Junior Associate 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 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior Associate roles take an average of 55 days to get hired, when considering 52 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 Junior Associate according to 52 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 19%
Personality test: 12%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Phone interview: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in Jan 2010
Interview
3x3 one-hour 1:1 interview
Each interview divided into 3 parts :
- experience interview (testing leardership skills, personal impact and achievement)
- business case
- questions
Advice : be very - very !- well prepared, practice and practice again the business cases, write down 3 different personal stories showing off your leadership skills, teamwork abilities, impact on your environnement and personal achievements and then repeat and reapeat them again with friends or in front of the mirror
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about one time when you disagree with your boss and how you managed to bring him/her round your opinion.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Quito) in Jul 2026
Interview
I applied via online from the website, then the next step was a response via e-mail to continue the process in their website, I had to solve different scenarios about resource managment, estimations, and talent managment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I remember a series of questions focused on knowing my behaviour in leading a time on a case scenario, balancing stakeholders, my team and the social aspect (the community) around the study
Didn't get to the interview stage so I can't say how the process is. Didn't get pass the game phase. Hopefully, next time, I'd be able to give a better experience.
2 Rounds of interview, PEI+ Case study. Final round is in person. PEI questions are easy, but the cases are very hard. Timeline took about 3 months between receiving the OT and Final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you worked with people from different background