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 56% 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 82 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 82 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Presentation: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Background check: 4%
Other: 3%
Group panel interview: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2026
Interview
1. OA Hacker Rank, includes multiple choice questions about Data Science
2. Recruiter Call to talk about role and your background ~30 minutes
Stayed in Round 2, found OA pretty straight-forward, recruiter was concise and straight to the point
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
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY) in Apr 2026
Interview
1. Hackerrank OA
2. Recruiter Screen
3a. Initial Round - Coding Exercise + PEI Question
3b. Initial Round - Case Study
4a. Final Round - Case Study + 2 PEI Questions
4b. Final Round - PEI Question + TEI Questions
The final round was in person; all others were virtual. My recruiter was extremely communicative and helpful throughout the process. Final round with partners was less structured.