See You Later McKinsey

Hi there,

That's the “best” rejection you can get!

It means you can re-apply in 6 months and they view you as a promising candidate.

Unfortunately, you just didn't do as well as you needed to to make it through…so make sure to improve on your weaknesses here!

Here's some reading to improve your casing: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/how-to-shift-your-mindset-to-ace-the-case

And some reading for your fit: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/tell-me-about-yourself-interview-question

Hello!

6 months is very early, indeed, but great news!

It means that although you didn´t meet the bar last time, they liked your performance and wanted to “keep in touch”, hence their follow up now. 

Furthermore, most likely they won´t make you do the whole process again (e.g., you won´t take the test) 

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

This is great news (next best after actual offer)!

McKinsey have pegged you as a high potential candidate who didn’t make it by a very small margin only.

The idea is that you can close any gaps within 6 months as opposed to 1-2 years, which is the normal freeze period for candidates that don’t pass.

Get all the feedback you can – don’t let them get away with not providing any. This is key to succeed next time!

Best of luck!

(edited)

Best to confirm with the recruiter.  It‘a a good sign where they see potential but weren’t able to extend an offer this time round.  Whether you can start directly from final round interviews or from the beginning, say solve game, really depends on the specific case.

Hi there,

It just means you have an option to interview earlier than usual, the standard ban is 1-2 years.

Best,

Francesco

It means that they strongly encourage you to reapply. You might have missed the mark marginally and they are confident that with little effort you can improve your problem solving skills to the expected level. 

Thanks

Ashwin 

Hi - I haven't heard the term.

It sounds like potentially they believe you are a decent candidate but need more time to develop before you are suitable.

But rather than us speculating, you can ask. If you still have the contact of the person who shared this with you then it might be worth reaching out to ask for a bit of advice for future attempts and clarifying a bit more during this discussion