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Strategy boutique experienced to McKinsey EM?

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Hi, I have entered an interview process as an experienced hire with the McKinsey office in my city in Europe following a recommendation from a head hunter/recruiter. I am currently at a local strategy boutique consulti ... (read entire question)

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How to prep for a specific consulting role (McKinsey)

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Hello all, I am currently an experienced hire working in the oil and gas industry. Recently, after passing the digital assessment, I've been invited to the first round of interview with McKinsey. The role that I am in ... (read entire question)

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What were the things you wish you could have prepared better when joining consulting?

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Hi experts, This may sound naive… May I know what are the things you wish you could have prepared better when joining consulting to get yourself up to speed and build your credit in the first several cases? Besides, ma ... (read entire question)

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Hello, I can confirm you that you will never asked such thing in a MBB interview. Cheers, Clara

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Perpetuity growth rate and investment cost

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Should we calculate the NVP only to estimate profit on a Y+1 or Y+2 horizon? If yes, should we always take into account the profit growth rate like here? Is the investment cost considered as a fixed cost in the Y+1 pr ... (read entire question)

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You will encounter this kind of a situation all the time in consulting. You need to be content with it, and also need to understand that others are in the same boat. Further, you need to understand that each position in ... (read entire answer)

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Unless there is material change in your profile - it will be tough to turn the tide the second time around. In terms of the reapplication window - you can try asking the HR to reduce the period you need to wait again be ... (read entire answer)

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Hello, It's always useful to have some form of quick story summary so that the interviewer can engage in conversation from early on, but I don't think you need to explicitly ask the interviewer if the story is ok before ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, In general, I would try not to use stories older than 2-3 years. However it also depends on the options available. If you have absolutely no stories (or good stories) on that topic, then I guess you will have ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, Would be great if you could clarify which game you are referring to (there are 3 common games used in the Imbellus and 5 that ever appeared from the start). The game tests both what you do when playing and you ... (read entire answer)

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I got interviews from multiple consulting firms as experienced hire but the timeline isn't aligned.

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Hi there, What a great problem to have! Honestly, literally all you can do is to ask those later firms if they can move your interview up. Flag that some other interviews are going to be earlier, but that they (addresse ... (read entire answer)

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On Porter's five forces, why is new entrant a separate bucket?

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Anonymous A asked 16 hours ago

Hi, With regards to Porter's five forces. May I know why is “new entrant” a separate bucket/consideration on its own? Why can't we group “new entrant” and “competition” together? Thanks.

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McKinsey First round

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Cristian

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Cristian

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Hi Majid, Congrats on passing the screening and best of luck ahead! Generally, best practice would be to train across the spectrum of cases. There are no specific second-round or first-round cases. The purpose of havi ... (read entire answer)

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Asking for referral in a direct way?

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Hey there, An indirect way would be to reach out to him and ask how the referral system works. He will pick up on your request and - if willing - will automatically offer you to refer you. If not, then he would not hav ... (read entire answer)

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Networking with HR at MBB, to clarify questions about position / recruitment?

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Hi! There are differences between some offices and firms, but generally HR is there to help and ready to hop on a call with you and clarify things. It helps to be nice and build a relationship with them because then th ... (read entire answer)

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Should I worry about colleagues/supervisors knowing and rumoring I'm applying for new jobs?

Application

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Cristian

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Cristian

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McKinsey / Oxford grad / ex Firm mock interviewer & internal training faculty / top 25% best consultants in the Firm

Try to be tactful about it and don't overcommunicate. You are free to do whatever you want but of course no supervisor loves hearing that you're looking for the better thing. It's signals to them that you don't think mu ... (read entire answer)

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When is the best time to start with with a consulting company?

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Florian

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Florian

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Hey there, The best time is the one you feel most comfortable with. If I were in your position (and I basically was - got my offer in September, started in February the year after, postponing my start date in between), ... (read entire answer)

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Networking with HR at MBB, to clarify questions about position / recruitment?

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