Have anyone finished the McKinsey imbellus game? Are there four games in two senario? One is in the first scenario and the rest three are in the second scenario?
Have anyone finished the McKinsey imbellus game? Are there four games in two senario? One is in the first scenario and the rest three are in the second scenario?
Hi,
The games change a bit every recruitment season - so it’s difficult to predict what exactly will you get.
Whilst you don't have to be a gamer to perform well, the game will certainly test your problem solving ability and your ability to navigate in challenging circumstances.
Which skills are tested?
The game records all of the candidate’s actions (e.g., every movement of the mouse, time spent to choose an action) and uses machine learning to assess candidates’ way of thinking. It’s as much about how close candidates come to the best solution as about how they tackle the problem through. During the game McK assesses 5 cognitive abilities that are critical for a career in consulting:
How to cultivate these skills?
Let’s break down each skillset and find ways to improve.
Critical thinking could be broken down into the following subskills:
In order to improve your critical thinking I would suggest using mind mapping technique. It exploits the fact that our brains process information visually much more effectively than they do when it’s presented in a written document.
The idea behind mind mapping is that you start with a central theme or idea, typically drawn in a box in the middle of the page, and then from that you create branches, which lead to other ideas, or to supporting evidence or ancillary information.
Decision making could be broken down into the following subskills:
In order to improve your decision making skills I would suggest that you start applying it to your everyday life situations and start developing small decision making frameworks for each situation (e.g. going to the shop)
Self-awareness could be broken down into the following subskills:
The best way to improve your self-awareness is to reduce your EGO barrier and blind spots. You can read Ray Dalio Principles for more details.
Situational awareness could be broken down into the following subskills:
In order to improve your situational awareness I suggest that you take typical life situation and:
Systematic thinking could be broken down into the following subskills:
This skill could be largely improved by solving business cases.
ALSO I suggest that you should start investing your time into playing different computer/mobile game, where you can practice applying these skills.
Hope it helps!
Anton
Hi,
it's a gamified test for which different environments are been developed. It's pretty easy and no preparation is needed: only pay attention to time and instructions. It's usually divided into 2 games and you have 1h to complete both of them (you can decide when passing to the next game).
- In the first one you are going to create a balanced ecosystem based on the rules of the environment you choose (e.g. in a mountain scenario you fix a point with certain values of elevation, humidity, wind, ... and then you have to choose animals and plants that can survive each other and in the environment).
- In the second game, you have to defend an object (usually a plant) from the enemies (usually rodents) with the help of slowers (barriers) or killers (predators). I developed some good strategies to handle it, feel free to text me.
Here the introductory McK video about it: https://www.mckinsey.com/careers/mckinsey-digital-assessment
Hope it helps,
Antonello
Dear A,
If I understand you corectly it has 3 parts:
1. Ecosystem Management where you need to create a stable habitat for a group of animals and plants
2. Here there is 2 successive part - natural disaster and a disease
3. Protect the plant from invading rodents - the whole new part. There are 3 rounds in there, every round with new rodents.
Every recruitment cycle has seen the games slightly change.
Hope it helps,
If you need any further help, feel freeto reach out.
Good luck,
André
Hello!
It´s much better than the old test used to be.
It´s fun and there is not really a "way" to prep for it.
My advise would be to be fresh when you do it and pick a right enviroment -during my BCG test in their office there was construction in the patio and the screen was even shaking-.
Hope it helps!
Cheers,
Clara
Hi Anonymous,
There are 2 principle games and you need to manage your time yourself (1hr total).
The game itself was staying rather stable in the past, but is changing slightly.
Hope this helps - if so, please be so kind and give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!
Robert
Hello,
I have had the chance to follow several candidates taking this test and I have written (together with them) a detailed guide on how to successfully approach Imbellus test.
The guide includes:
On top of that, you will receive an interesting paper on Imbellus valuation metrics and a coupon code for a session with your purchase!
Feel free to text me if you are interested. You can find a screenshot of the excel model below.
Best,
Luca
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Just in case some people dit not have a look at the McK video on Inbellus :
https://www.mckinsey.com/careers/mckinsey-digital-assessment#
Best
Hi there,
There are some other great Q&As on this question here:
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/imbellus-test-mckinsey-5682
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/how-to-prepare-for-mckinsey-imbellus-test-6883
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/mckinsey-imbellus-is-it-gono-go-6792
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/mckinsey-imbellus-test-6802
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