Hey there,

The interviews for experienced hires at McKinsey do not differ from a generalist or entry-level roles.

For both, you are expected to go through

• Cases
• The 3 PEI dimensions

Now for the cases, I have worked with several people in your position over the last 2 months and the variety of cases is 50% function-specific and 50% from a different function/ industry. This makes sense since McKinsey cases in 2021 focus on creativity and communication rather than domain expertise.

At the core, McKinsey wants to see creative ideas communicated in a structured manner, the more exhaustive the better.

Your goal should be to come up with a tailored and creative answer that fits the question. The framework should - broadly speaking - follow these three characteristics:

• Broad
• Deep
• Insightful

Learning certain frameworks by heart will

a. surprise you since you won't be able to use it

b. on average, lead to bad performance during the case

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For more info on the McKinsey case and PEI, check out both articles I wrote

Case: https://www.preplounge.com/en/mckinsey-interview

PEI: https://www.preplounge.com/en/mckinsey-pei

Focus on the how in the preparation for McKinsey cases, not the what.

Cheers,

Florian