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McKinsey phasing out PST in favor of SHL

I've been told that McKinsey in the EMEA region is phasing out the PST in favor of SHL tests. Can anyone confirm this?

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on Mar 19, 2019
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Hi Anonymous,

McKinsey indeed moved from PST to SHL in some countries in Europe (eg Italy) although not in all of them; in other regions such as the Middle East and South-East Asia it still uses the PST. I would recommend to verify with HR the current status for the geography interesting for you.

Hope this helps,

Francesco

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on May 13, 2020

Dear A,

Yes, you are absolutely right. PST test will be replaced with Imbellus. 

Best,
André

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Anonymous D
on Mar 27, 2019

In Colombia they have switched from PST to Imbellus AI game.

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on Apr 09, 2019
Same in Argentina. Do you know someone who took this imbellus test ?
on Apr 09, 2019
Yes Andrew, have a few friends who have taken it
on Mar 27, 2019

I took the SHL with Mckinsey African Delivery Hub when I applied in 2016.

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Anonymous E
on Dec 28, 2019
did you have to do the PST after SHL?
on Mar 19, 2019

To my knowledge they still use PST to phase out candidates

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Anonymous B
on Mar 19, 2019

Took the PST recently for McK in the Middle East. 

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Anonymous C
on Mar 21, 2019

I took SHL last month in US.

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Ian
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on Jun 30, 2023
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McKinsey now has the Imbellus

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