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McKinsey OEP first round Interview

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Most recent answer on Feb 29, 2024
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Florian
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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 Feb 29, 2024
Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
Hi there, In general, operations cases often focus on concepts such as Capacity issues Increase / decrease capacity or move capacity from a less profitable product to a more profitable product Analysis of bottlenecks Cl ... (read entire answer)
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on Feb 29, 2024 on Feb 29, 2024
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McKinsey first round - Very hostile interviewer

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Most recent answer on Sep 11, 2023
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Sidi
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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Sidi
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 gave the best answer on Sep 11, 2023
McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi! Sorry to hear. It's very hard to judge from what you wrote, so I don't want start speculating.  However, I want to comment on your point #2, because this is a very common (almost tragical) problem I see with people ... (read entire answer)
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When will I hear back from McKinsey first round?

McKinsey first round
Most recent answer on Sep 06, 2023
The best answer (on Feb 24, 2021) is from:
Florian
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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 Feb 24, 2021
Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
Hey there, It should be relatively quick below 1 week. If you have not heard from them after 2 weeks, give them a call. Fingers crossed! Cheers, Florian
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on Sep 06, 2023 on Sep 06, 2023
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Mckinsey First Round - Haven't heard back

McKinsey first round
Most recent answer on Jul 31, 2023
The best answer (on Sep 19, 2021) is from:
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 Sep 19, 2021
#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hi there, This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I am happy to provide my perspective on it: While generally speaking, the earlier the feedback the better, there e ... (read entire answer)
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McKinsey first round

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Most recent answer on Mar 11, 2023
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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 Mar 11, 2023
#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching
Hi Giulia, Q: I think I did not perform exceptionally but at the end of the interview my interviewer said: “thank you for your time Giulia, and good luck with the next steps”.  I don’t think you can extrapolate any mean ... (read entire answer)
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on Mar 11, 2023 on Mar 11, 2023
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Mckinsey first round

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Most recent answer on Mar 04, 2023
The best answer (on Mar 04, 2023) is from:
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 Mar 04, 2023
#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
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: Yes, either way, you may still do the other first-round interview before they make an ... (read entire answer)
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on Mar 04, 2023 on Mar 04, 2023
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Mckinsey - postpone interviews

McKinsey McKinsey first round
Most recent answer on Jan 30, 2023
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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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 gave the best answer on Jan 30, 2023
ex-McKinsey EM & Interviewer | 7/8 offer rate for 4+ sessions | 90min sessions with FREE exercises & videos
Hi there, Yes it's possible and quite common. McKinsey want you to succeed with the time you need, they don't want to see you fail fast. Get in touch with HR, tell them you'd rather be really well prepared but can't pur ... (read entire answer)
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on Jan 30, 2023 on Jan 30, 2023
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My McKinsey 1st round interview as a STEM APD from a top 3 US university

McKinsey first round
Most recent answer on Jul 19, 2022
The best answer (on Jul 19, 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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 gave the best answer on Jul 19, 2022
ex-McKinsey EM & Interviewer | 7/8 offer rate for 4+ sessions | 90min sessions with FREE exercises & videos
Hi there, Very cool post and some good reflections- thank you for sharing! The fact that you didn't ‘conclude’ the case is very normal in McKinsey because it's not about concluding the case. Rather, it's about answering ... (read entire answer)
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on Jul 19, 2022 on Jul 19, 2022
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Chances of having passed first interview

McKinsey McKinsey first round
Most recent answer on May 16, 2022
The best answer (on May 13, 2022) is from:
Adi
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Adi
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 gave the best answer on May 13, 2022
Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Please dont speculate and dont get coaches here to speculate either :).  What matters are these: 1. In your own view, did you give your best? 2. Which areas you could have performed better? Move on and look forward to n ... (read entire answer)
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on May 16, 2022 on May 16, 2022
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McKinsey First Round Case Expectations

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Most recent answer on May 11, 2022
The best answer (on May 11, 2022) 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 11, 2022
#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching
Hi there, There are 4 main differences that you will find in interviews at McKinsey compared to other companies: 1) McKinsey includes the PEI (Personal Experience Interview) as part of the fit part.  They will usually a ... (read entire answer)
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How to prep for a specific consulting role (McKinsey)

