MBB partner looked like he was going to fail me before we even started interview. I didn’t even get opportunity to make warm greetings. Looked dissatisfied with me being there before i could even show my skills. Feel the smallest mistake would disqualify me. My question is why even agree to interview me if you don’t want to? There are many other places to be interviewed, why waste both of our time?

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Right because we live in such a vacuous environment where being asked questions in a funny way is going to filter out people properly based on how they react

You don’t agree to interview people as a partner, you’re basically forced to.

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It’s the same at Bain. We all get forced to interview on top of our regular case load. Sometimes the interview comes at a particularly inopportune moment

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Think fast, run fast.

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I had the worst interview experience ever at Mckinsey. I got denied for solving the quant section wrong (HR said I missed a 0 during my feedback after the interview) even when interviewer confirmed I was correct during the case. Also in the middle of my conclusion, my interviewer cut me off saying they had to go and just hung up the phone. Respect yourself and move on to somewhere that treats you right. The interview process is a small look into how you will be treated during your time there.

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From the POV of someone who has run many, many case interviews - it’s super annoying to sit there and waste 45’ of my day with someone who messes up in the first 15’ - just to make them feel like they had a good experience.

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Same happened to me. Already had an offer elsewhere so water off a duck’s back

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Everyone has biased opinions based on looks or profile or academics and some cannot unsee the bias if they are in place of power - that kind of people shouldn’t be in the place of power imo for the betterment of the company!

Some people are the worst tbh. Luck is such a big part of the process. Do they see you as someone their daughter could marry? Do they see you as a younger version of themselves? Bias bias bias

My final interview was with a partner who seemed dispassionate; I think at that stage it’s mainly just making sure a partner gets a say before the decision group makes its decision.

A former McKinsey partner stress tested me as a client as he was consulting me for advice and potential work.

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