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McKinsey: Rejected from first preference after Solve, what about the other two offices?

I got a rejection from McK's Dubai office (my first preference) after the Solve. Am I still being considered from the other two offices, one in Europe and one in India. Or do I have to reaaply? 

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Han
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am 9. Jan. 2025
Ex-Mckinsey EM| Experienced round 1 interviewer | Free 15mins intro call

Hi there, 

I would encourage you to reach out to the recruiter to be sure. In my experience with most consulting roles in McKinsey, each candidate can submit multiple applications, with preference of up to three locations. All of these are linked to one decision process (i.e., the interviews). Each office won't conduct office-specific interviews. For the same reason, you may have interviewers from different offices during your interview. 

I came across a case in McKinsey where the candidate applied to two positions, and the HR asked the candidate to pick one to proceed with the interview, as they cannot evaluate for two positions concurrently. So, I could only assume office selection will be tied to the same decision process. 

 

Hope this helps!

Han

Hagen
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bearbeitet am 9. Jan. 2025
#1 recommended coach | >95% success rate | 9+ years consulting, interviewing and coaching experience

Hi there,

First of all, I am sorry to hear about the rejection from McKinsey!

I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question:

  • I would advise you to check directly with the recruiter to be sure, even though I think that if your application files and/or McKinsey Solve score aren't good enough for one office, other offices may feel the same way.

You can find more on this topic here: How to deal with a rejection from a consulting company.

If you would like a more detailed discussion on your specific situation, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.

Best,

Hagen

Thabang
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am 9. Jan. 2025
Ex-McKinsey Consultant | McKinsey Top Coach & Interviewer | Special Offer: Buy 1 Session Get 1 Free (Limited time!)

Hey there, 

Your Solve scores remained valid for a year and McKinsey generally won't allow you to re-do them within the year. And since you can't proceed to interviews until and unless you've passed the Solve game, you won't be able to move forward with your application in your second and third choice offices in this case. 

I recommend you to confirm this with the recruiters in the offices you applied to as well and to understand your options in terms of when and how you can re-apply

All the best 

am 9. Jan. 2025
Ex-BCG Project Leader (Energy + Climate & Sustainability) | Experienced Interviewer

Sorry to hear it. The application is routed to specific offices only after you pass that step. 

Don’t give up on it yet! It took me three tries to get into BCG, and the persistence truly paid off. Happy to discuss in more detail. 

Florian
Coach
am 30. Jan. 2025
1400 5-star reviews across platforms | 600+ offers | Highest-rated case book on Amazon | Uni lecturer in US, Asia, EU

Hi there,

If you are rejected, this ban would usually apply to all offices for 12-24 months (depending if its an internship or full-time application).

All the best,

Florian

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