Business Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.9 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 Business Analyst roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 991 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 Business Analyst according to 991 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 6%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in Oct 2011
Interview
I've initially applied online on the website, but apparently my application was "lost" by the office I ranked first in the process, and then tought I was rejected from all office. Two months later I discovered this fact, and applied directly to the office by email.
In 3 days I was contacted and scheduled for the PST in a 2/3 months (just missed one). But in the end this was good news because I trained a lot, using both online and paper resources: caseinterviews.com; Case in point; How to get into top consulting firms.
I cumulated 50 practice cases, 100+ hours of preparation, and GRE/GMAT training for the PST.
The test was very hard, time is tight and i had to answer a fair number of questions with educated guesses. But I guess the threeshold to pass the test is not so high.
Then I was called back for a motivational interview (eg tell me about a moment in which you demonstrated leadership) with a case, and then a little space for my questions to the interviewer, which are no less important!
Then the final round, with the same motivational + case format repeated 3 times in a day. Then I received the offer.
The only suggestion: be prepared, and think about every single word or assumption before it leaves your mouth! It should be inserted in a structure that you should have already presented to the interviewer.
And be relaxed and relatively friendly: they also want to check if they'd like to work with you till midnight without pick up a fight or get bored, or if you can meet a client and get along with him well without embarassing the firm.
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi)
Interview
Application/Interview process: Applied online for a Business Analyst role through Glassdoor. Was invited to complete the McKinsey Solve online case assessment (a gamified problem-solving test, roughly 80 minutes). Completed it and received a rejection email about two weeks later, before any live interview stage. I requested them to share my test score and got a reply 2 days after that i scored a 10th decile and 537 points, despite this they didn't consider me for the HR interview round. This made me really confused and they refused to share any further information with me.
The real reason why they rejected me is still unknown.
Supporting leadership and smooth case process. Good and detailed response to my questions and people look very professional. Told me the actual situation of the working hours which is authentic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you solved a difficult conversation
2 interviews back-to-back in-person. Cases weren't super hard but you definitely need to prepare a lot beforehand to navigate the curveballs and be able to function under high stress. Expect difficult industries and focus on PEI which is half as important.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a challenge situation that you faced in detail (expect to be interruped because they will go deep into the story, make it memorable and interesting)