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1st round interview and math mistakes

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Cristian

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Hi there, As you might imagine, it's very hard to tell, but based on the info provided, if you do pass, it's going to be a borderline pass. Don't imagine that you need to have a perfect performance in order to pass ma ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Changing the structure in the middle of a case?

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Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

This is a point that I frequently emphasize when coaching candidates: if you find out that your structure from the beginning has been missing an important element, it is not only ok, but ESSENTIAL to refer back to your ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Daniel

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Daniel

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The biggest and the most common Personal Fit mistake I've been seeing while being an interviewer at McKinsey is focusing on content vs focusing on interpersonal interractions. What do I mean by that? You can tell any ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Jamie

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Former Tier 2, now MBB in Dubai. Here to chill :)

Hi there, Will give you my 2cents as current MBB consultant. For starters, your opening is quite confusing - what "mistakes" are we talking about? The first step of not making mistakes is actually having a crystal ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Math mistakes in interviews

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Guennael

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In my experience, interviewers will and do point out math mistakes - I know I do. Yes it is stressful, but how you respond is telling us a lot. It is often ok to make ONE math error btw, I probably did one in every sing ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Following a structure that is flawed from the beginning

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Hi Anonymous, once you recognize your structure is flawed, you should not follow it anymore. The ideal thing in this situation is to tell the interviewer you recognized some elements should be added/modified in it, as ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What are typical reasons why you reject interviewees?

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Vlad

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Vlad

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Hi, I would list a number of things: Case interview: Not listening to the interviewer (Forgetting the information provided, not listening to the interviewer's tips, answering the wrong question) Poor structure ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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