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Anonym A
am 23. Jan. 2020
Global

What advice would you give your 15-year-old self?

How would you answer this question in your Personal Fit interview? Receive feedback on your answer and browse through the Q&As to review the approaches of other applicants and experts.

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am 27. Jan. 2020
McKinsey / ex-Interviewer at McKinsey / I will coach you to rock those interviews

I would try to formulate an answer which fits into a consulting narrative. Here it would be, for example, good to use the fact that MBB appreciate when a candidate has a very diverse professional experience.


So, the advice would be: try to work as many different summer jobs as possible. Work at a fast food joint, at a retail store, in a factory, in a car wash, in a pharmacy – those field experiences will stay with you for the rest of your life and will prove valuable once you move higher up the social ladder :)

Hope this helps!

Best,
Daniel

Clara
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am 30. Sept. 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

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am 21. März 2023

In the age of 15, i was planning to go abroad to make an exchange year of school in Spain:

I would recommend myself, really to enjoy every day of that experience, to spend more than to save money and to make shure, that the created network of people would last for your whole life.

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Anonym F
am 11. Dez. 2021

Alway be curious, make as many experiences as you can. 

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am 22. Okt. 2022

know that no matter what choice you make, there are ALWAYS multiple ways to get to any goal or persue any dream 

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am 7. Jan. 2024

Locker bleiben vor einem Sturm der Herausforderungen und das beste aus der Zeit machen (Spaß haben & sich angemessen vorbereiten)

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Anonym O
am 24. Jan. 2024

Start taking care about your future as soon as possible

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am 9. Juni 2024

Choose the path you love and see yourself like that in future 

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Anonym C
bearbeitet am 9. Okt. 2021

Do not worry too much about what will happen next, you cannot have everything under your control. If you work hard, the things that you deserve will come.

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am 3. Juli 2022

everything happens for a reason you might not see yet

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am 10. Juli 2022

Be authentic, identify and pursue things you enjoy, mind the others but be aware you cannot control their emotions or reactions 100%

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Anonym L
am 26. März 2023

Be more confident and practice more.

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Anonym B
am 11. Sept. 2021

Things always don't work your way. Believe in fate and try to look at the positive side.

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Anonym G
am 26. Jan. 2022

I would tell him to listen more to my teachers recommandations.

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am 24. Feb. 2022

I would say yourself to study more and not to worry about some things such as relationships and people. 

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Anonym H
am 29. Apr. 2022

Do not be afraid of making mistakes.

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Anonym K
am 30. Jan. 2023

Nie entmutigen lassen und immer weiter machen, was jetzt unmöglich scheint, ist in ein paar Jahren selbstverständlich

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Anonym M
am 3. Juli 2023

U are doing great in your twenties. Go out more and develop your social skills instead of staying in your room in front of computer. Cherish more people contact and learn more from people in real life through experiences and not from movies and series.

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am 21. Jan. 2025

To have confidence in trusting your gut and keep following your dreams. Everything is achievable if enough effort is put in.

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am 3. März 2025

I must be in the 10th grade and preparing the exchange to Germany. Learn German better before going, not struggle too much about what to become in the future, learn ice skating back then

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am 18. März 2025

dont stress too much, not in a hurry

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Anonym Q
am 9. Apr. 2025

I can bring myself as a performance-oriented, quite intelligent, team-suitable intern.

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Anonym R
am 13. Apr. 2025

discipline

keep working 

do not listen to others 

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Anonym D
am 10. Nov. 2021

To be a good person , help as many , quality> quantity

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Anonym E
am 13. Nov. 2021

lerne zuhören

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am 24. Feb. 2022

Be patient and let things unfold first before making assumptions

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Anonym I
bearbeitet am 30. Juni 2022

be patient and trust the process and approach

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am 2. Juli 2022

Study Hard & get into medical exams

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am 23. Sept. 2022

Stay hungry. Stay foolish. 

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Anonym J
am 9. Dez. 2022

Get your heart checked 

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am 3. Feb. 2025

To focus on yourself and not on the opinion of other people, that dont have your best interest in mind. Further, I would advise myself to read more, hitting the gym to increase confidence

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Anonym P
am 2. Apr. 2025

be curious, and avoid negativity 

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am 28. Sept. 2021

Be yourself

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am 6. Okt. 2021

Trau dich mehr

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Anonym N
am 15. Aug. 2023

don't stress yourself, even when things don't work out the way you want them to work out there's a reason for it
either because there's something better coming or because it's an important lesson from which you can grow

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am 26. Nov. 2023

I would give my 15 year old self the following advice:

It's okay to make mistakes, mistakes are vital for growth. In fact, they are inevitable, but learn from there and learn the importance of seeking guidance and advice from individuals who are more experienced as this would also set a perspective on certain circumstances and situations. 

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