Ex-McKinsey reacts: Fired from McKinsey

What is it like to get fired from McKinsey and lose your job? Losing your job can be a daunting experience, especially if you just landed a position at a Tier 1 consulting firm like McKinsey. This is exactly what happened to fellow YouTuber Anna Reich. In this reaction video, I comment on what Anna's account of how she lost her job at McKinsey. I share my personal reflection on what you can learn from that when starting your own career in consulting as well. Learn how to not get fired from consulting and how to start your first consulting job successfully.

Original video from ‪@theannareich‬:    • How I Lost My Job at McKinsey  

This video does not endorse any statements of Anna Reich and neither confirms nor denies whether what Anna Reich describes is accurate or not.

Chapters
00:00 Getting fired from consulting job
02:16 How staffing in consulting works
04:14 Being "on the beach" or "on the bench" in consulting
06:51 Consulting performance reviews and "up or out"
09:52 Importance of utilization in consulting
14:55 Why failure has no meaning

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