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McKinsey Interview Preparation Guidelines for Sloan Candidates

1. WHAT IS McKINSEY'S APPROACH TO INTERVIEWING?. McKinsey has developed a comprehensive approach to assessing candidate abilities and fit with a career at our firm. This approach is being used in all North American offices, as well as in a number of other offices around the world*.During your interview day you will participate in a number of different exercises designed to enable you to get a better understanding of McKinsey people, values, and work, and also to provide us with an opportunity9451

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McKinsey Interview Preparation Guidelines for Sloan Candidates

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    1. McKinsey Interview Preparation Guidelines for Sloan Candidates

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    3. 2 WHAT McKINSEY DOES DRIVES WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN CANDIDATES

    4. 3 WHO IS MCKINSEY LOOKING FOR?

    5. 4 McKINSEY PROBLEM INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES

    6. WHAT IS A CASE INTERVIEW?

    7. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN CASE ANSWERS?

    8. 7 A GOOD APPROACH TO CASE INTERVIEWS

    9. EXAMPLE- STRUCTURING A “PROFIT” QUESTION

    10. OTHER EXAMPLE ISSUES TO THINK ABOUT IN UPFRONT STRUCTURE

    11. CASE INTERVIEW HINTS

    12. WHAT IS A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE INTERVIEW (PEI)?

    13. 12 HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FOR THE PEI?

    14. 13 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE INTERVIEW TIPS Prepare, prepare, prepare... (have more than one experience that you could talk about for each of the three attributes) ...but avoid reciting “canned” examples—answer the specific question asked Focus on what you did, not what your team as a whole did Speak in the first person singular (“I”, not “we”) Structure! Be thoughtful and self-reflective Be prepared for the interviewer to interrupt and redirect you through the discussion

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