Hi everone,
I have 2 questions for you:
1) I am doing Mck interviews and, as everybody knows, the first part are fit questions. Do you have some information about how they want you to structure the question (if they want it)? How direct yo should be every question?
2) During the case, in the first question, should you always do the structure? Even if they have asked you about some factors that are the cause of a phenomenon?
Thanks everybody!
Hi,
Interviewer usually asks 3 sets of questions:
The length is related to your story and additional questions your interviewer may ask.
I recommend using the STAR framework:
It is important that the Interviewers will drill down into your story to understand the dynamics, your reactions and decisions and most of all the rationale behind them. They will follow up with other questions as you tell your story to make sure they understand it in enough detail. I recommend to prepare for these additional questions in advance.
Best,
Vlad
Hi Anonymous,
as for your first question, the PEI at McKinsey is structured around three key dimensions, leadership, impact and drive. I have provided a description for them below:
1) Leadership is about leading a whole team in a challenging situation and showing team management skills. Questions include:
Here you want to emphasize how you overcome a difficult situation leading a team.
2) Personal Impact is mainly based on persuading someone about doing/not doing something. Questions include:
Here you want to emphasize your influence on someone else, usually in disagreement with you.
3) Entrepreneurial Drive is about implementing something overcoming major difficulties. Examples include:
Here you want to emphasize the achievement you reached and the process that led you there.
The best way to structure your stories is to use the STARR approach (Situation, Task, Action, Rational for action and Results), which helps the interviewer to understand all the key areas of your story.
Besides the previous dimensions, common questions also include:
As for your second question, yes, you should always start the case with a structure. Moreover, you should also structure your approach for questions asked during the case, before proceeding with brainstorming/creativity solutions.
Hope this helps,
Francesco
Hi A,
I would recommend you to fit your answer in this common framework which is winning for any personal fit question:
1. Situation
2. Problem
3. Solving
4 Result
5. Your learnings.
Good luck!
Best,
André
On the top of the questions of what has been said. I want to provide you with tiny recommendation on how to answer them.
Nothing could be easier than this questions, and nothing can be tougher. the easiest way to make it your answer unstructure is to go through your resume in a chronological way. Basically the question behind this question from the interviewer is to get an understanding how is your experience, skills and accomplishments make you an ideal candidate for that specific role.
So, to answer brilliant on this question take out from your resume the most relevant experience and structure your narration in a way that will reply to the following questions:
How led you to that role
What did you learn from that role
How did that influence your next steps
Also, I would recommend you to use STAR+L approach (Situation, Task, Approach, Result, Learnings).
Does it make sense to you?
GB
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Hello!
On top of the insights already shared in the post, next week will be pusblished in PrepLounge´s Shop material related.
In concrete, the "Integrated FIT guide for MBB". 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.
Hope you find it useful!
Fit question is to check if you can become a part of the company from the day one. You either understand and belong to the firm or not. If you want to be perfect on the fit question - you need to get into the consulting mode right straight from the beginning. You have to be sharp and professional not less. Think about it & act accordingly. Starting from the morning when you wake up for your interview day, and up until the moment you exit the firm's building. If you need to get a role model - talk to the real consultants from McKinsey. And practice as much as you can. Since the moment they see you are one of them - you're there. Period.
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