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 64.3% 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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I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
Interview
I applied online after attending some networking / careers event on campus. After a few days, the HR suggested days for PST. My schedule was very full, so I could come after a month. After successful PST, I was offered ~8 different dates for interviews. I did the interviews about 10 weeks after the test. There were two rounds of interviews, each comprising 3 1-hour long interviews). The first round was with managers (EMs), the second round with partners. The interviewers were very kind and helpful and after each round they provided me with some feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. fit questions (e.g. describe a situation when you worked in a team and it did not go well)
2. case (20-40 minutes) 3. my questions about the company
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