Joining McKinsey in the near future as an experienced hire - what should I know/do in advance?

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Say goodbye to your loved ones its gonna be a bumpy ride

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The real answer is to plot a strategy on how you will integrate. You will be the adopted kid that will have to get the parents to like you as much as they like their biological ones. Harsh analogy but it is what it is.

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This 🏅 Think strategically, always.

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As an experienced hire who joined many years back my advice is as follows: Figure out your value prop and make decisions to showcase it early and often. The. Slowly build a network of good people to work with and a list of people to avoid.

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Enjoy your hobbies, travel if you want, chill out as you are not going to have time for that later

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At every opportunity say, Hi, I’m so and so, do you want to be my friend? And smile…

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Establish dominance immediately. Think prison yard meets gorilla troop. Just punch the first person right in the face who says hello. Male, female, doesn’t matter. Don’t knock them out though. Just hit them hard enough so they know you have established dominance and then will respect you for that.

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Only true for Life Sciences practice: those guys are maniacs

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congrats! what firm are you coming from (big 4, boutique, etc. )

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