I completed my McKinsey practice case today and realize I need more time to prep. What’s a reasonable amount of time to ask my recruiter to push my interview out?

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You can ask to push it out a month if you need it. Do it based on how long you need, not visuals.

They aren’t going to suddenly withdraw your interview offer if you need more time to prep.

Just share a good reason - personal or otherwise, and most recruiters are very happy to be flexible if it means a higher chance of success for the candidate.

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+1 the interviewers will not know or care and will only look at your performance

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how are you preparing, i received a referral for McK...TIA

Not sure if I am the best advice because I am currently a little stuck on progress but what really helped me in the beginning stages was 1) taking crafting cases free course, 2) using Rocketblocks for drills and 3) finding 2-3 strong case partners you can meet with routinely to mock case. Best of luck to you!!

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