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29 Jan 2023

Summary of my Situation I am doing my Junior Internship this summer at an elite investment bank from June to August. I am confident that I will be able to achieve a return offer as the group has a very high return offer rate. If I get a return offer from this bank, my career will be well set up....

25 Jan 2023

Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a dilemma and could use some advice. I have already secured a job offer with Alixpartners (performance improvement) in Milan, but I am also being considered for positions at Kearney and Oliver Wyman in Dubai. I am also interested in applying to Bain and McK, but I am not...

02 Jan 2023

Hey guys, I received an internship offer for McKinsey in one of their best paid offices. I studied at a non-target university, regularly checked this forum for any helpful info and thought I'd give back to the community. Ask me Anything! During this journey, I learned a lot about how to network...

20 Oct 2022

I am trying to find out how and where to apply for the McKinsey Spring week application for 2023. Has anyone applied and if so, could you explain how to find it. :)

13 Oct 2022

I have an interview with a Partner (supply chains) at McKinsey. The purpose is to determine if he wants to give me a referral or not. What questions do you think he will ask me? How should I prepare? Is there something I can do to increase my chance of getting a referral from him?

12 Sep 2022

Hey guys! Recently, I found out that I received 2023 internship offers from all three MBB firms, and I couldn't be happier. This recruitment process has been great, and all of my interviews went smoothly and I felt confident about the result following each one. I participated in diversity programs...

28 Aug 2022

I know I'm very lucky to be in this position and able to choose between two really great opportunities. I'm having trouble deciding and want to know what factors I should consider or weigh importantly. I'm a junior in undergrad and one of my offers is expiring soon. I've seen lots of posts comparing...

22 Aug 2022

Hi all, Deadline 1 McKinsey NE BA Intern applicant here. For all of you who took the Imbellus PSG this summer, what scenarios did you guys get for the second test? I got an exclusively note-taking game; did everyone get the same one or the typical plant defense game? Curious to see if McK is...

14 Aug 2022

Can someone please explain how PEI works? Are they going to ask you one question and you're supposed to tell a whole 7 minute story? Are they going to stop and asking probing questions? I'm so confused

29 Jul 2022

Hey everyone, I recently managed to receive offers from both McK and BCG for one of their German offices as an undergrad, meaning I directly start after my bachelors degree. In the next days the contracts should arrive with more details about the overall package, but I would assume most of the...

18 Jul 2022

Kearney - Offering me Senior Business Analyst in the Strategic Operations Practice with $152K TC Alavarez and Marsal - Offering me Associate in the Auto and Industrials Group with $155K TC (Including bonus) Which offer shall I choose in terms of Career Growth/ Responsibilities/ Exit Opportunities?

13 Jul 2022

Thanks for taking the time. - UK based, 25, BSc Comp Sci, 3 years at a BB bank as a software dev in a Sales and Trading team. - I wish to change from coding and I feel like Strategy Consulting is something I would really like. Concurrently, I am recruiting and have an offer for a tech Product...

24 Jun 2022

I am interested in consulting after my MBA. I saw MBB has locations in Minneapolis, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Cleveland. In IB these are tier 2 cities, and generally, you would see a decrease in pay and prestige. Is this the same in consulting? If the pay in Charlotte is the same as in NYC or Boston...

31 May 2022

Saw there's two deadlines for the SBA position, July 7 or August 11. Is there a benefit to applying to the earlier one? Are acceptances rolling? I'm kinda confused on the recruiting process across MBB and the entire industry, lol. Thanks

10 May 2022

Have seen lists of some placements from firms like PJT and GS TMT (both of which killed it). Curious if anyone has knowledge of any on cycle success from MBB candidates this past on cycle/was it worse this year for consultants?

05 May 2022

Hi everyone, I recently applied to MBB and received offers from both McKinsey and BCG (undergraduate fulltime). Now I have the luxury problem of having to choose between the two. Both companies were not present at my university on campus and I just discovered consulting last year for me, therefore...

