McKinsey's case is usually interviewer-led: the interviewer asks a sequence of questions, and each answer is assessed. Most preparation material trains the candidate-led format, whose habits often have to be unlearned. McKinsey Case Ready builds the problem-solving capabilities McKinsey seeks, one at a time.
Working through everything takes about 40–45 hours. You can also pick only what you need.
“The extensive additional material he provides is particularly helpful: with it, you can keep preparing on your own between meetings.”
From a PrepLounge review of my coaching, about the materials this system grew out of (translated from German).
Candidates who want to train the case on their own, and candidates who learned casing in the candidate-led format and need to adjust to McKinsey's.
McKinsey Interview Ready: The Complete System contains everything here plus the full PEI material. If you need only the PEI, take McKinsey PEI Ready: The Guides.
Yes, and it is optional. McKinsey Case Ready: Guides + 3 Coaching Sessions includes this material and adds three one-to-one sessions shaped around your needs. For the PEI and the full interview there are McKinsey PEI Ready: Guides + 2 Coaching Sessions and McKinsey Interview Ready: Complete System + 5 Coaching Sessions.
No. It is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by McKinsey & Company. Everything is in my own words and discloses nothing confidential.
The material is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by McKinsey & Company.
