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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 But I'm worried about the offer being rescinded due to the ongoing McK scandals/issues and a potential recession in the making (which may prompt them to freeze hiring and/or renege offers).
Has this happened to anyone before at McKinsey, offer getting rescinded due to economic/company downturn?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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What has you concerned that it is a scam?
Biggest red flags to look for are:
- interviews only taking place via text or email, never in-person or virtually with a real human
- an immediate offer of employment following an interview
- planning to send you a check for "equipment" and then you get to keep the rest
- asking you to submit confidential confirmation (social security number, address, date of birth, etc.) prior to an offer
- companies will ask you for the information above to complete a background check and stuff but it should be through a secure portal and most often is through a third party vendor (ADP and First Advantage come to mind).