Research applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research roles take an average of 46 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Research according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Presentation: 17%
Phone interview: 13%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Group panel interview: 4%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in Feb 2014
Interview
I was told that I would go through 3 interview rounds. First being "fit" interview, second one for "skill test" where I had to bring in my own laptop and research for about 5 hours. More random interviews were requested after.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
As the position I applied for was "research", there was no PST or case interview. For the skill test, I was given about 3 hours for first exam and additional 1 hour for the 2nd exam. Both had about 7-8 questions each, asking to find trends, facts, articles with supporting data, stats and more.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in Aug 2021
Interview
First you fill a online-form with you CV, cover letter and skill/motivaiton questions. If selected you do a phone interview. The next step is a video game test, in which you are tested while playing. Then you hvae 4 follow-up interviews with case studies to access critical and strategic thinking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me one time you had to go above and beyond to get the results you needed.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in Mar 2021
Interview
1. Bewerbung
2. Telefonische und danach elektronische Einladung zum Interview
3. Interview bestand aus zwei Runden:
3 Face to face interviews auf manager ebene; die Gespräche waren teilweise auf Englisch; klassische Fallstudien zum respektiven Bereich; angenehme Atmosphäre;
4. Letzte Interviewrunde auf englisch mit regional manager
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Biggest failure / why do you want to do this gap year
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Seoul) in Jun 2019
Interview
Written Exam -> 1st round interview -> 2nd Round Interview
I didn't take PST surprisingly. The exam tested on your logic. You had 90miniutes to finish. If you had previously studied for Lsat, it would be Easy.