I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Nairobi) in Mar 2024
Interview
I only completed the first round interview and had two interviews with only a lunch break in between. Both were combined case+PEI interviews and offered an option to begin with either. The interviewers were quite nice and would support me if I was stuck and it was more of a conversation than a unidirectional conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Based on a hypothetical case study given in the Middle East with a government aiming to improve female education, what are some strategies you would propose?
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Nairobi) in Jun 2026
Interview
Start with uploading a 1 page CV, then get invited to do a screening called Solve. It is a game that tests how you think and analyze data under pressure
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Nairobi) in Jan 2026
Interview
Normal McKinsey process, 4 Interviews each Business case and Fit. Start with workshop, after the workshop is the interviews, pass each round to move on to the next, then final 2 rounds are partner interviews.
Techincal and Behavioural interview. They started asking about my background, what I did as a team, what was my specific role. Then continied to problem solving questions where they asked mathematical problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explaina scenario where you worked as a team to solve complex problems.
YLP Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for YLP Fellow roles take an average of 113 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McKinsey & Company overall takes an average of 40 days.
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Presentation: 29%
Skills test: 21%
Personality test: 14%
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