Applied for the capability&insight analyst position and got a response from HR basically one day after to schedule a phone screening call. I heard that capability&insght analyst does not make as much as the consultant and I asked for an 85k annual base salary didn't expect the HR said: “it is doable”. After the call, I got my first-round interview invitation which is 7 days away and I did not prepare for the case interview at all. I sent an email asking to postpone but got rejected. I wonder is it still worth struggling to swallow all the materials and practice for the following 7 days? I mean McKinsey is my dream since undergraduate but I think it will be wise to quit earlier if there is not much chance to win. I did not expect such a small time gap between the application and the first round
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