Is there any difference between final round at McK and that at BCG? Are they looking for similar things? Or is there any difference between the firms?
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Hi Anonymous,
there are a couple of differences between the two rounds. The first difference is that the McK final round is normally interviewer-led, while BCG uses an interviewee-led style. A second difference is that McKinsey pays more attention to the fit part, with a more structured PEI interview part.
Obviously you will also need specific reasons why you want to join McK/BCG which are unique for each company (that is, not using cliché like people, sectors or learning opportunities without details).
Best,
Francesco
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Hi,
Can't agree with Francesco here. At McKinsey, the final rounds are pretty often interviewer led as well (1st rounds are interviewee-led). Mostly because the partners don't really care about the guidelines.
The FIT part is more structured at McKinsey. I would say that if at BCG Fit part is 30% of the success, at Mckinsey it is 50%.
Best!
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