I'm writing this post from a hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton in ATL where I am for my second round interview with mcKinsey. This is seriously the nicest hotel that I've ever stayed in. We did a case on their quality management program in class today and it's great to be able to see how they get down. They treat everyone that stays here like a king and I'm loving it. I NEED to get one of these consulting gigs so i can stay in places like this regularly :-)
I'm trying my best not to be nervous, but it's hard because this is the last company I have left from my on campus recruiting process. If I don't get this, then I'll be stuck looking around on my own for a summer gig and, with all the school work and other stuff I have on my plate, it'll be hard to find the time to do that. I can't afford to have another B performance like I did at BCG, so i've got to get my game face on and show McKinsey how The Kid can break it down. I'll be damned if I'm not shook at the thought of this final round. From what they've told us, there will be 3 one-hour case/fit interviews and then a 1 1/2 hour one that they call the McKinsey Day 1 interview where I have to use a set of data to complete a presentation with holes in it. I think this may be the toughest interview day of all the others I've had so far.
I'm still waiting to hear from BCG about my status, so i will likely get a call from them tomorrow. I wish they would have told me today though because it would have helped a lot in my level setting to prepare for this McKinsey interview...Oh well, I just have to go in there and do my best. I'll give y'all an update on how I did when I get back to Stanford tomorrow.
Posted by marquis930 at February 18, 2005 04:55 AM