I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Prague)
Interview
Typical case interview format following the first round of a written test and interviews in New York. Given great feedback and moved to a second/third round in an overseas office. However, a very different experience there: engagement manager interviewing me there was far from interested in having a good conversation, and kept checking his phone while talking to me. Not the kind of professionalism I would expect after having gone through multiple interviews and spent tens of hours preparing for interviews.
Make sure to be confident and interact with interviewers as you would with a business partner. They want to see a mature person on the other side of the table.
McKinsey is still a great company to work for but unfortunately, even just one grumpy person can ruin your experience and opportunity to join the
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Being asked the same question over and over: when did you convince a team to do something differently and how did you persuade those who did not agree?
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.
The recruiter was great! 2 rounds of 5 interviews, first was 2 associates, second was 3 partners. My first round, the interviewers spoke absolutely broken English and made it extremely difficult to understand what they are trying to say. My second interviewer was extremely rude as well. Honestly comes down to who interviews you and the case selection that will determine your fate
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Interview was a straightforward case study, and a McKinsey-specific Personal Experience Interview. This was difficult but I was able to prepare, so it was not too challenging after preparation. The team was very kind throughout the process and I was able to request information on the interview style ahead of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a challenge and how you overcame it?