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Fit Interview Answer Structure

Fit Interview Stories McKinsey PEI

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Oliver

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Former BCG interviewer (75+ interviews for associates, consultants and MBA hires) | I will make your practice perfect

Hi there, Thanks for your questions! Let's dive into them: Personal Fit Interview Strategy: When approaching personal fit questions, it's crucial to maintain clarity and structure. I recommend using the STAR framework ( ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Expected Salary for Corporate Strategy role - Senior Associate in Dubai (UAE)

Corporate corporate development Corporate Strategy M&A salary salary negotiation strategy strategy consulting UAE

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Glassdoor is a good datapoint for that type of salary questions. Not 100% reliable, but directionally right (as long as they have a relevant number of datapoints).

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Preparation for McKinsey style interviewer led cases

Experienced Hire Interviewer-Led vs Candidate-Led cases McKinsey

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

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

Hi! It seems like people always obsess about candidate-led vs. interviewer-led, but there is no such thing as a pure "candidate-led structure" or "interviewer-led structure". It simply does not exist! Firstly, firms wi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Nick

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Bain London PE practice / ex-Interviewer and recruiting lead at Bain / I will coach you to rock those interviews

Sorry to hear the experience didn't go as well as you would have hoped. Best to check with the recruiting team, but typically once you are in the BCG online case, you are already considered past the CV and cover letter ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Nick

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This interview is for HR team to scan for any obvious red flags and avoid further investing resources if there are eligibility issues. Often the questions will be verifying their understanding of your candidacy based on ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Initial assessment preparation for Bain & Co

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Lucky for you the McKinsey PST, BCG Online Test, Bain SOVA test, etc. are all quite similar so you really can leverage the practice tests for all of them in order to prepare: The best way is to really find online tests ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Hi Francesco, Could you clarify which firms exactly? Feel free to reach out as I have a ton of cases/resources in this area!

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T2 Consulting or Big4 Strategy Specialization Unit

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Hi there, Congratulations on the offers! In terms of your question: Q: Should I defy the brand and start at a Big4 consultancy and pursue my passion? Or start with Big4 Strategy and switch later for the "brand"? It depe ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McK Solve server unreachable

Assessment Imbellus McKinsey

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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Hi there, sorry to hear about this. I think you have done what you could and tech support has to help you further here. I would just maybe also send a message to the recruiter to keep them in the loop about your issues ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Does McKinsey solve result really matter?

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Yes, IT MATTERS. Sure, how much it matters depends on how good is the rest of your application. If everything else is great then, yes, you are likely to be just ticking a box (also likely to do a good job anyway). But ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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External Consultancies 2024 | Wait or sign?

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McKinsey Jr. Engagement Manager | Interviewer at McK| Coached numerous candidates to secure MBB offers | University of Oxford

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McKinsey Jr. Engagement Manager | Interviewer at McK| Coached numerous candidates to secure MBB offers | University of Oxford

Congrats on getting offers! :) I would do the move as this improves your chances of getting an offer from MBB in the future.

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McKinsey Solve Game

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Hi there, Q: If I receive an invitation to complete the Solve game, does that imply that I have already passed the CV screening stage, or is the Solve game part of the CV screening stage itself? Depending on the country ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Hi there, Accurate observation! A McKinsey interview is interviewer-led, meaning you get a sequence of questions you answer separately. That means the interviewer effectively determines which areas you investigate furth ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Tiago

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Hi Abdulrahman, Coming from an Engineering background myself, I feel your pain. Although PrepLounge is a great platform to leverage, you will need to complement it with other tools at your disposal. Let me try to help y ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Relocation bonus negotiations - advice

bonus negotiation relocation

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi there, First of all, I am sorry to hear about your negative experience with the relocation bonus! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your situation: First of all, I would advise you to reconsider reaching out d ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Math formulae

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Hi there, 100% Recommend Rocket Blocks. Online "Drills": Preplounge has some Math sheets (print these and do them on paper): Google "Math Drills" In addition to that, you can ask other PrepLoungers to case yo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Quantify/Calculate Synergies - Formulae

Synergies

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It's difficult to give a complete answer to this, so let me mention a few relevant points and maybe other coaches can complete the answer: At a high level you compare the Merged company profitability with the “As is” co ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Can someone explain why this is the formula for the number of smart-meters?

Smart Meters

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Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! Not sure that I understand what you don´t understand, could you rephrase? My understanding is that: Households property in Hamburg * Smart Meters per householdsproperty + + Commercial property ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Area formulae MBB

MBB

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Anonym B gab die beste Antwort am 24. Juli 2021

Unlikley but its pretty basic... you would question the CV as you would have covered them in middle and/or high school...

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Converting an internship application into a full time application - McKinsey Europe

Application associate internship McKinsey

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Francesco

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Francesco

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Hi Mary, Q: I also have more than 2 years of full-time experience. Is it possible to convert my application into a Junior Associate role or even an Associate role? With 2 years of experience, you should still match the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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