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Most recent answer on Feb 13, 2024

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

gave the best answer on Feb 07, 2024

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

Hi everyone, When I began coaching individuals for consulting careers, I realized there's more to it than just mastering cases and acing interviews. It's about ensuring long-term success once you've landed the job. This ... (read entire answer)

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on Feb 13, 2024 on Feb 13, 2024
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Working in MBB - Intellectually difficult or just demanding?

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Most recent answer on Oct 15, 2023

McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

gave the best answer on May 04, 2018

McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi Anonymous, your certainly need to meet a certain threshold regarding cognitive smartness ("IQ"). However, you do not need to be Albert Einstein for sure! If you meet that required IQ floor level, it is much more im ... (read entire answer)

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on Oct 15, 2023 on Oct 15, 2023
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Work and life balance at Partner level McKinsey

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Most recent answer on Jan 16, 2023

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gave the best answer on Jan 16, 2023

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Hi there, What a great question! I wrote an article on PrepLounge that covers this precisely - How long are the hours in consulting? On a very high level, a rough average of all the Partners I met in almost 5 years in ... (read entire answer)

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on Jan 16, 2023 on Jan 16, 2023
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How can I avoid burnout and handle stress better?

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gave the best answer on Feb 24, 2019

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Hi Anonymous, this is a great question, and doesn’t apply just to the stressful consulting lifestyle. I personally experimented a lot of stress during my time at BCG, as an entrepreneur when we risked to run out of mo ... (read entire answer)

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on Feb 25, 2019 on Feb 25, 2019
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