I just completed the McKinsey Solve assessment, which included the Ecosystem, Redrock, and Ocean Cleanup games. I wanted to share my experience and ask a few questions regarding the technical aspects of my performance.
Ecosystem Game:
- I began by selecting the range with the highest calories to start my ecosystem. However, I noticed a red flag, so I restarted with a different setup, which worked successfully (all 8 species survived).
- When selecting the location, the cards for producers and animals only displayed 2 monitoring factors: depth and temperature. I had seen in videos that typically 4 factors need to be chosen. Since the instructions mentioned selecting "up to four," I decided to choose the two provided. Have I missed something?
Redrock Study:
- The questions were clear, with minimal data noise. Some required longer calculations, especially in the cases, but they were manageable.
- I reached the final case with three minutes remaining. Since I had been averaging 1/2 minutes per question, I estimated I had enough time. However, the last case contained two questions, each requiring 4 separate inputs, so I was unable to finish. Could this final case carry more weight due to the higher number of required inputs?
Ocean Cleanup:
- The game was fun, and they had tutorials which were clear and helpful. I hadn't seen any videos of this game beforehand, but was simple to understand.
- I was tasked with identifying the best combination of microbes for 3 sites (35 minutes)
- For the first 2 sites, I successfully identified three microbes that matched both the quantitative range and qualitative attributes.
- For the 3rd site, I also found the correct combination microbes, but just at the moment were I was clicking 'submit microbes' a time's up page came up. I'm unsure whether my selections were registered. Could my answers have been disregarded due to this?
Overall Experience:
- The process was long, but engaging and fun! :)
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