The process took 2 days. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Montreal, QC) in Feb 2010
Interview
Really great experience. Once invited to the McKinsey Challenge, you go in the first night for an informal mixer. The second day you're setup into teams and assigned a case to crack. McKinsey consultants are placed in each team room to both help and evaluate you.
They took us to dinner and curling the second day. Winning team got $750 & a bottle of champagne each.
- Was very well organised and genuinely intellectually stimulating.
- Contrary to what you think, interviewers genuinely want to help you succeed and want you to show your best selves.
- Expenses were reimbursed and I came out of the interview genuinely wanting to work here. You get the impression that people here are talented but humble.
- I felt very taken care of as a candidate.
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Question 1
Several case studies interview as well personal fit interviews. You can find most of the questions online.
Applied late a few days after the first deadline. I had already completed solve and so I received an email stating I passed the pre-screening and moved forward to interview around a month after I applied.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY) in Apr 2026
Interview
15 minutes of PEI — smooth sailing, enjoyable, really the time to show who you are, your personality and what you've done.
The rest: the case — Not too difficult if you don't let your nerves get the best of you!