Hi there,

First of all, congratulations on the progress in the application process with BCG thus far!

I would be happy to share my thoughts on your questions:

• First of all, it seems like you made quite a few mistakes during the interview, but it's really hard to judge your performance from an outside perspective. I would therefore advise you to distract yourself and not think about whether your performance was solid enough or not.
• Moreover, in the end, all interviewees must agree with the decision and there is no weighting of their opinions.

You can find more on this topic here: How to succeed in the final interview round.

If you would like a more detailed discussion on how to best prepare for your upcoming interviews, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.

Best,

Hagen

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Many mistakes, clear a systematic weakness in the market sizing exercise. Which is actually one you can train previously. You will need to do a strong market sizing in order to get the offer.

Given that this is the 2nd interview of the same round, it is not clear you will have a market sizing. But you will definitely have one in the next round. Make sure you are very well prepared for that. I run market estimates focused coaching sessions, if that's something you'd like to try.

If you have a strong 2nd interview, with a clear spike in your performance (i.e., an area where you do very well), you have a chance to move to the next round.

P.S. Forgetting to “Restate the question” is not a mistake at all. You are not being evaluated on that. The reason why it is advisable to restate the question is to make sure that your recommendation is addressing that specific question (if it is not, then that is a relevant mistake).

Hi there,

1) What is your opinion on my performance?

From your description, there were indeed several issues, so at least in terms of that specific interview, it doesn’t look very promising.

2) If for example I perform better in the 2nd, will it sway the result? 

You will need both interviewers to agree that it is a pass to move to the next round. Sometimes, if the interviewers are unsure, they might offer a third interview to clear possible doubts. Regardless, the best option you have now is to do your best in the second interview.

Good luck!

Francesco

Hi there,

1. Fully agree with Pedro, albeit it's always difficult to comment on a performance you have not seen live. It sounds like you made quite a few errors throughout the interview.

2. Both interviewers would need to agree on the offer, not just one.

Fingers crossed for a positive outcome!

Cheers,

Florian

First of all, good job on the introspection process. 

In that sense, you seem to have a good grasp of what went well and what went wrong. 

It's impossible to tell since I wasn't in the actual interview, but based on your description, the performance sounds borderline to under-borderline. 

They might still give you a chance to improve on the feedback before the next round. 

Let's hope for the best. 

In the meantime, try to keep yourself busy and make useful progress by applying to other roles.

Best,
Cristian