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Personal Experience Interview (PEI)
A deep, structured dig into one of your real stories.
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The Personal Experience Interview is how McKinsey runs its fit interview. The interviewer picks a theme, such as a time you led or persuaded people, and digs deep into one real story with many follow-up questions, testing whether it is specific, structured and truly yours.
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