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      Data Scientist Interview

      Sep 16, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Amsterdam
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Amsterdam)

      Interview

      Very structured, a lot of materials to prepare you for the different interviews. Did not get an offer, but definitely learned a lot about how to prepare for future interviews.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked me "Why McKinsey".
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      Data Scientist Interview

      Jul 12, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at McKinsey & Company

      Interview

      Recruiter screen — background, motivation, fit Online assessment — HackerRank/QuantHub covering coding, stats/ML theory (MCQ), and a timed end-to-end modeling challenge (load data → train → predict → export) 1-2 virtual technical interviews — ML depth, model tradeoffs, validation, SQL, sometimes a case blended with experimentation design Case interview(s) — interviewer-led, broader/more ambiguous than BCG/Bain; expects you to drive structure, ask for data, build MECE framework before naming a model PEI (Personal Experience Interview) — deeper than typical behavioral; 2-3 examples probed hard on tradeoffs, validation, and "explain this to a non-technical person"

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Walk me through a time you built a model, then explain: how would you validate it, and how would you explain the result to a client's CFO who's skeptical?
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      Data Scientist Interview

      May 21, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Heredia
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Heredia)

      Interview

      Mediante un phone screen y tambien con un examen de HackerRank para poder medir las cualidades de uno y asi poder obtener un assessment real sobre las habilidades de uno

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Algunas preguntas de data science
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      Data Scientist Interview

      Jun 16, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Madrid
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Madrid) in May 2026

      Interview

      Largo y con muchas exigencias, es un proceso a preparar pese que está bien guiado no sabes por qué tipo de sector va a llegar y es complejo, muy demandante y largo

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tres personal experience interview, tres business cases, una technical experience interview.
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      McKinsey & Company interviews FAQs

      • Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 57 days to get hired, when considering 83 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McKinsey & Company overall takes an average of 40 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at McKinsey & Company as a Data Scientist according to 83 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  24%

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        Presentation:  19%

        Skills test:  12%

        Personality test:  8%

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