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You should be presented with a brief tutorial before the game starts allowing you to familiarize yourself with the grid. You then place the strips on the grid lines between where the circles start.

@@YOUinConsulting thank you. And when can i expect the feedback after the assessment?

That solely depends on the efficiency of the recruiting process of your target company 😀

Thank you very much for your nuanced comment. We live in an increasingly polarized world, where we are made to believe that either Black Or White were true (aka the "radical left" versus "neocapitalism"). The truth very often lies in the middle. Yes, my goal indeed has been to be mindful with overly flat conclusions. I love being a consultant, which role I define for myself as serving my clients on problems they cannot solve themselves, and offering help and previously unconsidered solutions on complex matters. That is pretty cool! And of course, we have ethical choices to make in every job. The consultant who lacks any morale in their profit-maximizing recommendations. The doctor who executes unnecessary surgeries to increase their income. The job applicant who tunes their credentials to create an unfair advantage over their peers. Making McKinsey the scapegoat of all failings of this world - beyond condemning McKinsey's proven failings for good reason - I am afraid is too simple!

@@YOUinConsulting Good job you're doing P.R on behalf of mckinsey , i wonder how the victims of the opioid crisis feel about mckinsey getting good pr... Great job you might be the definition of the devil's advocate

Very glad you found my resource and that it helped you with your test preparation! Good luck for your "game session" 😉

Hi! You can download my free online test prep materials through my newsletter: www.youinconsulting.com/newsletter/ I am afraid the Excel Solver was designed and is managed by a third-party provider. This is explained after minute 52:38 . I think it is difficult to rebuild from scratch (the optimizer is mathematically rather complex). Good luck for your test!!! 🙂

Bro not sure I am biased - it is just that I have been working in the consulting industry for more than a decade, and half of the time for McKinsey. So I believe I am knowledgable, but also have enough distance by now to aim for a judgement. I wholeheartedly agree with you (and so so in my videos) that the projects were a couple of McKinsey consultants have sacrificed moral and company values for money at ANY cost are shameful, horrifying and to be condemned. What I don’t agree with is the belief that based on the 10+ horror projects it could be concluded that all of the 45.000 McKinsey employees and hundred-thousands of consulting projects McKinsey has delivered were evil. Quite the opposite, many McKinsey consultants are (surprisingly!?) idealistic, and most projects probably nobody even cares about (because they are comparatively banal).

I'm glad i'm not the only one who saw through his bias

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I am afraid it's not that straightforward. The pro bono project I worked on and talk about in the video (understanding the pathways of ocean plastics leakage and reduce it) took place upon the very personal initiative of the initiating project manager, who was passionate to find ways for cleaning up our waterways. By the time I joined the project, McKinsey had managed to forge a coalition of rather different clients (the American NGO Ocean Conservancy, and the American Chemistry Council, partially sponsoring the project and representing the interests of plastics producers). McKinsey subsidized the project as well by working at heavily reduced fees (which also was a reason why I had to work my ass off...). The project manager left McKinsey after the project and went on to Indonesia for further local trial works on how to reduce plastics entries. While I do mind impactless greenwashing, I do not mind if people/companies do things supporting a good cause and THEN also talk about it. However, as far as I can tell, the pro bono work McKinsey (occasionally) does is impactful (well, most McKinsey’a work is impactful). To address your last question, McKinsey has significantly exacerbated the US opioid crisis by educating its client, Purdue Pharma, on how to target doctors who were more likely to increase prescriptions of the drug. McKinsey even continued doing so at a time when it had already been obvious that the heavily addictive drug (oxycontin) caused huge health problems in the population. McKinsey has fired the responsible Senior Partners and I believe it is the first time ever that McKinsey has even come under criminal investigation. It has been horrible, if you want to understand it better, it is meticulously described in “When McKinsey Comes to Town”, pp. 130ff.

