During a case interview, how is it viewed if a candidate struggled a bit understanding and structuring 1 math question, but they tried to offer ideas, were clear in what they were trying to understand, and eventually came to the correct math approach and solution?

In addition, the candidate didn't struggle with other math questions, didn't make any mental math mistakes, and delivered good structured qualitative insights quickly.

Thank you!

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Impossible to judge this from a couple of paragraphs from your POV.

The overall performance of your interviews is much more important than a single moment, whether or not you get an offer will not be driven by this.

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Unless it was an egregious error or issue, your performance is taken holistically. Candidates are also not the best calibrated, and I was surprised by what actually is on our interview rubric once I started interviewing

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That sounds like a pass / above bar on that question to me. Our cases are hard. Most offerees do not easily crush every single question / exhibit.

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Oh wow, I had no idea offerees typically struggle with at least 1 question or exhibit, so this is great to hear! I actually interviewed with a firm that consultants exit to, not McKinsey, but their cases are the hardest I've seen in their field. This gives me hope. 😊

So the question is basically, how were you perceived for doing ... well?

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