Hello, how does the ban thing work please?
1- Does the system ban the person for 12-18 months based on the combination of their name, education, work experience, email address ?
2- If there are two people who have the same first name and last name and went to the same schools, how does the system differentiate between the two persons?
3- Does the ban concern all the offices of the firm or only the one I applied for?
Thanks you !
Hi there,
In short: if you want to try to apply again during the ban, the best strategy is to (i) target a different office and (ii) apply via referral (not online), being transparent you have been rejected before, and see if the person can help.
You will have to wait a bit in any case (minimum 6 months), and there are no guarantees it may work. If it leads to a rejection, you may have to wait additional time, so not sure it is worth it unless you know you will never apply again in the future.
Hope this helps,
Francesco
Hey there,
Since you already have some good answers here, I would like to add one thing about getting around a ban.
While I agree with Ian not to circumvent the ban with trickery, there is an actual and practical way to make it work for you (potentially).
Once banned, start networking, get some new referrals, and active discussions with consultants going.
I failed my McK internship interviews, yet was able to secure my full-time interviews much earlier than theoretically possible due to the ban. How? By networking while being abroad for my Masters, meeting up with consultants from the office, and helping them with their local recruiting efforts. When the time came to re-apply, I got referred to HR in my home country and 2 days later received the invitation for the PST and the interview day (without going through the electronic data processing, etc.).
Key point is to be creative and find ways to make it work.
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Florian
Hi there,
None of these answers matter...
If you're trying to get around the ban, don't. You will be found out. You are banned for x months. Wait until it's over and then re-apply! To confirm: The ban applies to you and sits across all offices for the whole company.
The purpose of the ban is to ensure that when you re-apply you have materially different experiences for them to consider and re-interview you. This usually takes 2 years to happen as that gives you enough time to for example earn a new degree or develop a new expertize. I would highly discourage you from applying sooner because it most likely will result in a rejection.
Note that hiring is global so if you get rejected from one office all office globally will know that (this is for sure at McKinsey but very likely also BCG and Bain)
Best,
Udayan
Hi,
to be honest, nobody can tell you how the ban system works in detail.
While using a new email address may certainly not harm, my best recommendation I can give is to still rather reflect why you had been rejected in the past and what you can do in order to change your odds for future applications.
Best,
Florian
