Hello everyone,
Just wanting to know everyones thoughts on the best preparation materials for McKinsey case interviews/ PEI.
Thanks
Hello everyone,
Just wanting to know everyones thoughts on the best preparation materials for McKinsey case interviews/ PEI.
Thanks
Hi Justin,
PEI section.
Prepare the stories for each of the sections listed below. Make sure you use top-down approach, where you tell the result first. Be proactive and make sure your stories are worth listening, use body language and eye contact.
Record yourself in a web-cam and look through the recording to see how you can improve.
Please see below a non-exhaustive, but already quite comprehensive, list of potential questions
Entrepreneurial drive
Leadership
Personal impact
Case Interview
Structure your preparation into 2 main blocks: theory and practice
Ist stage. Theory
Wharton casebook 2010- you can check how all industries work there (airlines,
retail etc)
Case-in-point – you can check what frameworks exist, try to practice and learn
them (product launch, M&A etc.)
Check how former business consultant approaches different cases with best
interviewers – listen to at least 3 cases of LOMS
Check out MECE principle, top-down, bottom-up à pyramid principle (book
Barbara’s Minto Pyramid) IInd stage.
Practice
Create your own case schedule (solve at least 1 case per day) with partners in local groups, universities/preplounge (extreme case)
Structure everything you do (how to go the shop, structure articles you read)
Solve at least 1 case per each case type you found in case in point
Learn how to analyze graphs (practice looking at graphs and asking so whats out of them)
Brainstorming is a must = generate at least 10 ideas on an topic in 30 seconds
I am sure you will make it. You should remember that it is not about the talent, but a practice.
Link to a fulll guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DwUwqUu6OwRd1bCVTzRA-6dcvPL2_p91/view?usp=sharing
Pls text me if access is not granted automatically.
Kind regards,
Egor
Hi Egor..I am not able to open few of the links...are they still available ? — Sachin on Apr 12, 2020
Hello!
Indeed this is one of the risk of over-preparating, and it not only affects FIT but also the Business Case. People who over-prepare end up being rigid and not natural, and losing the "charm" and naturality that one should have in a conversation.
Think of the FIT part of the itnerview as if you were meeting your partner´s parents: you want to impress them, but also be nice, since you don´t want them to think of you as cocky or sharky. It´s the same thing!
Hope it helps!
Cheers,
Clara
Hi Justin,
I wrote a blog post here some time ago on that subject: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-resources-to-prepare-for-McKinsey-case-interviews/answer/Robert-Steiner
For your convenience, please find it also copied here:
Edit: For McKinsey case interview practice, there is also a McKinsey case compilation available online (http://ebook.mckcasebook.com/).
Dear Justin!
First of all, I recommend you reading the McKinsey case book, which can help you better understand the whole interview mechanics and what happens behind the stage.
For PEI questions you can use a specific structure, which consists of 5 components:
1. Situation (background)
2. Problem (Complication)
3. Your approach (how did you manage this problem)
4. Results (Outcomes of your approach)
5. Your learnings (what you take from this situation)
If you can apply this framework to every of your PEI stories and communicate in a top-down way, you would definitely leave a great impression. For more details, feel free to approach me.
Good luck,
André
(edited)
Tell me of a situation where you had an opinion and no one seemed to agree with you. What was your goal when you decided to join university / work / clubs / a sports team? Did you have a goal that you were not able to reach? What did you do? What do you want to be remembered for and how are you ... Open whole case
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