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Anonymous A
on Jan 23, 2020
Global

What advice would you give your 15-year-old self?

How would you answer this question in your Personal Fit interview? Receive feedback on your answer and browse through the Q&As to review the approaches of other applicants and experts.

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Anonymous
on Jan 27, 2020

I would try to formulate an answer which fits into a consulting narrative. Here it would be, for example, good to use the fact that MBB appreciate when a candidate has a very diverse professional experience.


So, the advice would be: try to work as many different summer jobs as possible. Work at a fast food joint, at a retail store, in a factory, in a car wash, in a pharmacy – those field experiences will stay with you for the rest of your life and will prove valuable once you move higher up the social ladder :)

Hope this helps!

Best,
Daniel

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Clara
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on Sep 30, 2020
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on Mar 21, 2023

In the age of 15, i was planning to go abroad to make an exchange year of school in Spain:

I would recommend myself, really to enjoy every day of that experience, to spend more than to save money and to make shure, that the created network of people would last for your whole life.

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Anonymous F
on Dec 11, 2021

Alway be curious, make as many experiences as you can. 

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on Oct 22, 2022

know that no matter what choice you make, there are ALWAYS multiple ways to get to any goal or persue any dream 

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on Jan 07, 2024

Locker bleiben vor einem Sturm der Herausforderungen und das beste aus der Zeit machen (Spaß haben & sich angemessen vorbereiten)

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Anonymous O
on Jan 24, 2024

Start taking care about your future as soon as possible

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on Jun 09, 2024

Choose the path you love and see yourself like that in future 

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Anonymous C
edited on Oct 09, 2021

Do not worry too much about what will happen next, you cannot have everything under your control. If you work hard, the things that you deserve will come.

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on Jul 03, 2022

everything happens for a reason you might not see yet

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on Jul 10, 2022

Be authentic, identify and pursue things you enjoy, mind the others but be aware you cannot control their emotions or reactions 100%

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Anonymous L
on Mar 26, 2023

Be more confident and practice more.

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Anonymous B
on Sep 11, 2021

Things always don't work your way. Believe in fate and try to look at the positive side.

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Anonymous G
on Jan 26, 2022

I would tell him to listen more to my teachers recommandations.

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on Feb 24, 2022

I would say yourself to study more and not to worry about some things such as relationships and people. 

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Anonymous H
on Apr 29, 2022

Do not be afraid of making mistakes.

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Anonymous K
on Jan 30, 2023

Nie entmutigen lassen und immer weiter machen, was jetzt unmöglich scheint, ist in ein paar Jahren selbstverständlich

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Anonymous M
on Jul 03, 2023

U are doing great in your twenties. Go out more and develop your social skills instead of staying in your room in front of computer. Cherish more people contact and learn more from people in real life through experiences and not from movies and series.

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Anonymous D
on Nov 10, 2021

To be a good person , help as many , quality> quantity

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Anonymous E
on Nov 13, 2021

lerne zuhören

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on Feb 24, 2022

Be patient and let things unfold first before making assumptions

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Anonymous I
edited on Jun 30, 2022

be patient and trust the process and approach

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on Jul 02, 2022

Study Hard & get into medical exams

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on Sep 23, 2022

Stay hungry. Stay foolish. 

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Anonymous J
on Dec 09, 2022

Get your heart checked 

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on Sep 28, 2021

Be yourself

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on Oct 06, 2021

Trau dich mehr

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Anonymous N
on Aug 15, 2023

don't stress yourself, even when things don't work out the way you want them to work out there's a reason for it
either because there's something better coming or because it's an important lesson from which you can grow

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on Nov 26, 2023

I would give my 15 year old self the following advice:

It's okay to make mistakes, mistakes are vital for growth. In fact, they are inevitable, but learn from there and learn the importance of seeking guidance and advice from individuals who are more experienced as this would also set a perspective on certain circumstances and situations. 

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