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Personal Experience Interview - McKinsey PEI

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At consulting firms like McKinsey, you will receive a personal experience interview (or McKinsey PEI). Sometimes an entire interview is devoted to these types of questions. Other times, you will receive 10 - 15 minutes of these kinds of questions before you get a case interview. First, let's step back for a moment.

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The Top 5 Reasons why an MBA will help you break into McKinsey

Management Consulted

Do you need to have an MBA to break into McKinsey? The short answer is no – you do not have to have an MBA to break into McKinsey. Didn’t Michael Wolf, former Director of McKinsey’s Global Media & Entertainment Practice, do it with a BA in international politics from Columbia? McKinsey hires MBAs – it’s a fact.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Kearney, which was the original split from McKinsey & Company, has a storied and impressive history. Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Here’s a timeline for ATK: 1926 – McKinsey is established. Operations.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Strategic Information Technology and Operations.

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The Consulting Bible – Dominate Your McKinsey, Bain and BCG Fit and Consulting Case Interviews

Management Consulted

Do you sweat when nervously thinking about how Disney can expand its operations in Brazil? Learn more about the interview preparation course and guide that helped land offers at BCG, Accenture, and McKinsey. Learn more about the interview preparation course and guide that helped land offers at BCG, Accenture, and McKinsey.

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Parthenon-EY Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

With 27 offices worldwide, Parthenon-EY is still a new venture, although it is has gained decent market share in the 2 years it has been operational. The practice areas at Parthenon-EY reflect the operational nature of consulting projects at the firm. PARTHENON-EY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Practice Areas. Consumer Products.

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McKinsey 7 S Model

Tom Spencer

While you may not directly use the 7 S Model in the consulting case interview, it will give you a deeper understanding of how to examine the inner workings of an organisation, identify strengths and sources of competitive advantage, as well as weaknesses and reasons why an organisation may not be operating effectively.