McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company is making new hires do a Myers’s Briggs assessment during orientation …do they use this to evaluate us at all on the job? Do they keep it on record? I don’t have the typical consultant personality so I’m curious

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No. It's also BS so don't think too much about it : )

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A doctorate in personality and teamwork

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Crazy how pervasive MBTI is, considering how psychometrically useless it is. Guess there’s value in talking about personality differences without bringing up real performance levers, like conscientiousness.

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Where my INTJs at?! 🙋🏻‍♂️

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ENTP all the way baby

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100%

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Really? Hmmmm

I’m an INFP so I just don’t want that to be looked at like why are you here? Lmao

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Just enjoy. There is nothing evaluative about the MBTI. It’s just a tool to teach people how to work with different personality types.

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It’s used in team discussions (sometimes) to prompt conversations about different working styles.

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ENTP playing devil’s advocate here

Wouldn’t the flexible problem-solving of a P, be seen as advantageous in this biz?

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I would think so 😆
Tbh the best thing about virtual casing for me was that the interviewer could not see my paper. My paper was a MESS. But I can be neat when it’s necessary (aka when being judged/watched by Client)

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I’m an INTJ at the firm, its recorded but not shared with others unless you put it on your internal Know profile. I havent put it there because i dont think its that relevant. I have never been asked my MBTI profile in any team kick offs 😂

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Just finished the test and it’s INTP 😆 just so happens to be the same MBTI as McKinsey’s founder.
I’m Gucci!

Edit: so I’m reading more about this and apparently mck takes this stuff really seriously. Like they may judge if you’re a “P”. 🤔

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I’m a very strong P, I share that with all my teams. Never felt judged, it’s just helpful knowing how best to work with each other

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We've been doing this for years. Really useful. Obviously can't comment on how M use the info but with us it's purely to help explain how different people like to work.

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Nobody will/should ever use that against you. It’s anecdotal for your own good and at times for team norms/discussions- don’t worry.

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Not evaluated, just a way to quickly communicate working preferences. You can evolve it as you see fit over time.

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I'm very ENTJ. Am I ngmi to MBB?

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