I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (London, England) in Apr 2013
Interview
2 interview rounds:
First round: x2 case interviews and personal experience. One quantitative/market sizing on the electric cars market and the other more qualitative on the market entry of a pharmaceutical company into Russia. Personal experience questions were on leadership, team working, extracurricular activities and social impact.
Second round: 3 interviews: 3 cases: operations in a clothing retailer, marketing strategy for a photo printing company and management capabilities in a hardware factory. More personal questions on why consulting and McKinsey as well as a role play where I was a junior associate sent to a client without a partner and had to manage the client's expectations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Dealing with operations formulae in the clothing retailer case
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Ciudad de Mexico)
Interview
Cinco entrevistas, cuatro de ellas con caso y preguntas de comportamiento. El caso combina análisis matemático, pensamiento estructurado, resolución de problemas, comunicación clara y la capacidad de justificar cada decisión de forma lógica y organizada.
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?
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.
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Personality test: 8%
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Background check: 6%
Other: 3%
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