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      Consultant Interview

      Oct 17, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company

      Interview

      e sollicitatieprocedure bij McKinsey was intensief maar ook ontzettend leerzaam. Het begon met een online sollicitatie via de McKinsey-website, waar ik mijn cv, motivatiebrief en academische resultaten moest uploaden. Enkele dagen later kreeg ik een uitnodiging voor de ‘Problem Solving Game’ (Solve), een online assessment waarin je op een interactieve manier laat zien hoe je complexe problemen aanpakt en data analyseert. Na het succesvol afronden van deze test werd ik uitgenodigd voor de eerste ronde interviews. Deze bestond uit twee gesprekken met consultants van verschillende niveaus. Elk interview had twee onderdelen: een persoonlijk fit-gedeelte, waarin werd gevraagd naar mijn motivatie, leiderschapservaringen en teamwork, en een case-interview, waarin ik een echt McKinsey-probleem moest oplossen. Ik had me goed voorbereid met casetrainingen, dus het lukte me om gestructureerd te redeneren en mijn aanpak helder uit te leggen.

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      Kun je me vertellen over een situatie waarin je iemand hebt moeten overtuigen van jouw idee, ondanks weerstand?” Deze vraag testte niet alleen mijn communicatieve vaardigheden, maar vooral hoe ik omga met invloed, tegenslag en samenwerking — eigenschappen die cruciaal zijn in consulting. Ze wilden zien of ik op een gestructureerde manier kon uitleggen:
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      • Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 51% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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