Knowledge Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 58% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Knowledge Analyst roles take an average of 51 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Knowledge Analyst according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 17%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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2 rounds w/ EM, 2 rounds w/ partners. Typical case with numeracy questions.
Typical cases w/ EM.
Partner round more difficult: stress test and many follow ups questions. Cases were also less structured.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a challenging situation you encountered when working with someone with an opposing opinion.
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
Interview
The interview process starts with an assessment:
The assessment is like a game but it seemed pretty hard and not relevant to the job role. I’m not sure why that’s the first part of their process. I couldn’t go past that.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Houston, TX) in Feb 2026
Interview
PEI with the exact same question as the website and Simple Case Interview not related to Energy Solutions. The math of the case was not difficult at all and the interview was pretty chill in general.