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Anonymous A asked on Sep 21, 2021

For BCG, do you need a 1 sentence story headline checking with the interviewer if this story is ok, before you get into the actual story?

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Sofia
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replied on Sep 22, 2021
Top-Ranked Coach on PrepLounge for 3 years| McKinsey San Francisco | Harvard graduate | 6+ years of coaching

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 getting into it. They can jump in with questions or interject you if they need to.

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Antonello
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replied on Sep 23, 2021
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi!

That's useful, but I wouldn't expect them to interrupt you unless it's completely irrelevant to the interview.

Best,

Anto

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Ian
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replied on Sep 22, 2021
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

Hi there,

I agree with Sofia - “check” but in a natural way. Give them a summary (not “Let me tell you about a time” or “I have a story about”, but rather “so, I had a situation where”) and give them an opportunity to interject (i.e. pause, or say “happy to give more details if you like”, instead of “Is this story ok?”).

Make sense?

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