I am staring as an associate at McKinsey and have ~5years of prior non-strategy experience. Would you recommend to try to gain experience to various different strategy project types or just pick one and get good at it fast? How much is versatility appreciated at Mbb?

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To make your life as easy as possible, work in the industry you have background knowledge in. Automatically reviews will say you have a spike in Problem Solving. It’s also easier to learn the strategy toolkit if you’re only solving for this aspect

Think about your toolkit as a stool: 1) Industry, 2) Functional, 3) Leadership

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Strategy is a very broad bucket, I would not try to specifically solve for “different strategy project types” and instead get toolkit right. Versatility is the expectation of you are integrative, which it sounds like you are b

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Early key is just just be staffed. If you have the luxury of picking a niche in which you ate interested, great. Saying yes, being easy to work with, and delivering great results on time are what is valued. That reputation will help you more than only working in one niche. That happens later.

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