I have my interview with Mckisney and I have heard that they throw some really out of the box situations? So if anyone has experienced any such situation.
Thank you!
I have my interview with Mckisney and I have heard that they throw some really out of the box situations? So if anyone has experienced any such situation.
Thank you!
Hi,
These cases are rare is that the casebooks (that are in general not a good source of cases). But actually, these cases are very common at McKinsey
To provide a bit of structure, there are several types of non-profit cases:
It is critical to define the objective for these cases to set a proper structure. Two types of questions you should ask:
As you can see there are many types of cases and many frameworks that can be used. I usually give a big homework (10 cases) and then cover them within one session. Feel free to reach me if you need help.
Best!
It is spelled "McKinsey" :)
I haven't heard that, my experience is most companies are moving aways from these crazy scenarios. But if you really want ideas, google the following: "crazy google interview questions". Note that Google doesn't do this anymore btw
In my second round interviews I had a partner who's case was to estimate the total number of airplanes flying over a country at a given point in time.
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