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BCG Pymetric Test

Assessment BCG recruitment test
Most recent answer on Mar 11, 2023
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Francesco
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Hi there, 1) Last year I took the Pymetric test to get into the BCG Fellowship Programme  and I was wondering if I have to take the Online Casey Chatbot during fulltime recruitment. Most candidates have to take the Case ... (read entire answer)
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Bain Online Assessment ME Offices

Assessment Bain & Company recruitment test
Most recent answer on Mar 10, 2023
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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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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hi Shivam, First of all, congratulations on the invitation from Bain! I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: First of all, to my knowle ... (read entire answer)
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on Mar 10, 2023 on Mar 10, 2023
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McKinsey Solve - How do you know if your species survived?

McKinsey Online Assessment recruitment test
Most recent answer on Dec 10, 2022
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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 Dec 09, 2022
Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
Hey there, Yes, congrats :-) Now, time to prepare for the interviews. Have a look at the articles I wrote about the McKinsey Case and PEI: https://preplounge.com/mckinsey-interview https://www.preplounge.com/mckinsey-pe ... (read entire answer)
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Online Test

recruitment test
Most recent answer on Jun 09, 2022
The best answer (on Jun 04, 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 Jun 04, 2022
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Hi there, It depends. Normally you have: First: CV screening Second: Tests However, in some cases the process is reversed. I helped candidates for some top business schools where everyone was invited to the test and the ... (read entire answer)
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on Jun 09, 2022 on Jun 09, 2022
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Recruiting process Bain Dubai

Bain recruitment test
Most recent answer on Mar 30, 2022
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Pedro
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30% off in April 2024 | Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA
Pedro
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 gave the best answer on Mar 28, 2022
30% off in April 2024 | Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA
Bain Dubai uses “Bain Online Assessment”, which is a 75 minute test convering Numerical, Verbal, and Abstract reasoning.If you pass the test and the CV screening, you'll have the usual case interview rounds.
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on Mar 30, 2022 on Mar 30, 2022
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Undergrad Planning On Going After Full Time MBB Roles But Confused About When To Apply

campus recruiting FallRecruitment MBB recruitment test
Most recent answer on Jun 01, 2021
Anonymous A asked on May 30, 2021
From my understanding, the recruiting process starts in the Fall with applications due in August/September. However, there are also July deadlines for undergrads seeking full-time consulting roles at least for McKinsey ... (read entire question)
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If recruiting will be online, how will Mckinsey know that no candidate used a calculator during PST or interviews?

MBB recruitment recruitment test
Most recent answer on Aug 08, 2020
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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 Aug 07, 2020
McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi! I believe you don't understand very well what McKinsey is testing. Nobody is interested in your ability to do lightning fast math! The truth is, you don't get bonus points for being very fast - quite at the cont ... (read entire answer)
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on Aug 08, 2020 on Aug 08, 2020
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Do you have any info on the AlixPartners numerical and verbal test they do?

AlixPartners recruiting recruitment test
Most recent answer on Jul 16, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on Feb 08, 2020
it's a different test, rather similar to one at RB. It consists of three parts: Math Logic Verbal part I can recommend you: www.trytalentq.com/how-to-prepare/ select "elements practice test" Feel fre ... (read entire answer)
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on Jul 16, 2020 on Jul 16, 2020
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AT Kearney

A.T.K. AT Kearney case interview preparation recruitment test
Recent activity on Dec 31, 2018
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Benjamin
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ex-Manager - Natural and challenging teacher - Taylor case solving, no framework
Benjamin
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 gave the best answer on Dec 31, 2018
ex-Manager - Natural and challenging teacher - Taylor case solving, no framework
Hi, I am an ATK Alumni from Paris, and have to admit I am surprised by the quantitative test non business related you're describing. In general interviews are candidate led, and are indeed quantiative intense and some ... (read entire answer)
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What is the current BA recruitment process for McKinsey Milan/London ?

BA business analyst McKinsey McKinsey PST PST recruiting recruitment test selection process shl
Recent activity on Dec 09, 2018
Anonymous gave the best answer on Dec 09, 2018
Hey there, the current process in London this year was as follows: Step 1: Submit online application Step 2: Go into McKinsey office for two tests: the PST and a new "computer based assessment". I have spoken to can ... (read entire answer)
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on Dec 09, 2018 on Dec 09, 2018
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Cases for a job-interview in Recruiting (Human Resources)

Case Interview Human resources McKinsey recruiting recruitment test
Recent activity on Jan 29, 2018
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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 gave the best answer on Jan 29, 2018
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, McKinsey people like to test problem-solving. You may have questions like: If your time to fill a position is typically 75 days, and the hiring manager says they need it filled in 40 days, what would you do? ... (read entire answer)
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