Q&A: You can get a McKinsey job offer after being declined the first time around

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-Spent 1.5 years at McKinsey as Associate -Went through McKinsey interview process twice -Engineering PhD

 

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Scope of questions I can answer: -McKinsey application process -PhD to consulting transition -McKinsey exit opportunities

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