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McKinsey & Company How likely is McKinsey to rescind an offer if there's a recession/downturn before my start date? Received an Associate offer with a start date early in the Fall. But I'm worried about the offer being rescinded due to the ongoing McK scandals/issues and a potential recession in the making (which may prompt them to freeze hiring and/or renege offers).
Has this happened to anyone before at McKinsey, offer getting rescinded due to economic/company downturn? A bit worried
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Just say you were laid off as part of restructuring. Even if you were fired. They won’t know or dig deeper.
I wouldn’t talk bad about the job’s culture or environment. Bad mouthing your previous employer is seen as a huge red flag with candidates, even if they did have a bad environment.
You can just keep the answer simple. If you quit on your own, you can just say, I needed time off for personal reasons. And they won’t question you further.
Were you fired? Or laid off?