How to prepare for McKinsey Knowledge Centre?

Mc Kinsey has an excellent placement procedure. The competition is very fierce for this company. It has a long and extensive placement procedure which is as follows:

1.       CV shortlisting

2.       Written test

3.       Group discussion

4.       Interview rounds – 3 to 5

CV shortlisting: Company provides its own application form which asks your personal details, internships and few questions related to your career goals and understanding of the profile offered by the company.

Written test consists of case studies. These case studies are a mixture of data interpretation and reading comprehension. You need to practice these in order to develop speed and understand the fundamentals of solving case studies. Few sample case studies are given on company’s website. Just go through them and understand them properly.

Then comes the group discussion. There are three to four mediators for a group of ten students. GD is very well organised. Everybody is given time to introduce and summarise. For this you need to practice GD with your friends and be thorough with current affairs and basic terms of finance. Topic can be related to finance or current affairs.

Interview round consists of case studies, guesstimates and HR questions. Major focus is on guesstimates and case studies. You need to practice as much as you can.

Moreover, when you go for interview to any consultancy company, try wearing formal suits because these companies give a lot of importance to your personality. So behave and act your best during your interview of Mc Kinsey or any other consultancy.

All the very best!!!

P.S.: The entire procedure has been explained as per the recruitment procedure of the company in 2011. It may or may not change in 2012 or following years.