@@YOUinConsulting I am well aware of mckinsey role in the opioid crisis , i was not sure you were aware you look crazy defending a company that did that. This will not age well , i am sure we only know the tip of the iceberg as to all the illegal things mckinsey did. Secondly greenwashing is an attempt to distract from all the negative stories about mckinsey by trying to clean up their image , this allows nefarious companies to operate longer than they would have been permitted to . Greenwashing and hiring great pr companies is how bad companies keep getting away with doing illegal and ethically dubious things. I'm sorry you worked for an evil company and you cannot come to terms with it . Opioid crisis , worsening the conditions in prison industrial complex. Mckinsey is a net negative to humanity. Last example of mckinsey's evilness "The corporate consulting firm reported bogus numbers and flailed in a project at Rikers Island. Today, assaults and other attacks there are up almost 50%."

Hey, thank you for your comment. I understand your line of reasoning. I indeed tried to discuss the number of projects, not yet their impact. How do you know though that good projects touch fewer lives? Whatever McKinsey touches, their impact usually is large, since they operate on a very strong scale. I have run another analysis suggesting that McKinsey most probably is not systematically evil - judged by the sheer number of projects it accomplishes annually. It is part of a reaction video published today to a brandnew "McKinsey bashing" video published a few days ago, you might be interested in both: th-cam.com/video/PfGNdurMQpc/w-d-xo.html Finally, on your last comment: I do not have any ties with McKinsey anymore, but present my private views that are indeed based on my professional experience. My aim is not to defend McKinsey for any s*** or damage done, but do provide a differentiated perspective on McKinsey and my industry that I know inside-out.

@@YOUinConsulting - What you're saying is a classic case of bothsideism. You're trying to act like the bad hasn't happened to reset the conversation in the name of "perspective". The perspective is already there. We got it from John Oliver when he explained to us that these firms are at the root of a lot of evil. It doesn't stop at just one either. When you look at right wing political meddling and profiteering, these kinds of firms are always at the ready to produce doctored reports and press release ready content to manufacture a point. It doesn't matter whether you're associated with anyone anymore. You're just trying to protect your nest egg which is a space that is habituated to and far too casual with evil.

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Hi! Adding 30% to a number is mathematically equivalent to multiplying it by 1.3 . The equation 30%=0.3 is true (if you do not anymore remember why, I explain it here: th-cam.com/video/KKWDasj8NpI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FPEgEkT2kbZF5X4Y Clear now?

Hi, interesting question! Yes, generally the US offices hire foreigners, and if you will be a US citizen and do not need a visa, it of course makes everything easier. In your individual case, I believe it indeed may make sense to consider doing an MBA to obtain the "US education imprint" and get access to the Schools' networks that are designed for a smooth entry into MBB and other top companies. Good luck for your move!

Wow!!! Congratulations! And thank you for your kind credits. Good luck for your interviews 💃

@@YOUinConsulting Thanks , this test was for next generation women leaders programme , and I got in . Hope I can soon also be in the interviews stage for the job !

That's very, very cool! The program is very good (as far as I can tell as a man 😉), I am sure you will enjoy it a lot 👍

Sure you can do it! 💪 I'm happy you found my video, and that you use it to GET READY 😎

Sure, you are referring to question 10 at minute 36:42. The Operations condition says: "Operations is scheduled with the same difference from sales as it is from R&D". Given the first 3 slots are taken already, Operations has to come fourth (otherwise, it would be impossible to have the Operations workshop be equidistant to two other workshops). Then Operations is two slots away from sales, so it must also be two slots away from R&D. For this reason, R&D must take place as the last workshop, and the remaining slot no 5 is assigned to Marketing. Clear now?

Hi! You refer to question 2 at 18:47, right? In order to solve for C, you need to plug in the solutions for A, B and D into the fourth equation, hence: 250.000 = (4xC) + (4xC - 92.200) + C + (C + 4200). This equals to 250.000 = 10xC - 88.000. Now, you solve for C and obtain C = 33800. Is it clear now?

