McKinsey Interview Question

I somehow landed an interview with McKinsey coming from a non-target.

The recruiters told me to give them a list of available times before a certain deadline for them to conduct the interview.

Should I give them all my available times or should I try to give them dates closer to the deadline? I want to balance having enough prep time with my general eagerness to interview. I understand that a few days can only make a marginal difference, but at this point every small advantage counts.

Thanks.

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If you have other interviews and McKinsey is high on your list, I'd try to give yourself a "practice run" with a 2nd tier firm. That said, don't worry about it too much either way, McKinsey was my first case interview, and I made it through that round.

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