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Recruiter Interview

12/05/2025
McKinsey & Company
John Doe
  • Accepted offer։ Yes
  • Interview Difficulty։ Medium
Job Title
Business Analyst
Description

The process included 2 rounds of case interviews and 1 round of personal fit. Each case tested logical structuring, market sizing, and creativity. The fit part focused on leadership and personal impact stories.

Interview questions
  1. What would you do if a client disagrees with your recommendation?
  2. Tell me about a time when you led a team through a challenging situation.
  3. Walk me through a DCF model.
  4. Describe a time when you had to work under extreme pressure.
Question answers
  1. I’d acknowledge their concern, clarify their perspective, and offer data to support my view. If the disagreement remained, I’d propose a test or pilot to validate the recommendation with minimal risk.
  2. I described a university project where team dynamics broke down midway, and I had to reassign roles, mediate conflict, and deliver the final result on time.
  3. I broke it down: project free cash flows, calculate terminal value, discount both using WACC, subtract net debt to get equity value. I also explained key assumptions like revenue growth and margins.
  4. During a student-run fund case competition, our team had 12 hours to create a full M&A model. I took charge of the Excel build, coordinated with teammates on research, and managed a tight timeline. We placed second in the competition.
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