Hi,
Anyone who had experience with McK 1st round? What case types were asked? Any learnings to share?
Thanks!
Hi,
Anyone who had experience with McK 1st round? What case types were asked? Any learnings to share?
Thanks!
Hi Doruk,
I see that you are from Bogazici University too. Happy to help you for free =)
Feel free to reach me.
Serhat
Hi Doruk,
Great question. Some suggestions for McKinsey's 1st round:
- Since this is McKinsey specific, you may want to consider reading some books like The McKinsey Way to understand the principles behind the company, or get a top-down framework understanding from books like The Pyramid Principle.
- It'll also be great to meet consultants from your region/country and practice cases with them if they are willing to, since they'll give more targeted advice. If not, you can try casing with friends or fellow candidates - it's good to get some live practice!
- Also, if you are a student, McKinsey organizes a couple of case workshops which gives great insight into their case interview process, and a sample case led by a senior executive within the firm. You may want to consider applying for that.
- McKinsey's online resources are pretty accurate to the actual case and fit interview - especially since they give suggested frameworks/answers. Great as a recap!
- While it is important to practice economic-type cases (e.g. profits, market entry), it is also equally as important to practice unconventional cases (e.g. non-profits, governments) since McKinsey works with many companies in the social sector as well
Hope that helps! :)
Hi Doruk,
my suggestions are 3:
Good luck with the preparation!