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November 22, 2006
Ended before I started
Went for the McKinsey Scholar Program interviews on Saturday.
And before I had time to blog about the interview itself, i was rejected by the selection committee.
I guess in a word, i was ill-prepared for the interview.
I had no idea they were going to interview me on cases, so i spent my prep time on reading the business news and understanding how Citigroup intends to buy down the GuangDong Development Bank. But it all came down to analytical skills in the end.
My market stratification test was very straight forward. A test on how my thoughts flowed. Yet, my beverage question was much more complicated than the "Starbucks" question all the other applicants i heard from received. How was that possible? How is that fair?
While i question the equitability of this interview, i question myself on suitability.
If I were truly "McKinsey" calibre, i would have been able to answer both questions easily.
So in retrospect, i'd rather blame myself for not waking up to the exam, than point the finger at a well established organization.
So here it is. The Learning Points for the McKinsey Interview.
1. Understand the process : How many stages would there be? What sort of questions
would it entail?
2. Do not panic under any circumstances: I suppose i was a little panicky when i heard the case, and my thought just started to
flow in such an unruly manner, it was
difficult for me to manage it in an organized
manner.
3. Think! : I suppose i wasn't thinking. Or at least, I believed myself to be thinking. But i was simply not thinking enough.
As optimistic a person as i might be, its still hard to be absolutely happy with the result. Afterall, many others have made it past this round, but i didn't.
Perhaps, i'm not as great as i perceive myself to be. So maybe its time to eat the humble pie anyway.
Cheers.
:: Yan Lee confessed at 2:29 PM
