Hello AllI have been selected to attend an event organized by Mckinsey and company in Italy this month. This 3 day event is basically for PhDs and postgrads to provide them a flavour of Mckinsey way of working. Just wondering, if any of you have attended this event in past or any comments and suggestions about it. I realized that its very tough to even get an invitation for this event where McKinsey is sponsoring you for everything. My basic questions are1. What are the things you need to take care of during the event?2. By any mean, are they looking for Future Mckinse-ites?3. Any preparation needed before attending?4. your experience in past with similiar event?5. What oppurtunities I have there?Your reply will be highly appreciable.Many ThanksAlok

1. Try and be intelligent. Look the part - i.e. smart, corporate. Lose the lip ring and spiky hair for the day.2. Yes. Do you think McKinsey is a charity?3. Read about McKinsey - get to know the firm and some recent work rather than all the hype and gossip about them. Talking about some rather salacious books likening McKinsey to Opus Dei could add flavour to an immanent fuk up.4. These types of event are increasingly popular in consulting with many top firms now doing similar.5. Might be some hot secretaries to bang do you mean? Thought it would be obvious - chance to get to know McK better, get your name/face known, perhaps even find yourself a sponsor to smooth your application.

Thanks.I have started doing so and also have got a case study to work on. BTW, I liked your remarks.

Mck does not have any hot secretaries to bang. ...unless mck has diversified into HR and Marketing consulting.

Not sure if this is related but I stumbled on a youtube video of McKinsey Euro Academy 2005. WARNING: includes some strange dance moves and an abundance of elitist snobbery.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ5Vi2RfXHg

Oh, man. That video. I don't know what to say.

I take it your completely smitten by the whole mckinsey world (j/k)I don't know whether it's the sheer pompousness of it or the voice of mick hucknall singing which sickens me.anyway, some here might argue the case of sour grapes so I'll leave it to your judgement.