(after) the Final round - McKinsey

Expert track finalround McKinsey
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Iris fragte am 22. Juni 2020

Dear Community,

so, I've made it to get to the final round. This gave already a great feeling, but now comes the "but". I had a touch base call with the HR (a few days after my final interview). I asked for a feedback which in overall was good - no points that I need to work on, etc. He said that he knows everything and I need now to discuss with the local - HR partner.

The discussion happened last Tuesday and since that time no one contacted me again. Shall I kindly approach him and ask for the follow-up with regard to the local HR chat? How long after the final round you can expect the decision such as "you got the job"?

I am in a limbo stage - in one hand, I have positive feelings in other hand - I am afraid that the silence indicates that they have changed their minds? Could you please give me some thoughts on the decision after the final round? This is the expert track not a consulting position. Thank you!

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Mehdi
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Hi,

I think it would not harm if you send a nice follow up message to the HR asking if there are any updates. Sometimes HR get swamped with the number of follow up calls they have to make but they should definitely get back to you. A nice email would be totally fine!

Good luck :)

Mehdi

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Francesco
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Hi Iris,

it is unusual that they haven’t provided feedback yet – McKinsey is usually pretty fast in giving answers (usually few days independently on the outcome).

You can definitely contact HR again after one week (so tomorrow) – a polite reminder won’t be an issue in any case.

Best,

Francesco

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Iris am 22. Juni 2020

Mehdi & Francesco thanks a lot for your feedback :-) I will do so!

Ian
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Hi Iris,

Definitely make sure you've waited 1 week, but afterwards it's perfectly reasonable to reach out.

Make sure the email is short and sweet!

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Robert
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antwortete am 22. Juni 2020
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Hi Iris,

Thanks for sharing the relevant details about your situation!

Usually McKinsey answers even the same day or next working day - however, logistics and time pressure issues can lead to a delay though. Not that common, but it happens occassionally - so no need to be worried.

If you like you can give your contact a short call and investigate a bit - it won't hurt!

Hope this helps - if so, please be so kind and give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!

Robert

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Udayan
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antwortete am 22. Juni 2020
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Hi Iris,

As pointed out by others, it is totally fine to send a nicely worded email asking for any updates on their end. It could very likely be that the meeting got pushed out for some reason or the other.

Hang in there!

Udayan

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Clara
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Hello!

THis limbo is very unique honestly.

I would for sure contact HR politely, seems that they had agenda problems or something alike.

Keep us posted on the result so we know if it happens again to someone!

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

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Luca
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Hello,

Silence can mean a lot of things (positive and negative) in these cases, do not overthink and try to reach out to HR that followed your process (I would avoid to contact directly the HR partner, at least for now).

Best,
Luca

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Gaurav
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Hi Iris,

That’s totally fine to call or text HR and kindly ask about any feedback. But you need to be sure that at least 1 week is gone.

Do you need any further help?

All the best,

GB

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Anonym antwortete am 18. Sept. 2020

Dear Iris!

I would recommend you to contact the recruiting of McKinsey to clarify the status of your application, and the best way of how you should proceed. As already mentioned, this silence can mean a lot. So just make a friendly call to ensure everything's all right.

Hope it helps!

Best,

André

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