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      Associate Interview

      Sep 28, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Toronto, ON)

      Interview

      The hiring process was a set of interactions over several months. Building those relationships was the round zero. Round one was a set of two back to back case interviews with managers. They want to learn how you respond to situations in your work and personal life. They want to understand you to understand how you will fit into the team. The case portion tests your approach to solving problems. They want to see how you think. The cases are very long, but you will only be solving one or two segments of a longer case. It is more important to demonstrate your pathway than getting the right answer. Not to say that getting the right answer is not important, but if you get to the right answer through an unstructured path, you will not advance.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      In-depth discussion of one particular life/career event associated with leadership, problem solving, stress for 20 minutes. Followed by a 25 minute case and then 5 minutes for questions.
      Answer question

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      Associate Interview

      Jul 22, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Ciudad de Mexico
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

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      I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Ciudad de Mexico)

      Interview

      Cinco entrevistas, cuatro de ellas con caso y preguntas de comportamiento. El caso combina análisis matemático, pensamiento estructurado, resolución de problemas, comunicación clara y la capacidad de justificar cada decisión de forma lógica y organizada.

      Interview questions [1]

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      Desafíos al trabajar con equipos multiculturales
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      Associate Interview

      Jul 16, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

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      I interviewed at McKinsey & Company

      Interview

      Exactly as described on the website, great resources available to prepare. Recommend practicing out loud with as many people as you can as much as possible to ensure preparedness throughout the process

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Case and PEI as on website
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      Associate Interview

      Jul 6, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      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]

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      How many army generals in the northern hemisphere?
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      McKinsey & Company interviews FAQs

      • Associate applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 606 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 Associate according to 606 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  32%

        Skills test:  16%

        Phone interview:  10%

        IQ intelligence test:  9%

        Personality test:  8%

        Presentation:  7%

        Group panel interview:  7%

        Background check:  6%

        Other:  3%

        Drug test:  2%

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