I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
Interview
Everything was as expected, 3 interviews, all the same structure, first 15 minutes personal/leadership questions where they actually dig very deep into your answers and the other 45 a case study. The case studies were quite difficult, especially the first question, when you need to identify end-to-end all the possible causes for your given objective.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell me about a situation when you convinced someone
I applied through other source. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Quito) in Jul 2026
Interview
I applied via online from the website, then the next step was a response via e-mail to continue the process in their website, I had to solve different scenarios about resource managment, estimations, and talent managment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I remember a series of questions focused on knowing my behaviour in leading a time on a case scenario, balancing stakeholders, my team and the social aspect (the community) around the study
Didn't get to the interview stage so I can't say how the process is. Didn't get pass the game phase. Hopefully, next time, I'd be able to give a better experience.
2 Rounds of interview, PEI+ Case study. Final round is in person. PEI questions are easy, but the cases are very hard. Timeline took about 3 months between receiving the OT and Final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you worked with people from different background
Junior 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 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior Associate roles take an average of 55 days to get hired, when considering 52 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 Junior Associate according to 52 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 19%
Personality test: 12%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Phone interview: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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