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Mckinsey Insight 2011

Hi All,

Has anyone been to Mckinsey Insight programme before? How was it like? What was the whole selection procedure? Did you have to take any verbal/numeracy tests?

Sorry for bombarding you with so many questions! Hope you guys will have a good Christmas:)

McKinsey Case Study Preps (over Skype)

Hello dear Wikijob members,

I have just returned from a sabbatical year and am taking 30 days to get up to speed with news, revisiting university modules and practicing cases/competency questions before applying to McKinsey.

I do have a very good grade from St.Andrews, Scotland (UK) (a non-target as far as I know) and had completed a relevant Masters (i.e.

Does anyone here work for McKinsey, Bain or BCG?

If you do - I wuld like to get an idea of what it's like working for either of those. On the one hand, I hear horror stories of 100hr weeks, on the other 60ish - which is similar to what I do currently at another consultancy.

Cheers,

Mckinsey - invitation to problem solving test

Did others recieve their invitation to the test today, just wondering which days people chose to take and how else to prepare.
The practice test seems tricky to me!

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After the training program, business analysts find many different ways to continue their personal and professional development.

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