Partener at McK 1st Round, why?

Hi there,

This is unusual but sometimes it happens. Possible reasons:

• The partners want to check a specific skill set you may have for a specific position
• They are planning to accelerate the hiring process. Partners have an “interview day” and they want to put you there as otherwise the interview with them may be delayed

In any case, you don’t have to worry about it.

Hope this helps,

Francesco

Hey there,

My interpretation would be that you have something specific on your resume that spiked their interest and they can already see your expertise adding value on some of their engagements.

As an implication, I'd be ready to talk about your experience + specific industry trends and developments relevant to the position.

Cheers,

Florian

Hi, I confirm it can happen, especially while applying in a specific practice.

Good luck (:
Antonello

Hello!

I could think of 3 different reasons:

• Are you an experienced hire? If that is the case, sometimes you will have 2nd round interviewers in the 1st round
• It can be that all managers atm are really busy, but a partner was available for that day
• Is the office quite small? In that case, it happens too (in Bain Madrid happened for instance)

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

Hi there,

Honestly there's not always a rhyme or reason for this. That said, it could be because they don't have managers available to interview, or because your role is a slightly different one, or because the Partners wanted to be involved with your interview specifically.

Don't sweat it - the interview will be essentially the same! Just go in with the same attitude as if it had been with managers :)