Mckinsey offered me session with coach. I want to have it after 2 weeks, because i want more preparation before session.
It is polite to postpone it like that? Can you please give me some recommendation how to impress coach? I feel like if i make good impression, it will be huge help in interview?
Should i ask him more casual questions about his experience in Mckinsey? Or should i only focused on case?
Hi Ardak,
First of all, congratulations on the invication by McKinsey!
I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it:
If you would like a more detailed discussion on how to best prepare for the upcoming McKinsey Solve and McKinsey interviews, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.
Best,
Hagen
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Hi Ardak,
That's an amazing opportunity. You should definitely go for it!
Let me take your questions one by one.
It is polite to postpone it like that?
It's totally ok to postpone it. Nobody minds. If you feel like you're going to get more out of it this way, then definitely do it.
Can you please give me some recommendation how to impress coach? I feel like if i make good impression, it will be huge help in interview?
There's no point in impressing the coach and it has no bearing on your interview success rate. This is just a session meant to give you a realistic understanding of what to expect in the interview. They will not be too detailed with their feedback. And the coach will likely not communicate the feedback to the recruiter anyway.
Should i ask him more casual questions about his experience in Mckinsey? Or should i only focused on case?
Yes, be curious and ask them about their experience. Think of a couple of questions that you're genuinely interested in and cannot clarify via Google.
Best,
Cristian
Hi Ardak,
It is fine to ask for the session to take place 2 weeks later. The worst that could happen is that they decline that and ask you to do it earlier.
Your goal frankly should not be to impress the coach. Given where you are, your goal should be to use and leverage the coach as much to
At the end of the day, you are only evaluated based on the actual interview performance itself. Please use the coach wisely :)
All the best!
Hi Ardak,
I highly recommend you do postpone! To take full advantage of the session you want to already be quite knowledgeable in cases.
If they've assigned you a coach for a case, then do a case! Regardless, you should be able to both do a case and ask questions.
Here's some reading to keep in mind as you do your case prep: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/pitfalls-case-interview-preparation
Hi there,
This coaching session is non-evaluative and the earlier you go through it in your preparation the better it is!
It is an offer that was introduced to avoid that candidates come completely unprepared to the interview.
Generally, the feedback you receive is directionally useful, however, not very concrete as these coaching callers are not interviewers.
Cheers,
Florian
