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During the interviews they are gonna ask you if you had any experience and every kind of experience will be appreciated but it's not something mandatory.
Try to understand of you had any experience (even in sport or events) where you had to "manage" people, it would be something nice to have.
The only exception is when you apply for a senior position and not as "entry level analyst".
Hope it helps,
Luca
General speaking: no.
During the interviews they are gonna ask you if you had any experience and every kind of experience will be appreciated but it's not something mandatory.
Try to understand of you had any experience (even in sport or events) where you had to "manage" people, it would be something nice to have.
The only exception is when you apply for a senior position and not as "entry level analyst".
Hi,
it depends on your seniority and on the role are you applying for. It's important to stress in your CV leadership or entrepreneurial experiences, but they do not have to be necessarily related to working environment as a manager.
Hope it helps,
Anto
Hi,
it depends on your seniority and on the role are you applying for. It's important to stress in your CV leadership or entrepreneurial experiences, but they do not have to be necessarily related to working environment as a manager.
For the entry stages like intern or analyst you don't require managerial experience
For an associate (mck) consultant (BCG, Bain) level, the managerial experience will help you, however, it's not mandatory (e.g. Investment Banking analyst as prior job)
Best
Hi,
For the entry stages like intern or analyst you don't require managerial experience
For an associate (mck) consultant (BCG, Bain) level, the managerial experience will help you, however, it's not mandatory (e.g. Investment Banking analyst as prior job)
The simple answer is; no you don't. Including myself, most consultants start at MBB and other companies without significant work experience, and we all learn on the job.
Best,
Deniz
Hi,
The simple answer is; no you don't. Including myself, most consultants start at MBB and other companies without significant work experience, and we all learn on the job.
Typically the answer is no. Most people join consulting earlier on in their careers when they have not had the chance to gain manegerial experience.
The slight exception to this rule is if you were joining as an experienced hire in a more senior role where you will be manging people. There may be an expectation that if you are required to manage people during your time as a consultant, you have done so prior to that as well.
Typically the answer is no. Most people join consulting earlier on in their careers when they have not had the chance to gain manegerial experience.
The slight exception to this rule is if you were joining as an experienced hire in a more senior role where you will be manging people. There may be an expectation that if you are required to manage people during your time as a consultant, you have done so prior to that as well.
It really depends on the role that you are applying into.
For entry level, no professional managerial experiences are required. However, "leadership experiences" in various settings from academic to extracurricular activities are essential to be displayed. For example, leading a group of researchers in you university on a novel research project or a team of students in a business case competition.
For experienced hires at manager level and above (or even associate / senior associate level in some cases, depending on how large is the organization where you have your managerial experience compared to the target consulting firm), it is typically required for prospective candidates to have managerial experiences. I have to say that for some firms (e.g. MBB), to be directly appointed into a manager role, one typically needs to have a significantly more senior role at the previous companies (e.g. senior manager, head, chief, etc - again this varies depending on the size of your previous company).
There will always be exceptions, for example, someone coming from unique background such as musicians or performers. They might have experiences in leading a symphony or performing troupe, which will be evaluated as leadership experiences. Others might have a very high proficiency on specific knowledge domain, hence displaying a strong knowledge leadership.
Leaderships can be displayed in multiple ways from management, knowledge development, client cultivation, and so on.
It is good to remember that the 2 most important elements that the firms would like to see on their prospective candidates are:
Problem-solving skills
Leadership traits (including accompanying behaviors such as internally driven, tenacity, etc)
Hope it helps.
Kind regards,
Nathan
Hello there,
It really depends on the role that you are applying into.
For entry level, no professional managerial experiences are required. However, "leadership experiences" in various settings from academic to extracurricular activities are essential to be displayed. For example, leading a group of researchers in you university on a novel research project or a team of students in a business case competition.
For experienced hires at manager level and above (or even associate / senior associate level in some cases, depending on how large is the organization where you have your managerial experience compared to the target consulting firm), it is typically required for prospective candidates to have managerial experiences. I have to say that for some firms (e.g. MBB), to be directly appointed into a manager role, one typically needs to have a significantly more senior role at the previous companies (e.g. senior manager, head, chief, etc - again this varies depending on the size of your previous company).
There will always be exceptions, for example, someone coming from unique background such as musicians or performers. They might have experiences in leading a symphony or performing troupe, which will be evaluated as leadership experiences. Others might have a very high proficiency on specific knowledge domain, hence displaying a strong knowledge leadership.
Leaderships can be displayed in multiple ways from management, knowledge development, client cultivation, and so on.
It is good to remember that the 2 most important elements that the firms would like to see on their prospective candidates are:
Problem-solving skills
Leadership traits (including accompanying behaviors such as internally driven, tenacity, etc)
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McKinsey Questions
Tell me of a situation where you had an opinion and no one seemed to agree with you.
What was your goal when you decided to join university / work / clubs / a sports team?
Did you have a goal that you were not able to reach? What did you do?
What do you want to be remembered for and how are you achieving it?
What is your typical way of dealing with conflict?
Tell me of a situation where you had an opinion and no one seemed to agree with you.
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What arouses your interest when you are working / studying / doing another activity (from the CV)?
Tell me of a time where you had no idea what you were doing.
When did you use an uncommon approach to do something?
Have you ever had responsibility for other people?
Tell me of a situation where you were not the official leader.
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Tell me of a time where you had no idea what you were doing.
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The mission of SmartBridge is to help as many students as possible to complete studies and prevent that they drop from the school system, in particular in disadvantaged areas.
The client is considering starting operations for its services in the Chicago area. They hired us to understand if that makes sense. Due to the nonprofit regulation, SmartBridge should operate on its own in the market, without any partnership.
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Your client wants to understand the root causes of this 2019 trend and how to increase its profit margin again.
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