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Back to EpisodesS24E14: Why McKinsey Asks up to 25 Follow-Up Questions in the PEI
Season 24
Episode 14
Published 4 days, 8 hours ago
Description
Most candidates prep for the McKinsey PEI like a regular behavioral interview.
McKinsey built it to do more than that. One story, and up to 25 follow-up questions testing whether what you said the first time still holds.
That's why memorized answers fall apart under the PEI. Scripted stories crack under repeated follow-ups. The ones that hold up are built to survive being asked the same thing five different ways.
In this episode, Namaan breaks down the four traits McKinsey scores in the PEI and how to build stories that survive the follow-ups.
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- Prep your PEI stories one-on-one with a former McKinsey interviewer through Black Belt
- Learn more about McKinsey's interview process
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