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Thanks for the response! I wonder how long the initial story should be (before they interrupt you and after the 1 liner version). 30 seconds? 1 minute?
Hey no worries, I would not be timing your initial response for a couple of reasons. 1 - it artificially limits your content when the interviewer is truly looking for an interesting synopsis. 2 - Your story is your personal experience and depending on the complexity it will take more time.
Thanks Lucas!
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What FIT questions have u seen in McK interviews ? Trying to make a list .Thanks
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Hi mate,
Just went through 4 interviews with McKinsey and here are 4 top level questions they asked as well as some detailed drill-down questions based on the top level questions.
- (EM) Tell me about a time either at work or outside where you had a critical disagreement with your stakeholder and how you navigated this.
- (Senior EM) Tell me about a time where you faced a difficult team related problem and how you navigated this.
- (Partner) Tell me about a time where you had to demonstrate your leadership capabilities to convincing a team on an approach.
- (Partner) Talk about your leadership capabilities, but I want you to imagine you are on the front page of the newspaper, I want to see your 5 word Headline, and three dot points that are 10 words or less that described what you did.
The final question was definitely unique, and I think it was an interesting way for the partner to see how well you can synthesize and summarise your stories.
Some deep dive questions included:
"Why did you choose X place to talk to Y?"
"What reactions were you looking for?"
"What was your actual quote?"
I was offered the position at McKinsey as well so if you have any specific questions let me know.
Cheers
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Tell me about a time you demonstrated leadership?
Tell me about a time you resolved a conflict in your team?