24 Apr 2022

Hi, I have an offer for client-facing product management at Mckinsey within the Digital area. Does anyone know about this role? Specifically, I am looking for WLB and types of projects. Is it worth it for someone who already has a PM job? I am mainly looking at this for the travel opportunities but...

24 Mar 2022

Hey all, I recently landed a pretty cool internship at McK as a (jr.) solutions delivery analyst. It seems really interesting, and they have stated interest in keeping a number of interns on full-time post-undergraduate studies. As a naïve college student however, I would ideally want to break into...

15 Mar 2022

Hi, I was wondering what questions I should ask the McKinsey recruiter at their office hours this week to maximize my chances at securing an interview and answering behaviorals successfully next recruiting season. I'm aware of many of the questions to ask on networking calls, but how specifically...

28 Feb 2022

Hi friends, Hope you're all surviving! I'm a rising senior and I'm recruiting for MBB FT positions - got interviews in the past for summer internship positions for all 3 firms, and now I'm preparing for full-time recruiting season (September 2022). I was wondering if anyone wanted to case prep...

01 Feb 2022

https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3849562 In a series of influential studies, McKinsey (2015, 2018, 2020) report a statistically significant positive relation between the industry-adjusted EBIT margin of global samples of large public firms and the racial/ethnic diversity of their executives. However,...

26 Jan 2022

Back in August, I signed with McKinsey and I'm meant to get a signing bonus as well as a housing allowance and a potential relocation allowance. Curious if anyone knows how these bonuses are dispersed and at what point in the onboarding process. I'm not familiar with housing or relocation...

23 Jan 2022

Hello everyone, I have a first-round technical interview coming up. Have been told there will a 15-minute session on technical questions and then a 20-minute coding exercise on codepair. What kind of questions should I be expecting? Should I revise DP, search algorithms, trees and graphs or should I...

09 Jan 2022

Hey all, does anyone know which McKinsey office in the DACH region offers the best potential for career progression and exit opportunities?

10 Nov 2021

Does the blacklist actually exist? How much can it harm one's reputation? Let me know your thoughts!

23 Oct 2021

Just heard back from the last MBB saying I am waitlisted and have to wait 2-4 weeks to hear if they have an offer for me or not. They never mentioned waitlist but just said they needed more time to get back to me. Any thoughts on what I can do to get off the waitlist at any or what the chances are?...

18 Oct 2021

Has anyone heard back for BA intern/ BA for McKinsey London's office? They said they would let us know early October …

17 Oct 2021

Hey everybody, I was fortunate enough to receive a McKinsey power round for one of their offices in the next few weeks, but I'm specifically interviewing for one of their practice segments, namely as a marketing & sales analyst. Can anyone comment on the differences between this and the generalist...

04 Oct 2021

Hey everyone! I've recently accepted an ACI offer with Bain in one of their main offices (non-NY). I absolutely love Bain, the people, and the office as well. However, I would like to end up in NY sooner rather than later to start my career. How feasible is it to transfer to NY within Bain after my...

04 Sep 2021

Hey guys! Recently accepted offer to join Bain and was wondering what typical salary is at entry (matching BCG/considering recent pay bumps to take hold in October), and at age 30 & 35. I understand progression looks differently for every person, so an estimation works.

04 Sep 2021

Now that the MBBs are open for Summer 2022 internships, I thought I'd make a thread so everyone's up to date. Does anyone know whether applying for the summer deadline rather than the fall puts applicants at some sort of advantage?

02 Jul 2021

Hi, I'd love to hear some advice from folks familiar with MBB's recruiting processes. I'm currently at a target school on the west coast with a history of sending undergrads to SF MBB offices (particularly Bain). I'm not sure whether this is due to cross-coast recruiting disadvantages or many...

