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In MBB, if you're under consideration for office X then does that mean you've been rejected from any offices higher up in your prefereces?

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Most recent answer on Apr 16, 2024

Cristian

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gave the best answer on Apr 15, 2024

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In the US, it's a bit different. Basically, it rather means that the office that you're being considered for was actively looking for more people to recruit, whereas the offices higher up in your preference were alread ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey phone interview

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Sofia

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Top-Ranked Coach on PrepLounge for 3 years| McKinsey San Francisco | Harvard graduate | 6+ years of coaching

Sofia

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gave the best answer on Jul 19, 2022

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Hello, Congratulations on getting a phone interview! It is well worth clarifying this with HR. Generally I think that's correct - it would be a typical McKinsey style interview over the phone, and you should prepare the ... (read entire answer)

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Interest in Undergraduate internships in Middle East

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Most recent answer on Apr 10, 2024

Nicolas

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Nicolas

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gave the best answer on Apr 09, 2024

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Hello Vishva, Exciting perspectives ahead! While I understand that joining Consulting in the Middle East is very attractive, I believe you would have most success getting an internship in Canada (where you diploma / in ... (read entire answer)

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Most recent answer on Apr 03, 2024

Cristian

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gave the best answer on Apr 02, 2024

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Sadly, it's not. It's just that the recruitment system has not been updated yet. I'm sorry to hear you received a rejection. It's a great achievement that you reached the final round. Make sure that you get their fee ... (read entire answer)

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on Apr 03, 2024 on Apr 03, 2024
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Non-Traditional Background - Interviewing at McKinsey

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Benjamin

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gave the best answer on Mar 31, 2024

Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer

Hi Emma, Congrats on the interview invitation! Sharing my perspective based on coming also from a non-traditional background (I majored in History in undergraduate), as well as spending 5 years as an interviewer at BCG. ... (read entire answer)

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Roland Berger - Final Round

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Most recent answer on Mar 31, 2024

Francesco

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Francesco

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gave the best answer on Apr 12, 2023

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Hi Abhinav, Q: It would be very helpful to understand if anyone can highlight any vital aspects that I can consider before appearing for this final round. In general, in a final round the interviewers may: Spend more ti ... (read entire answer)

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Tips for structuring framework for McKinsey Wild Card Cases

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Most recent answer on Mar 25, 2024

Gero

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Gero

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gave the best answer on Mar 23, 2024

Ex-BCG │200+ Interviews & Interview Coachings @ BCG │ 20+ candidates coached into MBB │WHU/LSE/Nova │ Teacher & Trainer

Hello there,Great question!Background One preliminary note: Unconventional cases that are not business-related are also used at other companies besides McKinsey. They are used to take out the business noise and really t ... (read entire answer)

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Does McKinsey solve result really matter?

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gave the best answer on Mar 14, 2024

Yes, IT MATTERS. Sure, how much it matters depends on how good is the rest of your application. If everything else is great then, yes, you are likely to be just ticking a box (also likely to do a good job anyway). But ... (read entire answer)

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Advice for a Final year student looking to improve their candidacy

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Most recent answer on Mar 18, 2024

Sohini

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Sohini

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gave the best answer on Mar 15, 2024

Ex- Strategy Consultant ZS Associate | Commercial Strategy Director | Michigan MBA | Pharma/Financial Svc. /Tech Expert

Hi, Since you already have a consulting offer, asssuming what you want to improve your candidacy for MBB - I would suggest you reach out to alumni from your university who have worked at MBBs, and try to get their advi ... (read entire answer)

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[Experienced Hire] - Why MBB?

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Francesco

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gave the best answer on Mar 17, 2024

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Hi Philip, Sorry to hear about the rejection. In terms of your questions: 1) Should the last aspect (to make money) from my three career aspects not have been explained/mentioned during the interview? I would not recomm ... (read entire answer)

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Imbellus test Belux

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Francesco

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Francesco

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gave the best answer on Jan 27, 2022

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Hi there, 1) I saw that here there are a lot of people / coaches that have a lot of experience in MBB process, so can anyone give me their opinion on what I wrote above? It is difficult to comment as they also evaluate ... (read entire answer)

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on Feb 16, 2024 on Feb 16, 2024
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Same PEI stories for second round?

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Most recent answer on Dec 30, 2023

Cristian

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Cristian

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gave the best answer on May 15, 2022

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Hi there, A few things to begin with: You're not expected to tell Superman stories. What makes a story good, is not so much the story as how effective you are at telling it. Don't lie. Interviewers can sniff that away ... (read entire answer)

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Robert

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Robert

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gave the best answer on Mar 25, 2018

McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Hi there! Based on your short description of the context, both examples are fine. However, the real question is: in which of those contexts did you encounter interpersonally challenging situations in a team setting, t ... (read entire answer)

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Inquiry About Verification Process Document Requirements at MBB and Tier 2 Consulting Firms

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Most recent answer on Dec 01, 2023

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Just remember, in addition to other coaches comments, they'll let you know! Follow MBB's guidance here.

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Inquiry about Profile Relevance for Consulting with Regional Governments

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Agreed with the other coaches - I think you have a great profile! (From what I can see)

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Decision call after the final round at McKinsey

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Most recent answer on Nov 30, 2023

Francesco

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gave the best answer on Sep 07, 2022

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Hi there, 1) Why do they make a rejection call? The reasons why they usually make a call after a rejection is: To provide feedback To communicate that one additional interview is needed (sometimes they do so at McKinse ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey final round decision

Final Round McKinsey & Company

Most recent answer on Nov 30, 2023

Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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gave the best answer on Nov 09, 2021

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi there, First of all, congratulations on having done the second round of interview with McKinsey! I will keep my fingers crossed. This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of us ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Hiring Decision

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Florian

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Florian

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gave the best answer on Apr 24, 2021

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

Hey there, In general, difficulty across all McK interviews should not deviate much since they are developed in specific sessions with coaches and calibrated to ask the same types of questions, have a similar difficul ... (read entire answer)

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Anyone heard of Krakit (AI case partner resource) before?

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Most recent answer on Nov 30, 2023

Cristian

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Cristian

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gave the best answer on Aug 09, 2023

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Hi there! This sounds interesting. Would be curious to try it out. It actually sounds very similar to using ChatGPT for case preparation. The great advantage of these tools is that they are able to provide tailored f ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Location Preferences - USA & Dubai

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Most recent answer on Nov 21, 2023

Nicolas

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Nicolas

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gave the best answer on Apr 14, 2022

30% off 1st coaching Promo | #1 Canada Coach | 10y+ Coaching & recruiting | BCG + Industry Executive | INSEAD MBA

Hello! 1) Pick your office based on 1. Where do you want to live? 2. Which industry do you want to work in / which industry are present in the region (e.g. California more tech / NY more Finance) => Staffing will be ... (read entire answer)

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