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McKinsey rejection email; the invitation for practice case partner

McKinsey rejection
New answer on Sep 29, 2021
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Anonymous A asked on Sep 28, 2021

I received a rejection email from a Mckinsey. 
a few days later a business analyst contacted me to set up a time run through a practice case And to congratulate me on my getting an interview. 

I contacted my recruiter. is this normal??

 

 

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Francesco
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replied on Sep 29, 2021
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Hi there,

It seems there are two possible situations here:

  1. They sent the rejection email by mistake
  2. The person who contacted you should have contacted someone else and connected with you by mistake

I would contact HR to clarify that.

Best,

Francesco

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Sophia
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Hello,

It seems like there's been some miscommunication on their end. This isn't common so it's hard to say what's going on - definitely reach out to the recruiters to try to get clarity on the situation. Fingers crossed for you!

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Calvin
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I think there is some misunderstanding/ misalignment. Would check with HR asap.

Hope it goes well!

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I know they call it Murphy's Law, but it should be HR's Law intead: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

No, it is not normal. Check with HR.

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Anonymous A on Sep 29, 2021

wouldn’t I get an email from the firm saying congratulations and we are inviting you to an interview ?

Ian
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Hi there,

This isn't normal at all!

Reach out to HR (and the business analyst) to see what's happened.

Fingers crossed that the rejection email was a mistake!

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Anonymous A on Sep 29, 2021

wouldn’t I get an email originally from the firm inviting me to an interview ?

Antonello
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Hi!

I would talk to HR to clarify the situation.

Good luck.

Best,

Anto

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Florian
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Hey there,

I believe they mixed things up internally. Either

  • you got an interview and the rejection email was a mistake
  • you got rejected and the mock interview was scheduled erroneously 

In any case, call HR to clarify!

Fingers crossed it's the first case.

Cheers,

Florian

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