Hi, prepping for McKinsey interviews - do McKinsey case interviews not have a recommendation section at the end? I noticed in the few examples on the website none of them have a recommendation section

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Did all rounds with them and never got asked for a conclusion. Doing small summaries following each question is great, and an easy transition to move the case fwd and ask for additional info. Best of luck!

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Read and follow “Case in Point” - that is all

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I was told they typically don’t but when I did my final round with them, the “bad cop” of the group asked me for one.

Some do, some don’t.

Yep they do

We don’t always explicitly ask for a recommendation but to SC1’s point, the top performers naturally connect each answer back to the “so what” relative to overall question

You *probably* won't get an explicit question on that. You should still make an effort to tie back your insights to what you learned so far.

E.g., say your answer to the math question shows that expanding on affordable products is the most cost-effective option for Company A, investment-wise. Earlier in the case, the interviewer said "...a trend in Industry X, in which Company A operates, is that consumers are increasingly looking for value and cost-benefit...". You should, while giving your math answer say:

"Affordable products is the most cost-effective option for XYZ math reasons (...) Also, it is moving in the same direction as consumer trend X, meaning it is both cost effective and likely to set Company A apart from competitors, as consumers look for more X"

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