PEI Stories - Entrepreneurial Drive - McKinsey

Hey,

I think if you use storytelling techniques you can make your example engaging & impactful. When using personal examples in interviews, good storytelling is key. In terms of value, think about how what you did helped:

• Create more $ and/or
• Reduce $ and/or
• Improve wellbeing of people (happiness, engagement etc)

There are good courses on storytelling on Udemy or free ones on Youtube. Check out this thread too: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/how-to-start-an-answer-of-telling-a-story-about-past-projects-8188

But broadly, am sure when you dig deeper into your school/uni/work life you can find some examples where you demonstrated Entrepreneurial skills - this doesnt always have to be starting a new business but an opportunity you spotted & executed that others missed which created value (as per above). This could be a small but impactful thing. Use storytelling to make this powerful.

Good luck

As a rule avoid any personal stories for PEI - these are very difficult to grade for the interviewer and also not relevant. What they are most interested in is knowing how you behave in a professional setting (or in a non acadmic setting at university - so clubs, sports, research labs etc)

Entrepreneurial Drive questions aim to learn about how adept you are at overcoming obstacles while practicing sound judgment. They are especially looking at situations where you solved a complex problem and were driven to do so of your own volition.

Hi there and Merry Christmas,

It's a very good story in itself, but I have a feeling they would like to hear about a more professional experience, i.e. while working on a project, in a company, during your internship etc.

Good luck for the interview!

GB

Hi there,

I'd have agree with Udayan here.

That being said, if you really can't think of another story, you may be able to spin this up a bit more (but does need to be changed from its current state).

Really, you should ideally think of story where you took initiative on your own project, used creative thinking to launch something new, etc. etc.

This has the elements of a good story. 

It doesn't need to be mindblowing to work. It's rather about showing the process that you went through. 

For anyone else who is preparing for the PEI component, I've created a video course with my 6-step storytelling framework that has helped my candidates get distinctive feedback on the McKinsey PEI. You can find out more about it here:

• Video Course: Master the McKinsey PEI

Best,
Cristian

Hi,

This could potentially be used and it has some key elements like planning, marketing, result. However, I would suggest a story that has longer term purpose beyond taking your family for a trip.

Best,
Iman