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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Francesco
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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Deleted user
on May 13, 2020
Dear A,
Yes, you are absolutely right. PST test will be replaced with Imbellus.
Best,
André
Anonymous D
on Mar 27, 2019
In Colombia they have switched from PST to Imbellus AI game.
I took the SHL with Mckinsey African Delivery Hub when I applied in 2016.
Anonymous E
on Dec 28, 2019
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on Mar 19, 2019
Anonymous C
on Mar 21, 2019
Ian
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McKinsey now has the Imbellus
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