24 Jun 2021

3.5 cumulative, 4.0 departmental, big upwards trend. Excellent leadership roles, varsity (and low-level international) athlete, plenty of work experience inc. one name brand. I'm struggling to network and was wondering how much of a problem my 3.5 gpa will be for getting interviews (I know it...

19 Jun 2021

I've recently received my offer to work at an IB (BB) on the West Coast, and my husband has just received his offer to work at McKinsey in the same city. We feel incredibly lucky to be based in the same location and are excited for what lies ahead. It's been near impossible to find any advice at all...

14 Jun 2021

From my understanding, the recruiting process starts in the Fall with applications due in August/September. However, there are also July deadlines for undergrads seeking full-time consulting roles at least for McKinsey snd BCG. I have no idea when to apply. Will there still be August/Sept...

29 May 2021

any info? Or better still, how's the career progression and how can you leverage vast exp in this role

29 May 2021

Hey everyone. Was looking into McKinsey/BCG offices and was wondering whether your office heavily impacts the kind of projects you're put on. I know that the firms have a global staffing model and that you have say in your projects, but where would it be easiest to work on projects in media? I...

01 May 2021

Hello all, I am trying to see if anyone has any experience interviewing for this role or can give any insight into interview process. I see there are postings in 10 different cities. I have worked in restructuring for 4 years and am very interested but there is almost nothing online about McKinsey...

04 Mar 2021

Hello, I was checking out the McKinsey website for APD application deadlines and found the deadline is July 2021 for PhD candidates graduating in 2021. Isn't this generally for students graduating the next year, i.e. in 2022? Firms generally have application deadlines the summer prior to the student...

13 Jan 2021

Open to answering questions regarding MBB, recruiting, breaking in, day to day life, career choices, etc. Background Academic: MSc in Finance (Europe) - top GPA, public undergrad b-school (target locally) Internships: Summer analyst at MBB; Summer analyst at Goldman Sachs (IMD London); Off-cycle...

05 Nov 2020

Hi! I'll be brief and please feel free to redirect me to the appropriate place if this is the wrong place. I have an offer at Firm #1. I have a final-round interview with Firm #2 on Friday. Firm #1 wants an answer BEFORE Friday, conveniently. Firm #1 does not know I'm applying to Firm #2. If I get...

16 Dec 2020

What's going on with consulting recruitment? Haven't seen any summer analyst 2021 announcements on LinkedIn yet. Is interviewing already in full swing?

26 Nov 2020

Are any interesting Management Consulting firms (ideally w/ NE offices) still recruiting?

21 Oct 2020

Does anyone know how prestigious the Consulting workshop is at Kelley? I really want to get a job at McKinsey when I graduate so I want to see what my chances are if I join the Consulting Workshop!

06 Oct 2020

Is the McKinsey PST part of the application process for Advanced degree candidates applying in the US? I'm a PhD candidate from a non-target school. Any info is appreciated!

18 Sep 2020

Hi all, I am considering the McKinsey Associate-Implementation role and was wondering what some of the exit opportunities would be. I know its more of an operations vs. strategy role, but I hear MI (Mck Implementation) folks getting staffed on the same projects and generalists. Do you think this job...

10 Sep 2020

Shout out to all the hopeful boys and girls out there who would eat raw chicken to get an MBB internship! Where do you go to school? Where have you previously interned? Do you know when we'll start hearing back? How good do you think your chances are? Discuss these questions and anything else you'd...

08 Sep 2020

I am in a very privileged position to have received a McKinsey offer for the associate position in NA. Previously, I had attended the Bain summer program for advanced degrees but unfortunately bombed the final case interview and did not receive an FT offer. The recruiting manager communicated that I...

22 Aug 2020

I have been working in big 4 audit now for just under 3 years and have obtained my ACA. My contract with my firm end of 2020, but auto-renews and makes me assistant manager unless I choose to decline the offer. I want to move into consulting, I have spoken to individuals who have worked in companies...

26 Dec 2019