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Mckinsey Knowledge Expert role or General Manager Supply Chain role

and Bain BCG McKinsey McKinsey experienced professional McKinsey & Company mckinsey knowledge center
Most recent answer on Dec 15, 2022
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Cristian
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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach
Cristian
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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach
Hi there,  If I were you, I'd take the McKinsey offer because the minimum that's going to bring (besides the brand) is a set of new experiences that are likely to help you grow.  But what I think is even more important ... (read entire answer)
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Non-integrative Career path

McKinsey mckinsey knowledge center
Most recent answer on Sep 19, 2022
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Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, First, let me address this comment: “I am from a non target school, and my resume is nowhere near the likes of most people at Mckinsey” Please get this thinking out of your head ASAP! You're in McKinsey, now a ... (read entire answer)
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Mck Knowledge analyst

Actively preparing for interviews with McKinsey knowledge analyst McKinsey mckinsey knowledge center
Most recent answer on Dec 15, 2021
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Simon
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50+ successful coachings / Ex-Mckinsey JEM & Interviewer / Industry + Engineering background
Simon
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gave the best answer on Dec 14, 2021
50+ successful coachings / Ex-Mckinsey JEM & Interviewer / Industry + Engineering background
Hi, usually McK Knowledge Analyst is a back-office role that supports the consulting teams in their client engagements, e.g. support through analyses and research on market sizing, etc. There are also career opportuniti ... (read entire answer)
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Capabilities Network team vs Knowledge center

McKinsey mckinsey knowledge center
Most recent answer on Jul 30, 2021
The best answer (on Jul 29, 2021) is from:
Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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gave the best answer on Jul 29, 2021
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, Could you clarify what company this is for?
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on Jul 30, 2021 on Jul 30, 2021
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from consultant to knowledge center analyst

knowledge analyst mckinsey knowledge center
Most recent answer on May 11, 2021
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Nicolas
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30% off 1st coaching Promo | #1 Canada Coach | 10y+ Coaching & recruiting | BCG + Industry Executive | INSEAD MBA
Nicolas
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30% off 1st coaching Promo | #1 Canada Coach | 10y+ Coaching & recruiting | BCG + Industry Executive | INSEAD MBA
Hello, Those kind of transitions are typically very difficult as the skillset the company is looking for is widely different between the two positions and the recruitment process as well. If your end goal is to joi ... (read entire answer)
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Mckinsey junior research analyst

Junior Research Analyst McKinsey McKinsey & Company mckinsey knowledge center McKinsey Research oil and gas
Most recent answer on May 15, 2020
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Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! On top of the insights already shared in the post, next week will be pusblished in PrepLounge´s Shop material related. In concrete, the "Integrated FIT guide for MBB". It provides an end-to-end preparatio ... (read entire answer)
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Mckinsey knowledge Analyst Recovery &Transformation

Interview Experience knowledge analyst knowledge center McKinsey McKinsey & Company mckinsey knowledge center
Recent activity on Mar 25, 2018
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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