Working With McKinsey

McKinsey's summer internship recruiting season is right around the corner.  So, in an effort to remain timely and relevant, the posts ov...

There are typically two primary ways to approach problem-solving - " top-down " and " bottom-up ".  In this post I...

Image from rohdesign.com Your McKinsey boss might give you feedback that your work reads too much like a " laundry list ".  Th...

Image from CPHMMC.com If you've done any research into getting a job in consulting, you'll know that the case interview is a cr...

To anyone NOT interviewing with McKinsey: With apologies to folks who are already consultants or looking for tips on how to work with a c...

To get hired by McKinsey, you typically have to pass two rounds of interviews.  McKinsey's feedback-driven culture doesn't just ap...

Image from interviewpreparationtraining.com As I mentioned in a previous post about consulting resume screens , cover letters are not cr...

At McKinsey, there's a strong preference for T-shaped problem solving - making sure you've considered all of the applicable topics...

Image from about.com Even if you're interviewing for a non-consulting job, there's a chance you'll be asked case questions s...

One of the most common causes of math errors during case interviews is unit conversions .  Here's a method I learned as an engineering...

McKinsey teams use MBTI personality types as a short-hand for understanding individual preferences and team dynamics .  In this post I'...

McKinsey consultants change teams frequently and must quickly understand new colleagues' and clients' personalities, working style...

Everyone applying to McKinsey knows case prep, but I’m always surprised to see how poorly some of them prepare to do math during thei...

Image from istockphoto.com If you're being interviewed by someone from McKinsey - even if they've an ex-consultant who has alrea...

If you spend enough time working with McKinsey consultants, you'll eventually hear someone being told to "be more 80/20".  I...