I appreciate your attention to detail, but... I think you are wrong on this one 😃 Animal 3 will divide its hunger between producers B and C, hence the calories provided by both producers diminish by 2250. The slide then shows their remaining calories provided, which are 5000 - 2250 = 2750 🙂 Agree?

​@@YOUinConsulting Absolutely, completely missed it. Thanks for your reply and hope I don't make this mistake in my Solve attempt!

@@vikramsamson8068 It is tricky, and the game is designed to get you drowned in the data thicket. Indeed, keep good oversight during your game! 🙂

Hi, then this video is made for you! It features and covers the entire new interactive version of the general ability test 👍🏼

@@YOUinConsulting. Thanks..It is super! Could you please provide more preparation materials specific for test. Such as concept about graph calculation or for ratio questions

@@aysha1402 Glad you find it useful 👍🏼 You find further free test prep materials in my online test prepkit for download (instructions in video & description)

Hi! Next time, kindly add question number / video minute for reference 🙂 But I got ya, your question is about question no 1/13 at 16:42. I am afraid your calculation is not correct. The task states that in 2021, the company had 10% fewer customers than in 2020. Equivalently, this means that the number of 2021 customers amounts to 90% of 2020 customers. In order to compute the number of 2020 customers from the given number of 72.000 customers in 2021, you need to multiply by the reciprocal value: 1/90%, or 1/0,9, or 10/9 (as it is written in my solution). When applying a percentage reduction in one direction, in order to return to the original number, you always have to apply the reciprocal value. For instance, if you increase 100 by 10% (or multiply by 1,1), it yields you 110. If you then again (wrongly) reduce by 10%, you land at 99 instead of 100. Instead you have to multiply by reciprocal value 1/1,1=10/11 to return to 100. If you are still unclear, take a look at my percentage calculation recap video 🙂

@@YOUinConsulting Thanks for coming back to me so quickly!

@@giuseppecarmineilliano8064 Glad it helped 👍🏼

Your stamina will get you far 😎

Yes, the BCG Online Case / Chatbot interview still comes in this format. If you were told your test will take 45 minutes, you proabably are asked to take the older BCG Online (Potential) test. I explain the differences between the two BCG test formats at minute 2:30 of the video. I would have expected that BCG by now has phased out its predecessor test. May I ask to which office you apply to?

@@YOUinConsulting my test is gonna take 30 min, not 45, like I said earlier. in the office of israel

@@orlevy68 I misread. Sure, then you are taking the BCG Online Case chatbot interview, was explained in the video

@@YOUinConsulting thanks alot!

I am not sure which scenario you refer to. In the base scenario at 16:01, animal 2 has animal 1 as the only food source. Later at 25:27, it indeed can prey on animals 1 and 3. However, game rule #2 at 14:19 prescribes that those animals that provide the highest amount of calories are eaten first, hence animal 3. Does this answer your question?

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Hi, thank you for sharing your thoughtful reflection 👍 Does this mean that you agree with those points where I suggest the Bain consultant could have improved his performance, or which (other) insecurities came up when you watched the original video a few weeks ago?

@@YOUinConsulting Well, there two aspects that made feel that way: 1. Structure: especially the fact the he chose FoodCo as the Company and not Smilk. Generally, when being asked to assess factors of a market to client I tend to focus mainly in the market (size, growth, competitive landscape) company (profitability, business model and value proposition), synergies (especially important when a big conglomerate buys a smaller and similar business) and risks & capabilities (Financial capabilities of the acquiring company, personal fit for the acquiring company and the risk of cannibalisation because the businesses are similar ). However, when looking at your structure, off course it's more thorough than what I wrote, but it would just take me too much (2 minutes just for the writing). How'd you recommend delivering your structure to the interviewer? 2. Eric's good performance: overall, Eric is very creative, shows great presence and objective driven. I was really impressed by his interview and thought it might me a little pre-scripted😅

