Hi,
once you pass the CV screening only your performance will count. The personal part has the same importance as case resolution, and in particular, your fit with company values and mindset will be crucial as well as your personal contribution, leadership, and entrepreneurship skills. Top-down communication will be another fundamental aspect, valued both in the fit part and the business case and it will be important to work on this during case prep.

Hope it helps,
Antonello

Hello,

In case of both candidates doing a great interview it's likely that they will both receive an offer.
The interviewer don't consider the CV in his valuation. An impressive CV can influence the interviewer but the fit part is far more important and significant.
To answer your last question: the MBA is one of the best plus that a candidate can have.

Best,
Luca

Hello!

In MBB in general, you are competing "against yourself", meaning that if they like you as a candidate, you get in -even if they just hired another person who was also great, even if you followed an approach that is correct but it was used by other candidates too.

This said, for sure orginality is a bonus, and using the typical frameworks is a minus.

Furthermore, don´t understimate FIT! I have seen maaaaany people with a decent case rejected for lack of fit. At the end, the person who is interviewing you is a consultant, not HR! He/she is trying ultimately to answer the question "would I staff this person in my team, even when it comes to working 100 h/week together?".

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

Hi,

First of all, your fit interview at McKinsey is 50% fo success. So don't underestimate it.

Secondly - you can't find 2 people who would solve the case in a similar way. There are tons of mistakes you can do and it's very easy to stand out if you have a good performance.

Thirdly - your education and resume do not matter at this point. It matters how you talk about it and how you describe it (coming back to the fit part)

Finally - despite the formal criterion, the interviews are very subjective. So you should definitely have a connection with the interviewer

Best

Hi,

There are many different factors considered when evaluating candidates, such as:

• Past experience (i.e. fit is important)
• Overall communication (i.e. you need to build a connection with the interviewer)
• Problem-solving (i.e. you need to outperform others during the case interview)

Best,

Deniz