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McKinsey PEI Team conflics

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Most recent answer on Mar 31, 2024

Cristian

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gave the best answer on Mar 31, 2024

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In the way you present the story, it's unclear what role the team was playing. So, bring that forward. And ideally, explain how you worked with multiple people/stakeholders, not only with the senior detractor. For anyo ... (read entire answer)

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Recency of PEI Examples

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Moritz

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Moritz

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gave the best answer on Jan 11, 2022

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A common question that I once faced as well. In 2017 during my McKinsey interview, I asked to use an example from 2010 because it was really relevant and I remembered it like it was yesterday (which I explained to the i ... (read entire answer)

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Best questions to ask at the end of interview

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Most recent answer on Nov 10, 2023

Benjamin

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Benjamin

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gave the best answer on Jul 23, 2018

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Hi Anonymous, This is the moment where you can confirm the good fit you had with the interviewer during the 1h itw. I personnally suggest to avoid every question that can be asnwered by the firm's website, as well as ... (read entire answer)

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BCG Personal Fit

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Most recent answer on Nov 10, 2023

Francesco

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gave the best answer on Oct 13, 2017

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Hi Rob, usual topics for BCG are leadership, flexibility, teamwork and tenacity. In practice, questions will be mostly the same. The usual differentiator between other firms is: “Why BCG?”. Many people provide a gen ... (read entire answer)

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Fit Interview Preparation

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Florian

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gave the best answer on Nov 17, 2022

Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets

Hey there, The McKinsey PEI is very different from all other firms' fit interviews. Why? There are 3 dimensions you need to talk about (a 4th one is currently being rolled out) and that is it For each dimension, you wil ... (read entire answer)

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How improve my PEI stories?

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Agrim

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Agrim

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gave the best answer on Oct 04, 2021

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The fact that you got feedback during an interview is itself unique and promising. Probably the interview saw potential in you - and felt that it was the story-telling that was undermining your profile. I would suggest ... (read entire answer)

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Fit Interview

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Step 1 - Categorize the main stories There are 5-10 "themes" you need to prepare for. i.e. Leadership, teamwork, challenge, etc. Figure out this list and make sure your stories cover this range (PM me and I can provide ... (read entire answer)

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Fit Question

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Hagen

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Hagen

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gave the best answer on Jul 30, 2023

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Hi there, I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: First of all, when answering the question about your non-academic achievements, it's important to first identify the dimensions and, within those, the ex ... (read entire answer)

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What is the best resource to practice fit interviews?

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Most recent answer on Feb 28, 2023

Hagen

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Hagen

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gave the best answer on Feb 21, 2023

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Hi there, I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: In order to prepare for the personal fit part of the interviews, I would highly advise ... (read entire answer)

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Story for Question "Describe A Time When You Had To Persuade Someone"

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Clara

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Clara

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gave the best answer on Aug 21, 2022

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Hello! For sure it shows that you can think on your feet, which is key for consultants. However, if you have 3 years of working experience, I am sure you must have better stories. Precisely for this is key to understand ... (read entire answer)

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bcg round 1 interview

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Clara

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Clara

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gave the best answer on Jan 29, 2022

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! I would assume that they already know, if you have Linkedin as 99% of us… in any case, no harm in telling them what so ever. The reasons indeed look great! If you want to deep dive on the topic, the "Integrated ... (read entire answer)

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Persuasion / Convincing Methods

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Cristian

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gave the best answer on Oct 16, 2021

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This is a great question. I'll take them one by one. (1) All the ones that you mentioned are good. To my mind, the top three are Building trust. Building a relationship with the client so you can discuss issues openly ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, There is no generic answer to this, but I'll give it a try. Don't start with the story. Start with what matters to the consulting firm, then to the specific skill / competence you have, and finally what is in ... (read entire answer)

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PEI Example: When did you have to motivate others?

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Most recent answer on Jun 12, 2021

Ken

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Ken

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gave the best answer on Jun 10, 2021

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As long as you are able to convince your interviwer of the significant challenge and meaningful impact then it could be a good example. It's hard to judge purely based on what you have shared.

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►New Expert Article: Behavioral Questions and Answers by Clara

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Most recent answer on May 26, 2021

Clara

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Clara

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gave the best answer on May 26, 2021

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello PrepL Community! In view on the amount of questions we see in the Q&A regarding FIT preparation, we have published the 1st expert article on one of the four families of questions that we find during our FIT ... (read entire answer)

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What type of stories should I be giving for personal fit questions?

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Most recent answer on Nov 27, 2020

Anonymous gave the best answer on Jun 01, 2019

Hi Khalid, Both answers could work. I would think about which one makes you more proud and also where you feel you were really making in a difference in that situation. That being said, I think it is always good to ... (read entire answer)

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Repeating Fit Interview Stories

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Most recent answer on Oct 26, 2020

Anonymous gave the best answer on Oct 10, 2017

There are several great questions questions in this post. Let’s start with establishing what interviewers are given before the interview, what overlaps exists between interviews and what interviewers discuss after the i ... (read entire answer)

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How to start an answer of telling a story about past projects

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Most recent answer on Oct 20, 2020

Adi

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Adi

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gave the best answer on Oct 17, 2020

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Hey, very good question and thanks for raising. Here's my coaching: 1. Stick to STAR approach, set the context of your story correctly and provide very specific/quantifiable details throughout. Some opening sentences ... (read entire answer)

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Is it okay to talk about my consulting club in a fit interview?

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Most recent answer on Jul 08, 2020

Udayan

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gave the best answer on Aug 16, 2019

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Absolutely! It is always helpful to know that you have done similar work in the past and genuinely enjoy it. I would focus on sharing the specifics of each enganement, what your role was and what you accomplished. Also ... (read entire answer)

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What kind of questions can I expect for the Bain first round fit interview ?

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Vlad

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Vlad

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gave the best answer on Mar 06, 2019

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Hi, Bain has a very simple fit interview: Tell me about yourself Why consulting Why Bain Any other random questions (up to the interviewer) Your questions to the interviewer Best

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