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McK resume screening

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New answer on Feb 02, 2021
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Anonymous A asked on Feb 01, 2021

Hello,

I've heard that resume screening at McKinsey is based on scores obtained from 2 different consultants using a grading grid. How accurate is this info? Is this grid available somewhere online and the score can be simulated?

Thanks!

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Natasha replied on Feb 01, 2021

Why would that information be publicly available?

There are lots of useful resume tips online, such as here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/consulting/wiki/index/mcresume

If you want to improve the resume further, people here have offered to help before or you could send your resume to anyone you know that's working in consulting. I'm happy to provide my resume that was successful at McK via pm.

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Florian
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updated an answer on Feb 02, 2021
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Hey there,

Never heard of this before tbh. Focus on what you can influence, which means focus on maximizing the impact of your resume by optimizing these themes:

  • Academic achievements (e.g., top-degree, top university, top of class achievements,...)
  • Experience abroad (career or university)
  • Job experience (internships, working student, project assistant, all with reputable firms...)
  • Extracurriculars (leadership experience, NGOs, student clubs,....)

Cheers,

Florian

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Clara
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replied on Feb 01, 2021
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Hello!

To my knowledge, this is not a universal truth, perhaps valid for some offices, but for sure not all.

I would try to focus on what is in your hands in order to pass that filter:

  • Attention to detail
  • Good template -PrepL has plenty-
  • Good quantification of scopes and impacts

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

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Ian
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replied on Feb 01, 2021
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Hi there,

Honestly, my understanding is it varies office to office.

Furthermore, while I understand your desire to understand this, I'd ask you: why does it matter? This changes nothing about what you do next. I highly advise you to focus your energy, thinking, and efforts on things you can control! It will serve you much better in the long run :)

Just like in a case, if you're asking a question that changes nothing about how you get to an answer or solve the objective, it's a question that wastes time and mental energy!

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Vlad
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replied on Feb 01, 2021
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Hi,

It's not true for most of the offices, however, I can imagine a situation when the particular office implemented such a solution.

I can bet the most critical will be:

  • School brand
  • GPA (for fresh grads)
  • Job brands

Best

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Antonello
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replied on Feb 01, 2021
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Hi, what really matters is presenting with impact:
- international experiences
- working experiences
- academical achievements
- any professional sport experiences

Best,
Antonello

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Ken
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replied on Feb 01, 2021
Ex-McKinsey final round interviewer | Executive Coach

Two consultants screening every CV might be true in certain offices but that's definitely not true universally. There is a criteria but I would be greatly concerned if that was available publicly. A more pragmatic approach would be to get a a group of current/existing McKinsey consultants who have done the CV screening before to give you feedback.

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