My mckinsey interview is coming up and I wanted to clarify the Leadership dimension of the PEI portion. Is it alright if my story has 3-4 mini stories within, that are not directed to a single obstacle? For instance I talked about working in a team in a competition and how I delegated tasks, stepped in and was observant of any areas of help and resolving two conflicts and as a result we won first placd

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I would recommend having a couple stories ready and pick whichever suits the question best. They won’t just ask you to tell them about a time you displayed leadership

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Yeah, you don’t want to tell the same story to different interviewers in the same round bc it limits your depth as a candidate.

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Yeah that sounds like a great story of steps you took to lead a team to success

Not every story needs to end in success. If you didn’t win this competition but learned valuable lessons about teamwork or were able to contribute something else, then it’s still a worthwhile story!

I would highly recommend prioritizing the conflict. Which was the most important and your leadership helped resolve it. Talk about what was the conflict the conversations and how you actually resolved it.

The risk with too many stories in one interview is you don’t focus on a singular portion enough and fail to highlight the most significant achievement.

Good luck!

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