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 64.4% 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 989 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 989 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 online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in Apr 2010
Interview
I applied online. After two weeks I received an invitation to take a math test in their office. This first test consisted of very basic problems to be completed in a short period of time. Two more weeks had elapsed before i got a second invitation to go through a written business case and a logic test. Then a fit interview was scheduled. I was told to present one situation in which I demonstrated leadership skills, one situation when i convinced someone of my point of view and a last situation when i set a very hard goal and i went for it. All those stories had to be divided into chapters each one with its respective title (that's when creativity skills were first demanded...).
Finally, i was invited to the "McKinsey Day" which took place in a hotel. An entire day full of activities encompassing classic case interviews similar to the ones contained on manuals being sold here and a more advanced written business case (which i couldn't complete at all because of the short time). The last scheduled activity was a role play. In this stage one consultant played the role of your boss and your client. You are told some data/background story by your boss and once you have discussed it with him, you go see the client who has ideas which are not in agreement with what was previously discussed with your boss. The way you figure out how to solve by yourself this conflict is evaluated.
When i thought the day was over, i was told to wait and two more 1:1 interview cases were set up with partners. The first was to estimate the number of postmen in a city that i knew well (I enjoyed myself in this problem and even more after checking the real number on the internet...lol). The second one was a business case on mix of products and operations. In other words, nothing that we couldn't expect from a consulting firm.
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)
Ofrece muchos recursos a tu disponibilidad para preparar las entrevistas como reuniones online para explicar el proceso, y grupos de ayuda. El proceso es largo, pero lo merece para pertenecer a esta empresa.
Gave assessment. Waiting 1st round. But, here the assessment and resume are scored together to reach next round. Might take 1-3 weeks for invite. Assessment has only 20% - 30% weightage.