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 through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Istanbul) in Dec 2011
Interview
Applying for a B.A. position with McKinsey is typically a 3-round process plus a Problem Solving Test at the very beginning. PST and interview rounds were held at a 5-star hotel in Istanbul.
1st round consisted of the PST plus two one-on-one case interviews. Took the 1-hour PST and then waited 10 minutes before being called in for my first case interview. Apparently I passed the PST. I think they mainly use it to make sure you reach a certain benchmark of problem-solving ability. Test is basically three McKinsey-style business cases with lots of graphs and stuff a multiple choice questions. Questions are both qualitative and quantitative in nature.
Interviewers were very nice. Asked me a couple personal questions about my reasons for applying and also to describe a time when I had "personal impact." Both interviewers were McKinsey Engagement Managers.
Made it through to the 2nd round. Only made me wait a few minutes before telling me I had passed. Then they gave me some feedback with some advice on how to proceed in the next round. I was a bit weak on the quantitative side (not quick enough or thorough enough with numbers apparently) and was also advised to ask for help quicker when I got stuck in a case.
2nd round was the exact same format except w/o the PST. Interviewers were a Associate Principal and a Partner, respectively. Cases were about the same. One was particularly tricky though as it included a very confusing graph that I got stuck on about production capacity for a steel manufacturing company.
Told 15 minutes afterwards that I did not make it to the final round. Their only concern this time was my quantitative skills. Too slow and made a math error.
Philanthropic donor who won the lottery and wants to use her money to open a network of kindergartens in her old hometown in rural Turkey. Needs McKinsey's help to determine if this plan is feasible and if so how she should go about doing it. Only two constraints are that it needs to be affordable for families in the town and that it must be self-sustaining after the initial investment.
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)