Hi, I will tell you a little trick here, structure is important in any personal stories but also remember that we are human and recruiters listen to the same structure and more or less same answers... (more)
Hi there, assuming you are referring to the "personal experience interview" (PEI), it's in fact surprising that many candidates focus merely on preparing the case interview and underestimate the p... (more)
Dear all, I am currently preparing for my interviews at McKinsey & Company (Amsterdam Office)... (more)
Hello everyone, I am looking for people to practice the McKinsey PEI (fit interview). I have done... (more)
Hi mate, Just went through 4 interviews with McKinsey and here are 4 top level questions they asked as well as some detailed drill-down questions based on the top level questions. (EM) T... (more)
Hi Sandra, great question, that’s actually something many candidates confuse. I have provided a description of the different areas below, together with what to focus on: 1) Personal Impact is ma... (more)
Your framework is a good one but I would add a few things. Make sure you are conversational: Don’t be rote in your response. Make sure that when telling your story, you are really “telling a sto... (more)
Both Michal and Victoria have some good points (i.e., motivation is the basis of the drive story and the story should be interesting / engaging). It’s important to remember a few things: The int... (more)
The length is related to your story and additional questions your interviewer may ask. I recommend using the STAR framework: In Situation, you should briefly provide the context, usually in... (more)
Hi Anonymous, I will quote below a previous post I wrote on PEI at McKinsey: Personal Impact is mainly based on persuading someone about doing/not doing something. Questions include: Tell... (more)
Hey, Does anone have access to this PDF? Willing to exchange other materials I have purchsed. Please... (more)
Hi, 1. When the consultants ask you to provide an example of leading others or working in teams, most probably they are looking for a leadership story For those of you applying for junior positi... (more)
The length is related to your story and additional questions your interviewer may ask. I recommend using the STAR framework: In Situation, you should briefly provide the context, usually in... (more)
As opposed to the case interview, pausing for 60 seconds is not recommended for the PEI. Just given the overall PEI time of roughly 12-15 minutes, 60 seconds is already a big portion of time which doe... (more)
First of all, the bar for your performance on the PEI and the case sections will be the same, regardless of whether you have experience at another consulting firm or not. The only time that could vary... (more)
Hi, It may seem for you that these 2 types of cases are different, however, the interviewer-led type is just a simplified version of the interviewee-led case. My advice is to always prepare in inte... (more)
Hi, The length is related to your story and additional questions your interviewer may ask. The story about yourself should be 13-15 sentences. For the PEI story I recommend the following:... (more)
Hi Anonymous, in general, the most common fit questions are: Tell me about yourself (personal overview) Why consulting (motivational) Why McKinsey (motivational) Give me an example when... (more)
I would suggest to think of the question as going beyond your practical skills and knowlege to what your role tends to be when working in a team. Think of patterns that you might have noticed when wor... (more)
Hey anonymous, Without knowing more about the context (assuming that's for a generic fit question in any consulting firm), that ending seems good! On a side note, I'm quite puzzled with the McKi... (more)
