I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Boston, MA) in Jan 2016
Interview
Attended leadership conference, was offered interview and interview coach to help prepare for the case. Interview coach was extremely helpful, videochatted 3x to do a practice/ prep interview. Coach was an alum of my college.
Interview was very typical. You are there for three separate 45 minute interviews. Each beginning with the behavioral questions, working in teams, what role do you play on a team etc.
The case portion is more difficult and the first case was very easy and the second case was much harder. In between interviews, you sit in the waiting room and chat with consultants
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Ciudad de Mexico) in May 2026
Interview
Es un proceso muy bueno, te acompañan mucho para que puedas hacer la mejor entrevista. Hay mucho material para aprender en la plataforma de McKinsey. Antes de empezar las entrevistas, tienes que hacer el juego de McKinsey. Después si pasas empiezan las entrevistas, son 2 por ronda y como recomendación intenta hacer muchos casos para que te vuelvas experto.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No hay algo específico que pregunten, está relacionado con los casos y con tu experiencia personal.
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (London, England)
Interview
Case interview, including a market sizing and strategic recommendations following the market size. Mental maths required for calculations and speed is also important. Overall, the interview felt structured but quite intense.
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Stockholm, Stockholm) in Apr 2026
Interview
First a meeting with only information and no cases. Then preparation meetings with people from mckinsey. Then 3 interviews on 1 day, 1h each. You get feedback the same day as the interviews.
Internship 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 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 54 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 Internship according to 54 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Presentation: 12%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
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