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I know McKinsey is more interviewer-led, but I am confused about how passive you are supposed to be. Do you still suggest next steps, or mainly answer the question they ask and wait?
Interviewer-led does not mean passive. You still need to show structured thinking, initiative, and judgment within the question you are given.
Answer the specific prompt fully, explain what the result means, and be ready to suggest a logical implication or next step when appropriate.
Do not force a candidate-led script onto the interview, but do not behave like you are taking an oral exam either.
This distinction took me forever. Led by interviewer != spoon-fed.
I started sounding much better once I stopped trying to jump ahead.
I can use profitability / market entry type frameworks, but when the case is unusual I struggle to build a clean MECE structure from scratch. How do people get good at this without memorizing 50 templates?
Start from the decision the client needs to make, then identify the few questions that must be true or understood to make that decision.
Someone senior at BCG who I spoke with earlier sent me a quick 'good luck' note before my R1. Is that just being nice, or should I read it as a positive internal signal?
It is positive that they remembered you and chose to reach out, but do not convert that into an assumption about the interview outcome.
My BCG first round has three separate interviews on the schedule. I expected two. Is three interviews a bad sign, or just office-specific process?
Interview counts can vary by office, role, and recruiting cycle. Three interviews in a round does not automatically mean anything negative.