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Question edited on Sep 24, 2021
The best answer (on Sep 23, 2021) is from:
Udayan
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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience
Udayan
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 gave the best answer on Sep 23, 2021
Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience
You do not need to prepare industry specific questions for casing. They will ask you questions from across industries because casing is to assess your ability to solve complex problems and not just your ability to solve ... (read entire answer)
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on Sep 24, 2021 on Sep 24, 2021
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Encouraged to Reapply Upon Unsuccessful R1 Interviews

McKinsey first round
Question edited on Sep 05, 2021
The best answer (on Sep 05, 2021) is from:
Marco-Alexander
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Former BCG | Case author for efellows book | Experience in 6 consultancies (Stern Stewart, Capgemini, KPMG, VW Con., Hor
Marco-Alexander
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 gave the best answer on Sep 05, 2021
Former BCG | Case author for efellows book | Experience in 6 consultancies (Stern Stewart, Capgemini, KPMG, VW Con., Hor
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on Sep 05, 2021 on Sep 05, 2021
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McKinsey first round interview

McKinsey first round
Most recent answer on Jan 26, 2021
The best answer (on Jan 26, 2021) is from:
Ken
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Ex-McKinsey final round interviewer | Executive Coach
Ken
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 gave the best answer on Jan 26, 2021
Ex-McKinsey final round interviewer | Executive Coach
Other than getting the math correct, there's no such thing as a 100% answer. Even if you do the math correctly, an "excellent" answer is one where the candidate is able to draw out meaningful implications which is not t ... (read entire answer)
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on Jan 26, 2021 on Jan 26, 2021
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Mckinsey - Move to 2nd round?

McKinsey McKinsey first round second round
Most recent answer on Oct 31, 2020
The best answer (on Sep 30, 2020) is from:
Robert
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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author
Robert
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 gave the best answer on Sep 30, 2020
McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author
Hi Anonymous, Since no one in this forum was part of the whole interview process, you can get a couple of speculative answers here - but reality will tell the outcome soon. Cases are a major aspect of evaluation, bu ... (read entire answer)
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Timeline for feedback after first round McKinsey phone screen/case

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Most recent answer on Jul 08, 2020
The best answer (on Feb 20, 2019) is from:
Guennael
Expert
Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews
Guennael
Expert
 gave the best answer on Feb 20, 2019
Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews
Interviewers often have no incentive to give feedback beyond a soft request from their office recruiting team and the fuzzy idea that they'd like feedback if in their shoes. Life gets in the way, they are busy... and of ... (read entire answer)
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How to prepare for McKinsey first round interviews?

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Most recent answer on Jun 05, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 05, 2018
Hey anonymous, This is the study plan I often suggest to all the candidates I've been coaching (the timings for each stage depends on how long do you have between now and your interviews, which should be at least 1/2 ... (read entire answer)
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McKinsey R1 Performance

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Most recent answer on May 31, 2020
The best answer (on Mar 22, 2019) is from:
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
Expert
 gave the best answer on Mar 22, 2019
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, Sorry, but giving you the feedback just based on your subjective impressions is completely unproductive. You should just wait for the results. "Anything else" question is very common at McK interviews. They want ... (read entire answer)
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on May 31, 2020 on May 31, 2020
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When to expect any contact after 1st round of case interviews (McK)?

McKinsey first round
Most recent answer on Dec 12, 2019
The best answer (on Dec 12, 2019) is from:
Luca
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BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached
Luca
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 gave the best answer on Dec 12, 2019
BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached
Hello Kamil, no worries, consulting world is not always as efficient as HR say during the presentation ;) Wait until the end of the week and then contact the HR if they didn't let you know anything. You always rece ... (read entire answer)
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on Dec 12, 2019 on Dec 12, 2019
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McKinsey Interview preperation

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Most recent answer on Jun 29, 2019
The best answer (on Jun 29, 2019) 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 Jun 29, 2019
#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching
Hi Anonymous, if you are not confident in term of your level of preparation it is far better to reschedule the interview – there is no penalty for that. The day when you should reschedule depends on your level of curr ... (read entire answer)
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on Jun 29, 2019 on Jun 29, 2019
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What kind of case it will be for Mckinsey first round?

McKinsey first round
Recent activity on Apr 26, 2019
The best answer (on Apr 10, 2019) is from:
Guennael
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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews
Guennael
Expert
 gave the best answer on Apr 10, 2019
Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews
So many things come into play here... we really cannot give you a precise answer. Odds are your case will be more quant heavy due to the interviewer's background, but even that is not a given Bottom line, if you know ... (read entire answer)
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