Interviewing with McKinsey: Case study interview

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Learn what to expect during the case study interview. Hear what some recent hires did – and did not – do to prepare.

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  1. With all said, an interviewee is just a puppet in front of the interviewer and has no chance to talk from his or her heart and even if did so, it solely depends on how you impressed the interviewer at the moment and there are many other factors intrinsic. It is not easy to articulate in a video speaking about how prepared you are, what you do, and all.

  2. I worked with 2nd largest consultant as an external technical consultant. Believe me these consultants are the dumbest colleagues I have met in my career. Only skill one need for becoming a consultant is just package the communication by plagiarizing others and making it yours.

  3. My experience as a consultant. I worked at Bain from 2004 at 24 years of age and gave them 9 long years of my life. Consulting is hard work. Do not be fooled by the so called glamour attached to it. It is dog eat dog competitive and it is not for everybody. Many people last only a year or two. Consulting firms work on a churn and burn basis. You basically need to give up your life if you wish to be a good consultant and especially if you want to progress. I'm talking 80 hours a week plus travel. Say goodbye to weekends and social lives. This is the reality of you want to succeed. International work, while attractive at first, is a total grind. I did Europe and Australia with a California base. Conference calls at 2am after a 16 hour day were the norm because one client was on the side of the world. You will be working on the plane – forget movies and free alcohol. Timezone differences, language barriers and travelling from client site to hotel all add up to challenging work condition. I had a three month stint in Paris and saw nothing at all as I had to work everyday. The work can be very very interesting but it is a very very tough lifestyle. That's right your, job becomes your whole life. I loved it until I realised I had no life as my old friends and family became strangers. Yes, I worked Christmas and holidays in foreign lands. Relationships went nowhere. The salary can be very good but work that back to an hourly rate when you are pulling 80 hour weeks. Hmm suddenly not so great. I jumped off the merry go round and now work only 60 hours a week in SF. I have weekends again. Yay! Was consulting life worth the grind? I have mixed feelings. It became unhealthy as there wasn't much sleep and the best intended health routines went by the wayside because the job demanded it. But, that was me and my experience. If you really want in on the consulting game who am I to tell you not to. But be warned, it is a tough gig if you want to succeed.

  4. structuring, restructure, strategy, growth, industries…all jargons..bla bla bla

    Company – Okay now give me a solution to my problem
    Consultant- We take hefty fees for that. Make advance payment.
    Company- Gives fees compromising on millions' salary.
    Consultant- Hands over a 100 year old ppt after some quick shuffling of images and taglines
    Company- This is coming from a INSEAD alum..it ought to be great.
    5yrs…
    no solution..to actual problem..it takes time right.
    Consultant got CSO position because he was batchmate of CEO.
    Actual leaders of organisatiom irritated. Domain specialists left.
    Company got doomed. CEO was ousted after outrage.
    Consultant still in CSO position…

    life continues ~Corporate Jungle

  5. It might be a bit difficult to have answers to the current social and ecological situation? Talking about ‚growth‘ would be utterly inappropriate. They try to find a bit too simple answers. Life is too complex. Consulting companies who produce harmful products might be difficult, as the only reasonable advice for them would be stop selling their products #cocacola #phillipmorris #mcdonalds #kraftfoods #nestle

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