@YOUinConsulting Two things made me feel that way while watching the video: 1. His structure: Generally, when assessing whether to acquire a smaller, similar business, I consider factors like: Market (size & growth, market shares, and current offerings), Company, the acquired one! (profitability, business model, value proposition), synergies (revenue and cost synergies), and risks & capabilities (cannibalization, skills of the client, investment cost). I was confused by his narrow structure, especially focusing on the client's company. After seeing your suggested structure, I realized I might have been correct. However, while your structure is MECE, I can't see how I'd manage to pull it of during an interview-just the writing would take me 2 minutes😅. 2. Eric's performance: Eric is a very strong candidate. I was impressed by his case leadership skills and presence. At times, however, the whole situation seemed somewhat unrealistic and pre-scripted.

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@@YOUinConsulting I did! Thank you!

@@kiddepim Happy to hear that! Good luck with your test 👍🏼

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@@YOUinConsulting Yes I have, and I have received my welcome email and resource pack all via a smooth, seamless experience. It has so many links to numerous support sources and very well composed, clearly defined sections. I cannot thank you enough!!!

That's great to hear! 👍 Good luck with your preparation & test 👍

Hi there! I don't think there are any inconsistencies 🙂: 1. Yes, during the tutorial time you can only take down those (limited) information that are already displayed to you. 2. What do you mean by "feathers" - you are referring to the location parameters, right? You probably played the coral reef scenario, in which indeed only depth and temperature appear. In the mountain reef scenario, you would additionally face wind speed and PH range. Hmm, if you took so much time and sincerely believe you logged in unsustainable food chain, then I am afraid it might be unlikely you will pass the PSG. However, wait it out - some candidates wake up to unexpected surprises 🙂 Good luck, Jack

And since they approached me all of a sudden via LinkedIn, I did not really have the time to prepare for the test... so thumbs up! This video really made me feel way more confident for the game. Had the mountain situation in my first game and the coral one in the second.

Hi there! Thrilled about your report, congratulations! I can imagine that your heart sunk after your first test attempt. The data got lost?? OMG, I hear many stories 😉, but this is the first one of this kind. Do you mean McKinsey invited you via LinkedIn to apply to them? Now I am curious to see your highflyer profile, too, please add me on LinkedIn! 😃

Glad you found it! 🚀 I put all effort into making this tutorial as instructive as possible 😎 If you like to return a favor, share the video with one peer who you know is also preparing for an SHL test! Good luck for yours ✨

May I ask you why you even bother to do research on the Arctic Shores test after you have already successfully completed it 😀 No, it is not trivial to pass these tests whereas of course it is not impossible either! Furthermore, each Arctic Shores client company may set individual threshold levels, which can vary with their fluctuating hiring targets. I say a bit more about this at minute 05:08 of the video. Good luck for your interview! 😀

@@YOUinConsulting Thanks, yes it must have been a low bar

Haha or you have just been extraordinarily smart and a good match! 😀

Hi there! You can download my free online test prep materials through my newsletter: www.youinconsulting.com/newsletter/ Specifically, the Excel Solver was designed and is managed by a third-party provider. Did you watch the video until the end? 🙂 This topic is explained after minute 52:38

As if there was no tomorrow!! 😉 Good luck for your test 👍

@@YOUinConsulting Thank you

Yaayyyy you have got what it takes! 😎

Hahaha! Thanks for your endorsement 😉 Good luck for your test 🚀

Thank you for your feedback. That essentially means that Bain (I assume you took Sova to get into Bain) continues using same four Sova modules, with maybe giving more attention to the logical reasoning module. Self-assessment can only give you part of the picture. Wait for the company-side assessment 🙂 Good luck!

