No response after the 1st interview of second round with Mckinsey

Question

Hi

I started an application with one of the office in Mckinsey as an experienced hire. The first round interview was with HRs and it went well. I was told there were supposed to be two interviews in the second round with EMs. I had my first one a month ago, the formate of the interview was quite deviated from what they said on the website and I don’t think it went well. The experience they asked for, didn’t match well what I have.

Then after that interview, there was no response from the HR. I followed up one week after the interview and HR asked me if I had time available for an interview the week after. I replied with my available date and time, but after that, it has been 3 weeks and no more response the HR. I tried to reach out to her several times and asked if there would be a second interview or a decision has been made and the process has been terminated, but still no response. Online status still shows in progress.

I understand I am not a strong candidate but if there is any chance I would try to get it. Any suggestions on how I could turn this around, even though the chance is low?

Answer 1

Hi there,

McKinsey normally focuses a lot on having a good recruiting process. If they mentioned one additional interview, I don’t think they will cancel it, even if your performance in the first interview was not good.

I would recommend trying to contact HR over the phone as it has been already 3 weeks since you heard from them.

Best,

Francesco

Answer 2

If they were to reject you - they would have let you know.

A “no response” just means some delay, and that you got to wait it out and keep chasing the HR.

Answer 3

Mckinsey (and other top consulting firms) treats HR processes seriously. So when you have a rejection you will know. If they said the want a 3rd interview, there will be a 3rd interview.

So start preparing for that and make sure you improve since the previous one.

In the meantime yes, it seems that you may have to chase HR for a while, although that is not supposed to be necessary.

Answer 4

Hi there,

You just need to practice a bit of patience! I'm a bit concerned by “I tried to reach out to her several times” - I really hope “several” means once or twice and not 3+.

Try to be patient in this process and only follow up after multiple weeks of no response - these things take time to process!

Answer 5

Hi, any update to your situation?