Summer MBA Intern 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer MBA Intern roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 MBA Intern according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Background check: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Washington, DC)
Interview
Three in-person interviews with Associate Partners. All had PEIs and then case components. Standard MBA summer internship process. Had the interview in January after recruiting starting in October of 2024.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you disagreed with someone at work.
- 4 rounds of interviews in a weekly cadence.
> 1: EM interview 2-3: partner interview 4: senior partner interview
- one behavioral question + one case question
> Regarding the case question, they usually show you a set of slides about the case, and the interviewer will walk you through during the process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to do consulting?
Why McKinsey?
What was the biggest accomplishment and challenge?
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Dallas, TX) in Jan 2025
Interview
Terrible. They are so cocky and arrogant that it is hard to even have a conversation with them. Feedback I got was that the person didn't like my story... all is luck of the draw. You may get some terrible like i got or might get someone really easy to talk.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
PEI Questions - straight from the website but they asked me not to share about certain experiences on my resume.