Associate applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 606 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 Associate according to 606 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Skills test: 16%
Phone interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Personality test: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 6%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied to McKinsey as a PhD and went through a three-step interview process. First, I went to Atlanta along with 20-30 other PhD students where we were all given an exam covering basic math and reasoning in a business setting. We were prepped on what the rest of the interview process would look like and paired up with consultants to do mock case interviews in groups of 2-3.
After this I was invited back for one-on-one interviews with two consultants for the second round.
Finally, I was invited to the office I had applied to and interviewed with four consultants. The interviews were all in the same format, 20-minute behavioral/resume and 25-minute case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was given a case by a very senior consultant that was based on his own experiences. This was the most difficult case as the cues I had come to expect from other interviewers were totally absent.
Exactly as described on the website, great resources available to prepare. Recommend practicing out loud with as many people as you can as much as possible to ensure preparedness throughout the process
I applied in-person. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
Interview
Website, online, teams meeting, in person meet up.
It was pretty straightforward and they knew what they were looking for. They had to do a couple of interviews to get a better understanding of my skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many army generals in the northern hemisphere?
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (London, England)
Interview
CV upload and then some basic numerical and logical reasoning skills. Computerised games to assess numerical skills. SOLVE questions. Psychometric tests and GMAT-style questions. Very simillar to BCG an Bain.