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Repeating PEI Stories in Second Round

Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2 McKinsey
Most recent answer on Mar 31, 2024
The best answer (on Oct 26, 2020) is from:
Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Clara
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 gave the best answer on Oct 26, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! This is precisely one of the "frequently asked questions" that are responded in the "Integrated FIT guide for MBB", that has been recently published in PrepLounge´s shop (https://www.preplounge.com/en/shop/test ... (read entire answer)
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McKinsey Second Round

Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2 I'm preparing to McK coming next week McKinsey & Company McKinsey 2nd Round
Most recent answer on Jul 25, 2022
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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
Florian
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 gave the best answer on Jul 25, 2022
Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
Hey there, McKinsey is trying really hard to create an objective and standardized interview experience for all candidates, across offices, practices, and interviewers. As a result, you should expect exactly the same int ... (read entire answer)
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Joining Date After being accepted

Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2
Most recent answer on Jun 14, 2022
The best answer (on Jun 10, 2022) is from:
Moritz
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ex-McKinsey EM & Interviewer | 7/8 offer rate for 4+ sessions | 90min sessions with FREE exercises & videos
Moritz
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ex-McKinsey EM & Interviewer | 7/8 offer rate for 4+ sessions | 90min sessions with FREE exercises & videos
Hi there, In the current environment, the sooner the better if it were up to McKinsey! That being said, there's generally a lot of flexibility regarding start date.  You can often negotiate/agree on a delay up to variou ... (read entire answer)
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Final Round: Botched the Quant Part

Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2
Most recent answer on Mar 31, 2022
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Afonso
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A. Partner @ Bain | 100% personal success rate | +100 REAL Interviews | 6y consulting recruiting xp | Transition xp
Afonso
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A. Partner @ Bain | 100% personal success rate | +100 REAL Interviews | 6y consulting recruiting xp | Transition xp
Hi there, and congrats for reaching that far already! You should definitely bother and do the second interview, and I give you a few reasons: - If you do well in the second, there are still good chances. Depending on ho ... (read entire answer)
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McKinsey Second Round Interview

Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2 McKinsey McKinsey & Company McKinsey 2nd Round
Most recent answer on Aug 20, 2021
The best answer (on Aug 19, 2021) is from:
Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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 gave the best answer on Aug 19, 2021
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Please please don't take this personally! The perosn who's supposed to interview you just keeps having conflicts (likely a project that's on fire). Please please also do not bring up past interviews! At all! This only l ... (read entire answer)
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Final Round Mck Data Science Interview

Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2 DataScience
Most recent answer on Jul 19, 2021
The best answer (on Jul 19, 2021) is from:
Francesco
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#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching
Francesco
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 gave the best answer on Jul 19, 2021
#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching
Hi there, It is difficult to provide specific tips without seeing you in action, but in general: 1. PEI tips Understand the difference between, leadership, impact and drive areas. You can find their differences ... (read entire answer)
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What else can be done to increase the success rate in the final McKinsey round?

Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2 Final Round McKinsey McKinsey & Company McKinsey Final Round Preparing for final round at McK
Most recent answer on May 10, 2021
The best answer (on May 08, 2021) is from:
Francesco
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#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching
Francesco
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 gave the best answer on May 08, 2021
#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching
Hi there, You have already a good list of activities, well done ;) I agree with Antonello, Ian and Udayan. Also, if you wrote down the parts of cases where you struggled the most during the preparation, I would reco ... (read entire answer)
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on May 10, 2021 on May 10, 2021
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Tips for McKinsey final round

Actively preparing for interviews with McKinsey Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2
Most recent answer on Dec 30, 2020
The best answer (on Dec 09, 2020) is from:
Francesco
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#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching
Francesco
Expert
 gave the best answer on Dec 09, 2020
#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching
Hi there, In terms of what to expect in the final, the structure of the rounds is the same (fit + case+ your questions); however, in finals there is usually more emphasis on communication and fit. Specifically, the ... (read entire answer)
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on Dec 30, 2020 on Dec 30, 2020
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Is it bad to tell two different stories about the same experience for McKinsey?

Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2 McKinsey
Most recent answer on Oct 29, 2020
The best answer (on Oct 26, 2020) is from:
Clara
Expert
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Clara
Expert
 gave the best answer on Oct 26, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! This is precisely one of the "frequently asked questions" that are responded in the "Integrated FIT guide for MBB", that has been recently published in PrepLounge´s shop (https://www.preplounge.com/en/shop/tes ... (read entire answer)
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on Oct 29, 2020 on Oct 29, 2020
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Does interviewing later with McKinsey reduce your chance?

Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2 McKinsey
Most recent answer on Oct 27, 2020
The best answer (on Oct 26, 2020) is from:
Clara
Expert
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Clara
Expert
 gave the best answer on Oct 26, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! No, not at all. I am actually Exhibit A for this. I participated in one of the recruiting events from McK, in which they would get 24 last year students for a workshop over a weekend. We were all invited t ... (read entire answer)
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What was the most interesting case you’ve ever encountered during an interview?

Actively preparing for interviews with Mckinsey Bains & AT Kearney Actively preparing for McKinsey round 2 Actively preparing for upcoming interviews with Mckinsey AT Kearney & Bains. Looking to take and give great feedback. Bain BCG Mck McKinsey McKinsey casing summer internship
Most recent answer on Oct 09, 2020
The best answer (on Oct 05, 2020) is from:
Ian
Expert
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
Expert
 gave the best answer on Oct 05, 2020
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
#1 Lesson here: Most of my cases were unique and NOT "typical" cases. You should really be prepared for any scenario! Probably the most interesting was a public sector case where they had to improve internet connectiv ... (read entire answer)
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