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Anonymous A

on Nov 05, 2020

Global

Waiver of online test if referred by Partner?

Hi, this question is for BCG specifically. I recently heard from a colleague of mine who got into McK that she went straight to cases in her interview process since she was an internal referral. Does anyone know if this is the case with BCG as well? Will they waive the online test and send you straight to case interviews if you are referred by a partner? Thanks!

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Clara

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on Nov 05, 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

Honestly it is difficult to judge without knowing the whole case.

For instance, in my case, I did not have the test as a pre-screening since I was coming from a McK recruiting event in Spain that had hard recruiting before. Hence, there are cases in which indeed it´s waived.

TBH, and I could be wrong here, partner referral does not seem to me as something that would waive the test.

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

Ian

Coach

on Nov 05, 2020

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

Hi there,

It's honestly on a case by case basis.

In principle, the online test is to add a screening step in case they are not 100% sure about you (which is hard to reach).

Vlad

Coach

on Nov 06, 2020

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi,

It depends on how the partner makes a referral. If done officially through the system - most probably you will skip the test. IF he just passes your resume to HR - it's totally unpredictable if the test will be waived.

Best

Gaurav

Coach

on Nov 12, 2020

#1 MBB Coach(Placed 750+ in MBBs & 1250+ in Tier2)| The Only 360° coach(Ex-McKinsey+Certified Coach+Active recruiter)

Hi there,
This can differ from case to case. It can be so if you have an appropriate referral. However, if they are not sure about you, most likely you will have an interview.

All the best,