I have an interview with McKinsey in two weeks as an experienced hire for a business analyst position. I am worried that I’m still very junior and don’t have too many stories to draw on for the PEI, and don’t want to resort to college-related situations entirely. What would you recommend to help me craft my behavioral stories?

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You’re fine. I’ve passed people who told a story from high school.

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Thank you very much. Ok even if I have work experience?

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FWIW my boyfriend just got an offer for the same role and mostly relied on college experiences - though he was insanely involved and had a lot to talk about. If you’re in a similar boat, don’t sweat it too much. You’re already at BCG, clearly not slumming it :)

I think it’s totally reasonable to rely on college stories if you’re still a year or so out. It’s also a COVID year so not like it’s easy to develop virtually, they get that

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If you don’t mind me asking why are you making the move from BCG?

OP is in an admin role and honestly it’s much unfortunately much harder to go from a business services roles to traditional consulting track at the firm then it is get a consulting role at BCG

Don’t be afraid to use experiences from college, especially for a business analyst position

Even as an experienced hire? (For context I am not a consultant at bcg)

I interviewed with McK two weeks ago and got the offer as an experienced hire a year and half out of college. 3 out of my 4 stories were from college and in fact they were all from the same extracurricular organization. They were vastly different stories, but point is don’t worry too much about over relying on college experiences as long as you are within two years of having graduated.

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I've drawn on personal family struggles in my stories which has had great response

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