I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
Interview
There were no classic interview, what was asked was more like behavioral and cognitive games. You have three gamified assessments to prove your problem solving abilities in a limited time.
Other Summer Intern Interview Reviews for McKinsey & Company
Very smooth process. The recruiter was super helpful. Very standard cases and pei was not random at all. Overall I enjoyed my experience and highly recommended applying. Interviews consist of case and pei.
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (San Francisco, CA) in May 2026
Interview
Fast, and math questions had many surfaces, so took a while to solve but the interviewers were incredibly nice to help. Charts were not as clear, had a lot of information so had to pick and choose what to talk about
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, and will ask you something about you on your resume.
Summer Intern 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 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Intern roles take an average of 64 days to get hired, when considering 25 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 Intern according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 24%
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 11%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 2%
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