Answer 1

Hi,

Sending a thank-you email is definitely a nice thing to do, and it’s perfectly fine to send one to both interviewers. Just keep it short and simple, and avoid including questions that would require the interviewer to spend time replying.

That said, if the idea is that the thank-you email might give you an advantage in the recruiting process, that’s unfortunately not how it works. It typically has no impact on the evaluation or the next round.

Feel free to thank them for their time. When I was interviewing candidates, I received many thank-you emails, sometimes even from candidates who didn’t move forward in the process, and they were always nice to receive.

Good luck with your next round!
Franco

Answer 2

Hi! You can send a thank you note to the other interviewer as well if you wish to do so politely. Remember that this does not give you any advantage in the recruiting process incase you are thinking about it from that perspective. Thanking them for their time and feedback, and keeping them updated on your progress to the next round is quite okay. Good luck for the upcoming interviews!

Answer 3

Agreed with the other answers here, a "thank you" note never hurts, though it also doesn't give you any advantage in the interviewing process

Where the "thank you" note can have a slight impact is if you are successful and join the firm, then you have a colleague that you can reach out to who will remember your politeness and would be more likely to share a few minutes to help you navigate the firm

Hope this helps, and best luck, McKinsey can be a fun journey