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Think through your life and prep examples so you can talk about them succinctly and with purpose. I hate it most when people keep talking for 2-3 minutes and I can’t get a word in to redirect, ask questions, or steer them to talk about things I want to know, and then I find they don’t have a clear point or takeaway from what they were saying. Your interviewer wants you to do well, so have 30-60 second versions of stories from your life. The interviewer can then follow up as appropriate and that also makes it a conversation. Always better that way. If done well, during the interview it is just about choosing the right story based on the question and adjusting the framing so you are answering the question appropriately. This doesn’t mean have canned answers for each story that you are reciting word for word. But know the major bullets of the stories and speak to them genuinely. Of course, this is honestly advice that applies to behavioral interviews anywhere, not just BCG
Just tell normal fun stories and be confident and personable. Toss is a few jokes here and there. As a rule of them you should have three themes from
Your life you can references as an answer to virtually any questions. Don’t worry about having a framework or all that crap. Just have a conversation
I would pick a couple of stories that are applicable to multiple questions - leadership, problem solving, team work, challenges, etc andnprep them well. Echo the point above on being to the point - sketch them out using the STAR framework or something similar