Hey there,

1. Congrats on the lead! :-)

2. What to prepare: The call will be a simple introduction call from their side. The bulk of information will be conveyed by the HR staff. The only thing you need to prepare here is (and even that is unlikely to come up)

• Lead me through your resume,
• Why consulting?
• Why McKinsey?
• What do know about the practice and how do you think your previous experience can help you add value?

Just demonstrate your genuine interest to work there!

3. Of course, share your preference and discuss openly what opportunities are available in the different offices, etc.

All the best!

Cheers,

Florian

As Ian suggested, you should definitely express your office preference.

Often times HR dept (as well as other supporting depts like IT, finance, etc) are shared among offices belonging to the same region, so if the mail was coming from Indonesia it doesn't necessarily mean that they redirect your application to their Jakarta office.

About work permits and VISA, I am pretty sure that they will offer all the support needed, so this shouldn't represent a hurdle.

Lastly, consider that the hardest part is to get a job offer, once you are inside McK you can more easily ask for a transfer to another office. I've never seen a super good consultant (top quintile performance) being denied a transfer to another office (i.e. top performer consultants are rare and they will do anything possible to retain them inside the company).

Hope it helps

Franco

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Hi there,

First, take a deep breath and realize that you have successfully made it past the hardest part (lowest % success rate) of the entire process - well done!

Now, you can absolutely indicate your office preference to him. Please make sure you don't do this right off the bat in the first minute of discussion. Please also don't leave it to the last minute. Make sure you flag it when it makes sense in the conversation.

To do so, just say: "By the way, I'm actually interested in the Singapore office in particular. This is because of A and B. I was just wondering if it would be possible to apply to that office?"

Remember, for the HR screening, you need to be really clear on "Resume Walkthrough", "Why McKinsey", and "Why Consulting" as well.

Good luck!

Hi, I agree in recommending you expressing your priorities

Best,
Antonello

Hello!

Congrats!

Don´t say anything a priori, and take the phone call as an opportunity to network.

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