What It's REALLY Like Working at McKinsey!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2024
- In this episode, I speak with Jimmy Gillespie who went from BYU to McKinsey to private equity and Wharton for his MBA.
👊Crush the GMAT with TTP👊
►Use code RARELIQUID15 to get 15% off!
►targettestprep.referralrock.c...
🍎Sign up for my courses🍎
► How to get into MBA (NOW LIVE): www.liquidmba.com
► How to get into investment banking (SIGN UP): forms.gle/wt4cZrezbxVgNzGUA
► How to get into consulting (SIGN UP): forms.gle/MmPxUqur7vBschUu9
🧑🎓Career Resources👩🎓
► Buy the Resume That Got Me Into JPM: rareliquidcareers.com/
► Wall Street Prep (Use code RARELIQUID for 20% OFF!): gv142.isrefer.com/go/rliquid/...
► TTP - The BEST GMAT prep resource: targettestprep.referralrock.c...
► Books I recommend: amzn.to/3gy28xv
► My filming equipment: a.co/cf97WjW
🎥Related Videos🎥
Investment Banking vs. Management Consulting: • Investment Banking vs....
Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity vs. Venture Capital: • The BEST Beginner's Gu...
A Beginner's Guide to Private Equity: • The BEST Beginner's Gu...
A Week in the Life of a Wharton MBA Student: • 🎥 A Ridiculously Busy ...
Tips for Getting Into Your Dream MBA School: • Tips For Getting Into ...
Interview with Bain Capital PE Investor: • Breaking Into Private ...
⏱Timestamps⏱
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:57 - Background introduction
00:03:31 - KPMG internship in Kuala Lumpur
00:05:25 - Impact of internship on recruiting for McKinsey
00:07:25 - Why Bain was Jimmy's #1 Choice initially
00:09:37 - Differentiating McKinsey, Bain, and BCG
00:12:28 - Choosing the Cleveland office
00:14:12 - Receiving the McKinsey offer
00:15:47 - Lebron's impact in Cleveland
00:17:12 - McKinsey project locations
00:18:13 - Consulting travel schedule details
00:20:02 - Working hours
00:23:17 - Tips for budding consultants
00:25:04 - Setting workplace boundaries
00:26:50 - Team norms in consulting
00:28:07 - Daily problem solving in consulting
00:30:10 - Contributions as an entry-level consultant
00:32:10 - The smartest thing a partner has done
00:33:33 - Consistent attributes from the best partners
00:35:00 - The pace of work in consulting
00:36:08 - Toughest part of consulting
00:38:37 - Negative experiences with colleagues
00:39:51 - Skills developed at McKinsey
00:41:50 - Perks from working in consulting
00:44:45 - Consulting recruiting tips
00:48:15 - Case interview tips
00:49:47 - Handling the infamous McKinsey "What else" question
00:51:44 - Interview process differences amongst MBB
00:54:00 - McKinsey's interview approach
00:55:20 - Compensation for entry-level consultants
00:56:31 - Feedback and review process
00:59:08 - Most valuable feedback received
01:01:32 - Decision to move to PE
01:03:30 - Transition from consulting to PE
01:04:50 - Learning financial modeling skills in PE
01:05:24 - PE firm interview process
01:06:56 - Investor work vs client services
01:09:27 - Advice for consultants working in PE
01:11:05 - Unenjoyable aspects of PE
01:13:30 - Decision to pursue an MBA
01:16:30 - Search Fund (Plan after MBA)
01:21:29 - Alternate career path
01:22:38 - Contrarian opinion held
01:23:30 - Advice to younger self
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
📱Interact With Me📱
► Instagram: / rareliquid
► Twitter: / rareliquid
► TikTok: / rareliquid
► LinkedIn: / ben-chon-8b0ba34a
► Business Inquiries: ben@rareliquid.com
🔎Disclaimer🔎
Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, I may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
👊Crush the GMAT with TTP👊
►Use code RARELIQUID15 to get 15% off!
►targettestprep.referralrock.com/l/rareliquid/
🍎Sign up for my courses🍎
► How to get into MBA (NOW LIVE): www.liquidmba.com
► How to get into investment banking (SIGN UP): forms.gle/wt4cZrezbxVgNzGUA
► How to get into consulting (SIGN UP): forms.gle/MmPxUqur7vBschUu9
Nice video! The guest had some good insights and actually went into detail unlike some other channels that cover management consulting!
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:57 - Background introduction
00:03:31 - KPMG internship in Kuala Lumpur
00:05:25 - Impact of internship on recruiting for McKinsey
00:07:25 - Why Bain was Jimmy's #1 Choice initially
00:09:37 - Differentiating McKinsey, Bain, and BCG
00:12:28 - Choosing the Cleveland office
00:14:12 - Receiving the McKinsey offer
00:15:47 - Lebron's impact in Cleveland
00:17:12 - McKinsey project locations
00:18:13 - Consulting travel schedule details
00:20:02 - Working hours
00:23:17 - Tips for budding consultants
00:25:04 - Setting workplace boundaries
00:26:50 - Team norms in consulting
00:28:07 - Daily problem solving in consulting
00:30:10 - Contributions as an entry-level consultant
00:32:10 - The smartest thing a partner has done
00:33:33 - Consistent attributes from the best partners
00:35:00 - The pace of work in consulting
00:36:08 - Toughest part of consulting
00:38:37 - Negative experiences with colleagues
00:39:51 - Skills developed at McKinsey
00:41:50 - Perks from working in consulting
00:44:45 - Consulting recruiting tips
00:48:15 - Case interview tips
00:49:47 - Handling the infamous McKinsey "What else" question
00:51:44 - Interview process differences amongst MBB
00:54:00 - McKinsey's interview approach
00:55:20 - Compensation for entry-level consultants
00:56:31 - Feedback and review process
00:59:08 - Most valuable feedback received
01:01:32 - Decision to move to PE
01:03:30 - Transition from consulting to PE
01:04:50 - Learning financial modeling skills in PE
01:05:24 - PE firm interview process
01:06:56 - Investor work vs client services
01:09:27 - Advice for consultants working in PE
01:11:05 - Unenjoyable aspects of PE
01:13:30 - Decision to pursue an MBA
01:16:30 - Search Fund (Plan after MBA)
01:21:29 - Alternate career path
01:22:38 - Contrarian opinion held
01:23:30 - Advice to younger self
Love it! Keep these guests coming
This interview helped me out a lot in gaining an understanding of whether to get an MBA or work as a consultant
This is great content - thanks so much for sharing these interviews!
Love your channel. You get some really interesting people to come onto this podcast
Great interview.
Such a great video! Got to hit the thumbs up!
Wow. Nice shot at the city of Detroit. Wonder if he’s been here
Great interview,amazing channel .
Could you interview an SDR for software please?
More consulting bangers please!
Jimmy!!!
Would know what it's like doing a sales role in Finance! This is a rarely touched upon part of finance
interview with someone who did this at apple coming in a few weeks!
Can you please upload on Spotify I keep refreshing 😂
am running into an issue with my podcast uploading platform lol will get on this asap!
lmfaoo dude has no balls. Mckinsey -> MBA -> search fund route...smh
and what have u done?
@@rareliquiddudes gonna try and lever up an HVAC bc he worked at McKinsey and is an “operator”💀all I’m saying is half of the liberal kids you interview seem fake + don’t have the guts to do anything outside the 2+2+2 path but hey everyone’s on their own journey