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If an MBB firm takes a long time to give a final offer for a summer internship after final round, is it a good sign or a bad sign?

Bain & Company BCG consulting Final Round internship Interview interview questions McKinsey waiting period
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While it’s hard to know for sure, what’s most likely happening is that they are deciding how many people they want to hire next year and are going to give an offer based on that number. Unfortunately there’s not that mu ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Roland Berger interview process in APAC

Interview Roland Berger
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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe
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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe
Hi there, in addition to all the comments and explanations, find below a few practice cases that are representative of the Roland Berger style across various interview rounds: https://www.preplounge.com/de/case-sammlung ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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PEI McKinsey Leadership

FIT Interview leadership McKinsey PEI
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BCG Dubai Project Leader | Learn to think like a Consultant | Free personalised prep plan | 6+ years in Consulting
You do not necessarily need to be in a leadership position in order to exhibit leadership qualities. Guiding, inspiring, motivating, encouraging, empowering, influencing, etc. etc. are just some of the qualities that hi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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3 weeks since my final Interview at big 4. Should I even be hopeful at this point?

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Hi there, Unlike MBB, Big 4 take quite some time to provide outcomes (in particular in the Middle East). So you cannot really infer much from the waiting time (although usually the more you wait, the less likely is th ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Positive feedback but no offer yet

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You have been waitlisted
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Partner interview got postponed for 3 times

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Unfortunately there isn't much you can do in this situation.
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I AM SCHEDULED FOR A COFFE CHAT, PLEASE WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS DO I EXPECT?

Bain Bain & Company BCG BCGDubai chat coffee Coffee Chat consulting Fresh Graduate Interview last round MBB Mck McKinsey McKinsey & Company networking oliverwyman Recruiter Referral
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, I'm sorry but I'm going to have to disagree with the other consultants here. Not only have I run the analytics around how important networking is (it's important), but missing a company-sponsored coffee ch ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Final Round Interview

2ndround Case Interview Final Round Interview management consulting MBB McKinsey Final Round Preparing for final round at McK second round
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Sure - happy to share a few tips for the final round.  Here they are: Work on the feedback provided in the previous rounds. Most firms communicate the feedback from the previous rounds to the final interviewer. It's imp ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How long does it take to schedule final round interviews for Deloitte Digital?

Deloitte Digital Interview recruiting
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Always reach out to whoever manages the process i.e., the recruiter. It's absolutely normal to ask for an update on your situation. As long as you're polite, it's never a problem.  Best,Cristian
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From Tier 2 to Top Tier Consulting Firm

Application application process Bain Bain & Company BCG career progression Case Interview Change Career Change Firm Change Firms Change Job Experienced Hire Interview Lateral Hire MBB McKinsey MMB Oliver Wyman Roland Berger strategy& switch Top tier
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Hello, I have known several people who joined a BCG Paris after having work for a few years in other consulting firms (either top 20 or boutique/specialized) Evaluation criteria during cases interviews will remain rou ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What are typical questions when interviewing for a partner role in Big 4 or MBB?

Big 4 Interview MBB partner
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Hi, One specific pointer from my side is that don't surprised if you are asked to case.  Even at MBB, partner hires get asked to case, so this might be definitely so for Big 4. In addition I would suggest that you prepa ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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McKinsey PEI - Personal Impact

FIT Interview MBB McKinsey McKinsey PEI PEI personal experience interview Personal Fit Personalfit Story
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Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, There are some great prior Q&As for this. One example is here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/mckinsey-pei-number-of-stories-6842 Personal Stories Step 1 - Categorize the main sto ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What Questions to Ask in Partner Interview

Final Round Interview
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Hi, questions about interviewer experience are always great, showing your curiosity in her motivation and expertise. If you have the chance to know before the name of the interviewer (you can ask it to HR the day before ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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PEI Questions

fitquestion Interview PEI
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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author
Hi Mehrasa, I copied for you an answer from my own "McKinsey PEI Blog" here: For most candidates, the McKinsey PEI lasts in total around 12-15 minutes. It follows some social chit-chat in the very beginning of your ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How improve my PEI stories?

Fit Interview Stories I'm preparing to McK coming next week Interview interview story McKinsey McKinsey & Company PEI personal experience interview
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BCG Dubai Project Leader | Learn to think like a Consultant | Free personalised prep plan | 6+ years in Consulting
The fact that you got feedback during an interview is itself unique and promising. Probably the interview saw potential in you - and felt that it was the story-telling that was undermining your profile. I would suggest ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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BCG Online Case Experience

Bain BCG BCG Case Interview bcg consulting BCG Lagos BCG New Online Test BCG online case BCG Online Case Experience BCG online case interview BCG Online Test BCG Potential Test BCG preparation BCGOnlineCase BCGonlinetest bcgtest Boston Consulting Group firstround interactive Interview management consulting MBB Mck Online test onlinetest pre-interview RolandBerger The Boston Consulting Group
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, One of the questions from last year's test asks you to figure out the increased profit margin when merging 2 entities. Entity A has x profit margin and x % of market share. Entity B has y profit margin and y p ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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When to ask which questions: Which questions do you ask before you come up with a structure and which do you ask after?

asking questions brainstorming brainstorming questions Case Interview case study Clarifying questions Interview issue tree MBB order of operations preparation rule of thumb Structure
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
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Pre-structure questions 1) Clarify the business model. Even if you think you understand it, try to repeat it to make sure that you understand in correctly. 2) Clarify the objective. Here make sure that your goal is: ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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All Consulting Internship slots full for the Summer?

Application BCG Case Interview Interview MBB McKinsey Oliver Wyman strategy&
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Former BCG consultant and teacher/adult trainer with experience in US, India, and Middle East
Srihari
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Former BCG consultant and teacher/adult trainer with experience in US, India, and Middle East
The short answer is - if you were given an interview, there are 'slots' open. They wouldn't waste their and your time if there was no chance of an offer. Consulting firms generally have targets for summer internshi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Quant skills

Case Calculations Case Interview Interview Math problem McKinsey prep preparation profitability analysis Quantitative skills
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Hi Moji, it seems your issue is not the math computation, but rather how to structure the math part once you receive a question (that is, the logic behind that you should apply). This means you should not work on your ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Casecoach vs Crafting cases?

Bain Bain & Company BCG BCG McKinsey and Bain Case Material casecoach caseinterview caseinterviews Client and MBB craftingcases currently preparing for MBB Interview MBB Mck McKinsey online courses
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, Let me give you a real answer :) Best for building up (from beginner to intermediate): Case Coach Best for frameworking/structuring: Crafting Cases Best for case partners + Q&A: Preplounge Best to move fro ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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