California dreamin', part 2

[mdrnprometheus]

Continuing the California trip report, the McKinsey third round interview. As a place I might want to work, much more positive than the prior interview. Had an excellent talk with one of the interviewing partners about her global health work; she's gotten to travel around the developing world, work directly with both opinion leaders and major

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[shmike95]

That interview question sounds like a tough one. On those, I've found value in spin. It rarely matters much that the outcome be extremely compelling - it's mostly in the story telling. When you think about it, whether you managed to get Ahmedinejad to love Israel or just managed to get a non-descript asshat to stop stealing your pens, you're just telling a story and what the interviewer cares about are things like what you learned and the process/experience you had

[mdrnprometheus]

Yeah, I spun it less than I wish I could have. We'll see. That same interviewer gave me advice about which office to pick in terms of parking fees, so either she's *very* good at not giving hints or it wasn't a fatal error.