I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2025
Interview
Approx. 3 rounds, including behavioral questions and casing. Many resources online to prepare for this. Everyone was very friendly and I was told to reapply in a year. It was for the GMS practice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Personal Experience interview regarding topics (which are listed on their website) such as Connection, Drive, Growth, and Leadership. It is very straightforward as long as you have prepared your answers in advance.
Passed the online test and then had a round 1 interview. I got a rejection call shortly after. Interviews were a mix of behavioral and technical. Difficulty depends on difficulty of case.
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY)
Interview
Positive experience until the super day. The scheduling was quite long and they gave me a month's gap between my previous round and my final round. But overall everyone speaks eloquently and thinks logically. My interactions with senior partners are also very positive; they ask insightful, probing questions and were encouraging throughout the interview. I thought I smashed it, but one of the partners called me the other day and rejected me.
First you get an HR Round, then 2 back to back interviews then 3 interviews. The overall process took around 2-3 weeks, it was not very difficult very fast turnaround
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
PEI, describe a specific scenario and then get asked details
