Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Analyst roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 39 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 Summer Analyst according to 39 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Skills test: 22%
Presentation: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Background check: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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The process took 1 day. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Madrid) in Feb 2012
Interview
1:1 interview. Two parts, personal and case study. 2 interviewers, each one around 1 hour, one interviewer was a senior consultant while the other one was a partner. People was nice and I received feedback after a few weeks.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Moment when you had a conflict with a group and how you solved it
Did the Solve game but got rejected. Pretty complex if this is your first time doing consulting whatsoever. Was not moved to second round and it is pretty hard to find resources online to prepare for Solve McKinsey game
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you worked on a team toward a common goal.
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY)
Interview
there was an initial resume screening, an online Solve assessment, first round of virtual interviews (two 1-hour interviews back to back), final round of in-person interviews at their office (I did not make it to this final round)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a time you worked on a team to solve a problem.
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY) in Sep 2025
Interview
The interview process consisted of multiple rounds, each combining a personal experience interview (PEI) with a case interview. The PEI focused heavily on specific examples of leadership, impact, and problem-solving, with the interviewer asking detailed follow-ups to understand how I approached difficult situations.
The case interviews followed the typical McKinsey style — very structured, math-focused, and interviewer-led. I was expected to break down ambiguous problems into clear components, run through quantitative analysis, interpret data from charts, and communicate insights concisely. There was also a short brainstorm or creativity component toward the end of most cases.