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What else can be done to increase the success rate in the final McKinsey round?

Hi, everyone!

What else can be done to increase the success rate in the final McKinsey round?

As I know, I need to focus more on my feedback, pei stories and be ready for brainstorming sessions. Also, research the industries that the partners work in.

Where is it possible to find similar cases to those that are common in final round? Which casebooks or other resources would you recommend to use?

What would you recommend to do?

Thanks in advance!

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am 8. Mai 2021
#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success: ➡ interviewoffers.com | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Hi there,

You have already a good list of activities, well done ;)

I agree with Antonello, Ian and Udayan. Also, if you wrote down the parts of cases where you struggled the most during the preparation, I would recommend to have a look at them again. Reviewing previous regular mistakes will help more than doing new cases from scratch once you reach an intermediate level.

In terms of questions, I have a db with 700+ real MBB questions asked globally, if you need help please feel free to PM me.

Best,

Francesco

Anonym A
am 8. Mai 2021
Thanks!)
Ian
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am 8. Mai 2021
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Hi there,

A few tips:

  1. Work on any weaknesses they may have identified in the first round
  2. Practice not just harder cases, but less structured and less "typical" cases
  3. Practice "randomness" and toughness in questioning. I.e. unexpected behavioral questions, brainstorming prompts, etc.

The best resource? Genuinely? A coach! Nothing can better mimic the real experience than a good coach!

Anonym A
am 8. Mai 2021
Thank you for your recommendations!
Ian
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am 8. Mai 2021
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success
My pleasure!
am 7. Mai 2021
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi, top-down communication and PEI are crucial to succeed in partner interviews. I would also focus on motivational questions like why consulting, why McK, and why the office. Are you applying for a specific practice or as a genralist?

Best,
Antonello 

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am 8. Mai 2021
Thank you! I am applying as a generalist. And I want to dedicated more time to review PEI and motivational questions, esp. "why consulting"
Udayan
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am 7. Mai 2021
Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

Congrats on the final round interview!

One thing that I see missing on your list is - be ready to speak about anything on your resume. They can pick out the smallest detail and ask you to elaborate on it so make sure you are very familiar with what you have written.

Udayan

Anonym
am 8. Mai 2021
Thank you very much! I printed out my cv and cover letter.
Florian
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am 10. Mai 2021
1400 5-star reviews across platforms | 600+ offers | Highest-rated case book on Amazon | Uni lecturer in US, Asia, EU

Hey there,

If you made it to the second round, you already have what it takes to also pass this one. In short, keep doing what you have been doing since it worked.

In long,

  • put special emphasis on your perceived areas of weakness (to feel more confident)
  • work on the areas you received feedback on after the first round (because final round interviews will be briefed on them)
  • draft new PEI stories for each dimension (to not reuse the old ones)
  • prepare for alternative fit questions that partners like to ask (why consulting, why McKinsey, resume questions,...)
  • prepare for McKinsey specific creative and non-framework based case question --> reach out if you want to know more

Cheers,

Florian

Anonym A
am 10. Mai 2021
Thank you for your detailed recommendations!
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