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@casualYeti608 hours agoUnited States
What should I do if I realize halfway through the interview that I answered an earlier fit question badly?
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Sometimes I keep replaying an answer in my head after the interviewer has already moved on. If I realize later that I misunderstood or gave a weak fit answer, should I try to correct it during the interview or just focus on the rest?
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I have a McKinsey interview coming up and have no idea how to prepare for the AI avatar part. Any tips?
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My normal case prep is going fine but I don’t know what to practise for the new AI avatar conversation. I’m worried I’ll sound robotic or freeze when the client says something unexpected. What would you focus on?
Oct 22, 2026United States
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Mayank G.Coach
Mayank G.CoachStart with normal McKinsey interview preparation. McKinsey says no additional preparation is required for its AI-enabled interview pilots, and there is no publicly released avatar question bank you need to memorize.
I’ve been hearing about McKinsey’s Lilli interview and this new AI avatar interview. Are they basically the same thing?
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There are so many different AI interview terms now. I read about Lilli earlier this year, and now people are talking about an avatar client. Are these two names for the same interview?
Oct 19, 2026United Kingdom
Top answerMayank G.Coach
Mayank G.CoachThey should not be treated as interchangeable. In the avatar pilot, AI plays a simulated client that you converse with. Lilli is McKinsey’s internal AI platform, and separate reporting has described candidate exercises involving that platform.
What do you actually do during the McKinsey AI avatar interview? Is it case questions or more like talking to a client?
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The articles say it lasts around ten minutes, but I’m still having trouble picturing what I’m supposed to be doing on the laptop. Is there maths or a framework involved, or are you mainly answering a client?
Oct 15, 2026United States
Top answerMayank G.Coach
Mayank G.CoachThe reported avatar pilot is closer to a client conversation than to working through a traditional case from start to finish. You speak to an AI-generated stakeholder, and a McKinsey assessor observes the interaction.