Associate applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McKinsey & Company overall takes an average of 39 days.
Common stages of the interview process at McKinsey & Company as a Associate according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 41%
Skills test: 16%
Personality test: 13%
Group panel interview: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Jersey City, NJ) in Aug 2024
Interview
1st round interview composed of two back-to-back 45min interview sessions. Each session has PEI+Case with an associate or EM. I got one standard case and another wild card case.
Final round interviews composed of three 45min interview sessions in one day with associate partner or partner. It is quite similar to the 1st round except the partner may or may not pressure test you. You may get interrupted multiple times while you were sharing your stories, or the interviewer may not put the video on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
PEI: Inclusive Leadership. Share an example where you effectively worked with people with different backgrounds
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?
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (London, England)
Interview
CV upload and then some basic numerical and logical reasoning skills. Computerised games to assess numerical skills. SOLVE questions. Psychometric tests and GMAT-style questions. Very simillar to BCG an Bain.
I applied through university. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
they let you prep for cases and do what the book says. this is only a question of how hard you prepared. then they take the people one by one and repeat again and again. sometimes the people who give you interviews have been there for less time than 1 yr