Hi Eric, congratulations to making it this far! It depends on the firm and office you are applying. At McKinsey I have led multiple final round interviews and we typically decide before as interviewer group which areas to focus on in the final round for that specific candidate. So depending on your previous round performance you might only get few personal fit questions from a partner but you can also get a full blown case + PEI interview with required performance dimensions that you need to meet in order to get the offer. Either way, I wish you the best and keep my fingers crossed. 

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Hi Eric,

You can't expect anything here.

If could be easy or the hardest interview ever. It could be all market sizing, or all fit, or all brainstorming questions.

It could be on the Partner's industry or something completely random.

You should train yourself to be agile/adaptable and react well to anything that comes your way - that's how you optimize your odds of success!

Here's a bit of reading to help: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/how-to-shift-your-mindset-to-ace-the-case

Hello!

Although every experience can be a little different, overall, your friend is totally right. That was my personal experience too, and the one of most of my coachees. Cases are simpler and less conventional, and FITs importance increases. 

If you want to deep dive on the topic, the "Integrated FIT guide for MBB" has been recently published in PrepLounge´s shop (https://www.preplounge.com/en/shop/tests-2/integrated-fit-guide-for-mbb-34)

It provides an end-to-end preparation for all three MBB interviews, tackling each firms particularities and combining key concepts review and a hands-on methodology. Following the book, the candidate will prepare his/her stories by practicing with over 50 real questions and leveraging special frameworks and worksheets that guide step-by-step, developed by the author and her experience as a Master in Management professor and coach. Finally, as further guidance, the guide encompasses over 20 examples from real candidates.

Furthermore, you can find 3 FREE Expert Articles on PreLounge, in a sreies dedicated to preparing for the different parts of FIT:

1. https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/cv-interview-questions

2. https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/motivational-fit-interview-questions

3. https://www.preplounge.com/en/behavioral-interview-questions

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Hope it helps! 

It's too hard to generalise.  You're right that final round interviewers have a tendency to focus on what they think is most important but that can vary.  At McKinsey, I saw two camps in terms of focusing on problem solving/IQ vs. fit/experience.

Hi there, 

suggest you don't expect anything - be open to any case type and question.

It is true that more senior interviewers tend to be a bit less strict about detailed structures, quant etc - however, don't take it for granted, it's really case-by-case.

Cheers, Andi