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!
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.
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
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