Hi Anonymous,
some firms indeed adopt an interviewer-led approach, where the interviewer leads you through the case and, whether you have completed or not a section of the analysis (eg math or graph interpretation) moves you to the next step. This kind of interview is typical at McKinsey, but it is used as well in other companies when the interviewer is interested to see how you approach different areas of the case and/or has a specific time limits (eg first round on-campus MBA interviews which have usually a specific time constraint).
Other companies adopt instead an interviewee-led approach, where the interviewer leaves to the candidate to lead the case, and will just provide information when asked.
As a general tip, I would recommend to prepare for an interviewee-led approach, thus keeping an attitude to move forward with the case, and simply be flexible in following the guidance of the interviewer so far that he/she leads you to a specific part when he/she uses an interviewer-led approach.
Hope this helps,
Francesco
Hi Anonymous,
some firms indeed adopt an interviewer-led approach, where the interviewer leads you through the case and, whether you have completed or not a section of the analysis (eg math or graph interpretation) moves you to the next step. This kind of interview is typical at McKinsey, but it is used as well in other companies when the interviewer is interested to see how you approach different areas of the case and/or has a specific time limits (eg first round on-campus MBA interviews which have usually a specific time constraint).
Other companies adopt instead an interviewee-led approach, where the interviewer leaves to the candidate to lead the case, and will just provide information when asked.
As a general tip, I would recommend to prepare for an interviewee-led approach, thus keeping an attitude to move forward with the case, and simply be flexible in following the guidance of the interviewer so far that he/she leads you to a specific part when he/she uses an interviewer-led approach.
Hope this helps,
Francesco