MBA Applicants: What McKinsey (and HBS) Wants - Accepted Admissions Almanac

They were looking for four things. I didn’t know until I’d made it to the third and last round of interviews, but McKinsey and Company, the strategy consulting firm perennially ranked among the top “dream” employers of MBA students, was looking for four specific qualities in the candidates they hired. By my calculations, McKinsey made offers to less than 3% of candidates who submitted resumes, so...