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Do fit interview come before or after case interview in general?

Do fit interview come before or after case interview in general? Is it company dependent?

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Vlad
Coach
on Jan 06, 2019
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi,

The main questions (Tell me about yourself, personal stories, etc) are at the beginning of the interview.

After the case, you can ask your questions to the interviewer - another important part of the fit interview.

Best!

on Jan 06, 2019
Thanks a lot!
Egor
Coach
on Jan 06, 2019
Collected McKinsey & BCG offers/ Ex-McKinsey consultant/Harvard/WBS/MSU

Dear A,

All interviews to MBBs consist of 3 parts, which come one after another:

  1. Fit interview (15 min)
  2. Case interview (30 min)
  3. Q&A (10 min)

The logic behind is the following: you should break the ice during the fit interview, and then it will help you to crack the case.

All the best,
Egor

on Jan 06, 2019
Thanks very much!
Clara
Coach
on Jul 06, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

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