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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Your interviewer is interested in how you invest the time necessary to stay up-to-date on the latest buzz topics, developments, and trends in your industry. As the oldest and largest of the "Big Three" management consultancies, McKinsey and Company expect those who represent their brand to be industry leaders and reliable resources of information. Share the resources you rely on to keep your knowledge as current and up-to-date as possible. Demonstrate that you bring your best to work every day and that your coworkers and clients can count on you as their go-to resource. Turn the question on your interviewer. Asking about their trusted reference materials is a great way to express a continual desire to learn and compete and a memorable method of getting to know them and their personal preferences. It will also exhibit your interpersonal skills.

Kimberly is a freelance writer and editor with a decade of experience in the education field, including her time as a pre-kindergarten teacher.
"I make sure to use trusted and reputable sources for industry news, such as Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and McKinsey. When it comes to tech, I have a subscription to MIT Technology Review. If you have any recommendations, I am happy to hear them!"

Kimberly is a freelance writer and editor with a decade of experience in the education field, including her time as a pre-kindergarten teacher.
"The resources I visit most include Tech Crunch and BCG Henderson Institute. I am keenly interested in the views and insights of other management consultants, so I also follow the blog of other high-profile consultants, such as Tom Peters from McKinsey. Do you have any favorite resources I could check out? I genuinely enjoy learning and growing."

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