​@@YOUinConsulting But I wonder, why is this Visual Reasoning having far more questions (probably 15) vs 9-10 in Verbal and 9-10 in Numerical ? (Maybe Bain consultants get called upon to decode encrypted enemy signals in a world war :P )

​@@NikSept14 The whole Sova test is an underwhelming experience, when you compare it with McKinsey's PSG or the BCG ONline Case. I wait for the day Bain replaces it with a state-of-the-art assessment. Furthermore, I doubt that Bain cares about the nitty-gritty details of the Sova test. It used to be 15 questions each in each sections; if Sova has readjusted the distribution of questions over the three questions a bit, so be it 😉

@@YOUinConsulting Or maybe it was 15 each and I just didn't feel that during Quant and Verbal sections as they were far more engaging questions

@@YOUinConsulting I did take the McKinsey simulation game in Sept 2022, did well in the Ecosystem, did badly in the Plant Defense (Made the mistake of allowing a junior to sit with me for his learning and he kept interrupting me throughout)

Thank you, you are welcome!

It was published less than 24 hours ago, so I am glad you found it! Good luck for your test 🚀

@@YOUinConsulting Can you please direct exactly how to access the free material for the SHL test? I've signed up to the newsletter and got an email right away. In the email itself I chose option number 2, "Take the FREE YOUinConsulting aptitude test & find out THE TRUTH!". However, the pdf provided addresses general interview preparation (which is reasonable given the title), and doesn't mention the SHL test. Thanks again!

@@avivlaufman1 Sure 🙂 In my welcome email, you need to click on the 5th button "Get my resources now" (under "5. Claim your FREE resources for your consulting online test preparation!"), and then you immmediately get the email with all the free SHL test prep resources that I have compiled for you. Let me know when it has worked for you 👍

@@YOUinConsulting It has worked. Thanks!

@@avivlaufman1 Great to hear 👍 I hope you can put the practice materials to good use, good luck for with assessment 💪

Well done! 👏

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Glad it helped 👍

The parameter values of the ecosystem game are randomized for each game, i.e., while the game principles remain as described in my video tutorial. For the Redrock Study, a number of different scenarios are in play, and I would not rule out that each scenario comes with a pool of questions to draw from to avoid that candidates have the exactly same experience. I am not sure to what extent the parameter values are randomized in the Redrock Study. The gist: Do not try to learn the question by heart. Instead, understand the strategies to solve the games.

How come you discovered my video tutorial only after the test? 🙂 And why still watch it... cannot yet let it go...? 😈😉

Seriously, for a Singaporean University? Wow. These guys are everywhere now!!! 🤯

Hi there! A bit difficult to give complex coaching advice through a TH-cam comment! "How to apply for it" - you need to check the BCG website and select which office you want to submit your application to. Usually, you then need to upload your application documents to a database.

@@YOUinConsulting ok... Thank you so much...

Just checked, do you have to take it for AEMO = Australian Energy Market Operator?

@@YOUinConsultinghi, i have an up coming exam for AEMO, should i expect similar games in assessment? And any thing extra i need to be prepared for test? I want to reach any level to practice and clear this test

Hi, does AEMO stand for the Australian Energy Market Operator? If it still deals you the Arctic Shores test, then the games in the video are those to expect. You can watch some parts of the video again during the breaks between your games to refresh your mind. I think there is no need to acquire further knowledge. If you want to practice the test in a simulation before taking it, there is the paid simulation available.

Thank you for your kind comment! I want my videos to be worth watching 🙂

Hi there! Thank you for your kind words of appreciation. Based on what you say (BSc in Computer Science, experienced Big4 Professional), you certainly do not need an executive MBA - kindly check my video on this topic here: th-cam.com/video/8ZUpHPkj9bg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5KNNLVht885gJWu7 However, a "normal" Master (in Computer Applications) could benefit you for your further career, since sometimes an advanced degree opens up some doors higher up in your career. I hope this makes sense to you!

@@YOUinConsultingThank you so much for your assistance. It is really helpful for me to clear out my confusion. I am going to check out the video!

Thank you! It always is reassuring to know your sense of humor is understood 😀