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      Associate Interview

      Nov 6, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Buenos Aires
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Buenos Aires) in Oct 2016

      Interview

      Overall, it consists of three steps: A problem solving test (similar to GMAT), 1st round interviews, and 2nd round interviews. 1. Problem Solving Test: It's a written math computation and data interpretation test. It consisted of 26 questions that had to be solved in 60 minutes. Overall the difficulty of the questions is not the issue, the main "problem" is the time. 2. 1st Round interviews: Two interviews of 1 hour each. Each interview follows the same format: 10-15 minutes of a personal experience question (Ex: Tell me of a time were you had to change someone's opinion, or tell me of a time were you lead a project / team); 30-45 minutes of a case interview (Ex: Should company XYZ enter the Chinese market); 5-10 minutes of personal questions to the interviewer (either about their experience, the company or any other question that you could have in mind. 3. 2nd Round interviews: Three interviews that follow the same format described previously, the only difference is that this time the interviewers are partners of the firm. The interviews are interviewer led, so it's like solving 4-5 "mini cases" that are all related ( Ex: How would you approach this problem, what are your main insights from the following graphs, a math question, a creativity question and a final recommendation or synthesis.)

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Should the company XYZ start selling its products online? Should the company ABC enter the Chinese Market? Tell me of a time were you had to change some´s opinion.
      Answer question

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      Associate Interview

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

      Application

      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.

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      Associate Interview

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

      Application

      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]

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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]

      Question 1

      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%

        Group panel interview:  7%

        Presentation:  7%

        Background check:  6%

        Other:  3%

        Drug test:  2%

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