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Hi Cindy, Q: I am interested in the best strategies to handle a full interview day (9 am - 5 pm) with other candidates. Any experiences and tips? You can find some tips below: Mental attitude: It’s great if you get the ... (read entire answer)

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Mckinsey - waiting for recruiting feedback on interviews

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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Hi there, before (offer) decisions are communicated, they have to be aligned between HR and the interviewers in the process. This can sometimes take time for various reasons. In your case it has not even been a week whi ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Phone Assessment: Any tips?

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Anonymous D gave the best answer on Feb 09, 2017

Yes. The case has the same kind of structure as a normal McK interview, but without graphs since it’s via phone. So the interviewer will give you the case problem (in my case it was market entry) and you have to approac ... (read entire answer)

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Anonymous asked on Oct 09, 2017

I would be grateful if someone who had a Strategy& Interview in recent times could share his/her experiences with me during a brief skype call. Thank you in advance! Cheers, Livia

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Would the case study interviewer show the question in slides or they would just read it to you?

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Feb 10, 2021

Agree with the other coaches. A key thing to note here is also that the question the interviewer reads or present is not necessarily the core question you need to answer. There are cases where you need to rephrase the ... (read entire answer)

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Interview Experience with goetzpartners?

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Anonymous A asked on Jun 08, 2018

Hey there! I hope someone can help me... I have my interview coming up with goetzpartners soon and was wondering if anyone has some insights on the interview process, type of cases and personal fit questions? Than ... (read entire question)

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Anybody recently gave Accenture Strategy case interview? Would be grateful if you could share your experience...

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Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, It greatly depends on your role and the office. Accenture has 2 types of interviews: 1) Case interview with the manager / partner No clear guidelines for cases, so the case depends on the manager. 60% cha ... (read entire answer)

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Mar 25, 2018

Re: travel —> it’s possible but would say 10-30% if weeks of year at most. On interview process: in BCG is different than from consulting positions. For entry level is a typical corporate interview: they want to see ... (read entire answer)

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How to give "concise" answers during interviews

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Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, It's really hard to say without knowing the context. But if the interviewer said you lack the ability to COME to the point, it could have meant several things: 1) You lack the ability to dig deep enough to find ... (read entire answer)

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BCG Case Interview Experiences anyone??

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Hi Aurelie, the case interviews are quite similar to what you find in case books (for example ESADE with BCG cooperation). The link is here: https://issuu.com/marketing_esade/docs/esade_casebook. I got a market sizing a ... (read entire answer)

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Mar 08, 2016

Happy to do McK case prep! My interview is in a week! Let me know if you're interested.

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