Hey there,

The McK interviewers mindset is to collect enough valid data points on your performance to make a clear statement on your success or failure. If you excel 3 case questions, the case might end and you move on to the next round.

On the other hand, if a candidate is able to go through 6 questions in 25 minutes that could indicate that

• the structures are not creative or exhaustive
• insights were missed in the charts and implications not properly discussed
• math was faulty

GeneraIly, if your performance is stellar in some questions and lagging in others, the interviewer has more ‘’backup'' questions to ask and test more specifically (''was this just an outlier or is he really struggling with math?'').

In the McKinsey interview you should take your time to ensure a stellar performance, rather than moving quickly through the case, and that most of the time means you won't go through all questions of the case. 

Quality over quantity!

I have written a detailed article to shine more light on this here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/mckinsey-interview

Cheers,

Florian

1. They have multiple suggested questions, but rarely (if ever) use all of them in a single interview
2. The interviewer will not ask more questions just to fill in spare time. He will if he thinks he needs more data.
3. So you should focus on giving good answers, not on rushing things for the sake of being fast. But make sure you are efficient with your time.

Best - Pedro

Hi there,

Deep breaths…you're slightly overcomplicating this :)

They could ask 1 question or a 100 - just be prepared for anything. “Take my time” is the wrong mindset, as is “rushing through”. Ultimately, you want to: answer the question in a structured and time-efficient manner.

Treat each question independently and don't worry about what comes next - each question is evaluating its own thing and you do want to answer each one to the best of your ability.

Hi there! You seem to have edited and removed the question text. Might want to bring it back!

Let us know! :)