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Interview cut short

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Anonym A fragte am 5. Aug. 2021

Hi,

What does interview cut short generally a sign of. Does it necessarily mean that one messed it up?

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Sophia
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antwortete am 6. Aug. 2021
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Hello!
 

It depends, of course, but generally this just means that you ran out of time. This could be because you rambled - or it could be because the interviewer lost track of time and didn't guide you through the case at a sufficiently thorough pace, it really depends. I would reflect on the overall dynamics of the interview before concluding that this was a good thing or a bad thing - did you feel like you established a connection with the interviewer? Was the case/behavioral discussion flowing? And so on.

Best of luck with the interview process!

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Ian
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Hi there,

Honestly, it depends…did you spend 30 minutes rambling on and not progressing?

Or, did the interviewer having to run to another meeting (likely client meeting) and just didn't have time to have a full session?

If the former, yes, that's bad. If the latter, don't sweat it!

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Agrim
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It is not possible to say without more details:

  • Did you run over the time limit?
  • Were you going completely in the wrong direction and the interviewer decided that it is not reprievable?
  • Were you going in the bloody right direction and the interviewer made his judgment
  • Maybe the interviewer got an emergency client commitment (although thats not generally seen)

Could be anything. Just wait it out!

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Francesco
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Hi there,

It’s it impossible to say without more details. It may be a sign you spent too much time in one particular area but there could be other reasons as well.

Best,

Francesco

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Florian
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Hey there,

Hard to tell without being there.

In McKinsey interviews, this is a definite possibility if the candidate performed both well and swiftly. In that case, it would be a good sign rather than a bad sign.

How was your own perception of your performance and how did you read the interviewer?

Fingers crossed!

Cheers,

Florian

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Ken
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It’s impossible to say (or at best speculate) with the limited details you’ve shared.

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