Consultant 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 51% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 289 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 Consultant according to 289 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 8%
Background check: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in Oct 2009
Interview
Great experience overall, although intense. Myself and ~20 others were taken to Chicago, put up in a hotel, and had a whole day of interviews. I had two interviews with two different people. One was to solve a problem of a hospital taking too long to treat its heart attack patients. The other interview centered around how I would make a car company more profitable. I was given a problem statement right there on the fly, and had to ask the right questions and then think out loud for my solutions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you solve a hospital's problem of taking too long to treat heart attack patients?
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Athens, Athens, Attica)
Interview
Overall good experience besides the fact that I had to undertake a numerical online test. I find it a bit obsolete in 2026 to use this type of assessment method
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Ciudad de Mexico)
Interview
Interview process was really great, all interviewers were friendly and professional. Started with a phone screen, then two case interview rounds with a partner and a senior associate, followed by a final round covering fit and problem-solving skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to influence someone without formal authority
It was a one-to-one interview with a consultant. It's a typical case study. The experience was traumatizing. I know my answers weren't great, the consultant was elegant and didn't bother to hide his boredom.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most difficult situation you have encountered in the workplace? What did you do about it?