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Anonym A
am 29. Sept. 2019
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When was the last time you found an unusual/unconventional solution to a problem?

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 24. März 2020
McKinsey / ex-Interviewer at McKinsey / I will coach you to rock those interviews

That’s the question to test your creativity and ability to innovate – a some version of that question can be a part of McKinsey Entrepreneurial Drive Dimension.

It’s good to give a work example here and highlight the following:

  • Before you came things were always done in this old conventional way – then you saw it and you came up with a better idea how to do it
  • You then executed on it even though nobody asked you to (it was your own initiative)
  • People recognised the value of your solution and found it helpful

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Daniel

am 25. Apr. 2025

When I worked as a ESG consultant we were trying to manage waste management issues and particularly the cost related to them. I chose to work fro m the warehouse for a week, observing the workers and how they accumulated waste during the day and how they handled it. I realized that if we moved and re-structured the waste collection point where it was more conviniently located but as well removed general waste bin and replaced it with spesific waste bins we could cut down on the general waste which had to be sorted out at the end of the day and made the workers less likely to throw away material which could be re-used. 

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am 23. Mai 2025

I started to brush my teeth multiple times through out the day to stop getting so much plack on my teeth when I was brushing two times a day.

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It was when I was having a hard time focusing on my health and was eating unhealthy i started to go for a walk every day and made myself talk to the fruit vendor daily and daily I end by buying some fruits. 

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Anonym B
am 12. Nov. 2021

3 days ago

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Clara
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am 6. Juli 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

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am 2. Nov. 2022

I was confused by how the media presents gen z as a sustainable consumer yet I observed my friends love for fast fashion. This contradiction inspired me to do my own survey. I surveyed 100 students in my college about their consumption habits, purchase drivers and sentiment towards different sustainable retail strategies.

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Anonym E
am 19. Dez. 2022

The last time I found an unusual solution to a problem was during a business trip to Lubiana, Slovenia. We could not fly directly so we flew to Triste Italy and there we were supposed to have a booked transfer to Lubiana, but due to strikes, it was cancelled. So to avoid missing the meeting I contacted an old friend of mine whose family is from Trieste and I asked If they had a car to be borrowed. And it worked! 

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am 3. Feb. 2023

I would see if I can spontenously find someone to join me on the movie and still see the movie

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Anonym C
am 12. Jan. 2022

I got into the consulting club at a top MBA program without being an MBA student. I asked an MBA student friend to register for me.

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am 23. Jan. 2022

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Anonym D
am 20. Mai 2022
am 24. Aug. 2022

As a technical team leader working with various technologies, always I face challenges in my environment, especially with the high load of advanced projects and different changes that had been done during the release management.

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