Hey guys,
An undergraduate I am mentoring sent me a link to a Q&A from this site from someone in business school. I was reminded that I was using this site 9 years ago in 2006. Back then I still hadn't accomplished much. Through focus. belief in myself and failing MANY times, I've built the career of my dreams. I am now at the point where I have amazing options and the hardest part is determining where and how to spend my time to stay focused on my life goals in the future. Back as a senior in college, I applied to over 100 consulting firms and ultimately got rejected from every single one. I wish I knew what I know now. I really had no chance.
Ultimately, through trial and error, I landed a job at McKinsey & Company. This opened up so many doors and really has shaped my career.
I'd love to take questions and answer them to help others. What do you have for me?
Mod Note (Andy) - this Q&A originally went up last December but @consultantguy12" " wrote and said he could still answer questions
Can you explain your interview process, preparations, what the regional office you worked in was like and how the internal roles at McKinsey are like. Which would be good roles and easy roles to get into, and which roles would you avoid applying to. i.e. Avoid MIG... Also, what is your profile like, GMAT %, GPA 3.7+, STEM major? How long did you work at GE, why did you apply to MIT? Why did you go to boutique, what about prestige and the dream? Are you being compensated well at the boutique? What are is this boutique in HighTech space in West or FS in East etc or perhaps some kind of manufacturing given your background. Where did you intern during your year at MIT
This is a lot of questions.
Let me ask you a question - what are the point of these questions? If you have all the answers, what does it help you figure out?
One thing I learned at McKinsey was synthesizing communication to what matters. When I read this it is a challenge because I have no idea what you are trying to understand other than get a lot of information.
Just being honest.