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McKinsey PEI: Duration of how long I speak

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Cristian

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The actual story should be 5-8 minutes. The whole segment with the back and forth takes 20-25 minutes. It all depends on the interviewer, your story, your ability to pull in the interviewer and so on, but these are go ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Didn't hear back from McKinsey 2 weeks after the extended final round interview

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Hi, The partners usually coordinate to discuss the candidate in complicated cases. As you can guess, partners are pretty busy so it's usually hard to schedule such a meeting. So keep calm and wait for a decision Bes ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McKinsey Personal Experience Interview questions 2020

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Each of your first and final round interviews will focus on one of the three PEI dimensions. Sometimes candidates try to impress by covering all three in one story which is a big mistake!

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McKinsey Interview Prep: formula cheat sheet ?

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There is no one formula cheat sheet. The entire point is to have you prepare for a new type of problem in an interview. Practice is key, and the following are some mathematical concepts that would be helpful to have. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McKinsey Interview Preperation

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Hello! I just published an expert case, that is quite HARD and for sure very LONG, since it has multiple long math questions with many calculations. https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases/candidate-l ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McKinsey First Round Case Expectations

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Hi there, There are 4 main differences that you will find in interviews at McKinsey compared to other companies: 1) McKinsey includes the PEI (Personal Experience Interview) as part of the fit part. They will usually a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McKinsey - Data Engineer

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Hi, there are several data science / engineering roles within McK these days, which include working on client engagements in a consultant-like approach. The details (e.g. rather client facing vs. pure development work) ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Mck Knowledge analyst

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Simon

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Hi, usually McK Knowledge Analyst is a back-office role that supports the consulting teams in their client engagements, e.g. support through analyses and research on market sizing, etc. There are also career opportuniti ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McKinsey Saudi Arabia

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Hi there, The short answer is you really shouldn't treat your prep any differently than any other office, but, you should spend a bit more time just making sure you understand the key industries they focus on.

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Final interviews - MBB

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Hi there, This is completely normal (as least, not abnormal). Partners are busy! They have multiple clients/projects and are running around like mad - getting 3 interviews lined up all at once is challenging. Your 3rd o ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McKinsey Cases for Practice

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Hi there, Darden list their cases by company and has a few McKinsey cases (2 total) Ross also flags which cases are McKinsey (7 total) Stern has 11 Interviewer-led cases (McKinsey).

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Mckinsey recruitment

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Hi there, This honestly is a good sign. It likely means they're doing a bit of a background check on you - just to confirm you are who you say you are before they spend resources (time) interviewing you. Fingers cro ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Hey Rahel, You are provided a case by PrepLounge that you can use. That said, I would recommend against the approach of randomly learning a case 1 minute before you have to give it to somewone! Rather, you should ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Got a referral mail from Mckinsey. Not sure what to expect.

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Hi there, This is great! Well done :) Yes, you should expect a call soon-ish. That said, temper expectations. A referral is not a gaurentee, it just means your odds are good :) Remember, the RA role is not a consu ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to approach political/out of the box questions esp. for McKinsey

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Hi there, You're approaching this wrong... Let me explain why. You're looking for a framework for x scenario and y scenaio. Unfortunately, 1 million scenarios exist. Yes, market entry, profitability, etc. all exist, ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Preparing for McKinsey Operations Interview

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Hello! Congrats on the interview, in any case it´s good news, it´s not so easy to get an interview at this point! In Ops, more than half of the cases that you will get are the traditional ones, and once you are read ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Interview with McKinsey Engagement Manager

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Hi there, First, this doesn't sound like an interview but rather a coffee chat or informational call. Second: Please don't directly ask for a referral. How to ask indirectly for a referral You essentially have ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Tips for McKinsey final round

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Hi there, In terms of what to expect in the final, the structure of the rounds is the same (fit + case+ your questions); however, in finals there is usually more emphasis on communication and fit. Specifically, the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McK London 1st round interviews

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Hi there, In general it should take a few days. However, you shouldn't get to concerned if it does take up to 1-2 weeks. After 2 weeks, if you haven't heard anything, you should feel free to reach out to HR for an upd ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Mckinsey Interview Prep

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Robert

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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Robert

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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Hi Anonymous, tl;dr: If you are able to solve candidate-led cases, you will be also able to solve interviewer-led cases (actually perceived a bit easier for most candidates, although there are slightly different chall ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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