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Nilay
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Former McKinsey Sr Engagement Manager | Trained McKinsey interviewer (100+ interviews, 500+ coaching sessions)
Structured problem-solving
Effective communication
Presence and Gravitas
English
United States (UTC -4)
USD 299 / h
Former McKinsey Sr Engagement Manager | Trained McKinsey interviewer (100+ interviews, 500+ coaching sessions)
Structured problem-solving
Effective communication
Presence and Gravitas
USD 299 / h
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Consulting
23 Coachings
363 Q&A Upvotes
0 Awards
About Nilay
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Hi All - I am Nilay Bhatnagar, a former McKinsey Engagement Manager (2015-2021) and an ex-Amazon Senior Product Manager (2013-2015). During my time at McKinsey I worked at New Jersey and Sydney offices. I specialized in Pharma and Digital (Data) strategy work at the Firm. I was interview trained at McKinsey and during my time there conducted 100+ interviews and 500+ case coaching sessions. 

My philosophy on cracking MBB interviews can be summarized by the following NAVY SEAL saying 

"Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training."

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+ T Krevis (Second year MBA, McKinsey, New Jersey, Associate) 

“Nilay is an amazing coach. He guided me for both fit and case portions of the McKinsey interview process. With his help, I was successfully able to land a McKinsey offer! I highly recommend working with Nilay for any interview preparation. Fantastic experience!" 

+ S Chang (PhD candidate, McKinsey, New York, Associate) 

“I received an offer from McKinsey! I worked with Nilay in preparing for both the case and fit part and regard it as one of the best investments I made in the interview preparation journey! Aside from being a great coach, he is also incredibly encouraging and positive. Highly recommend!!!” 

+ C Chonardo (Experienced hire, double offer BCG/McKinsey, Jakarta, Business Analyst) 

“Nilay was definitely one of the most helpful coaches I've worked with. I landed a Mckinsey and BCG offer thanks to his guidance and advise. Definitely couldn't have gotten the consulting offers without Nilay. Thanks so much Nilay!” 

+ E Yang (Junior Undergrad, McKinsey, San Francisco, summer intern) 

“Just heard back and received an offer from McKinsey!! Could not have done this without Nilay's help. He was my main source of preparation throughout the process, and his detailed and knowledgeable feedback for every case we did was super helpful for my improvement. I was preparing on a very short timeline, and definitely could not have made the jumps in case performance every time without Nilay's help”

When we work together we will cover all aspects of the case (e.g., structuring, chart interpretation, quant analysis) and fit/PEI interviews in detail. On Fit friends, I cannot overemphasize its importance. Do not neglect it. It is your chance to show who you really are? What you bring to the table? The best part is that you get to decide the stories you tell about yourself (don't make them up :))

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5.0
Jul 15, 2025
by Eric
Interview Coaching
As always a great interview with Nilay! I can´t say more than just fully recommend him!
Jul 11, 2025
by Eric
Interview Coaching
Great Session again with Nilay! Nilay is by far the best coach to take if you want to have a real mock McKinsey Interview Experience!
Jul 09, 2025
by Eric
Interview Coaching
Nilay was a great Interviewer! I scheduled a mock interview with him for McKinsey since he was an Interviewer and the feedback and insight I got from him were amazing! Can definitely recommend!
Work Experience
Senior Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company
2015 - 2021
Senior Product Manager
Amazon Inc
2013 - 2015
Education
MBA student
Northwestern University
2011 - 2013
strategy, business administration, operations, finance
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