It's a long process, you can expect to take 1-2 months at least. Needs a lot of preparation for the case study. Mckinsey will also provide great resources for interview preparation.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Dallas, TX) in Oct 2020
Interview
want to test quantitative and qualitative skills by having you do a case interview to solve a hypothetical business situation and by getting to know you personally through the PEI portion
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Rio de Janeiro) in Jun 2015
Interview
The process started with a call from HR to set up a time to take the PST. After passing the PST, I was set up with interviews over two days. These interviews were made up of two interviews with senior consultants and a group interview, Started with personal questions and then went to the case study interview. Case study was as expected. I was notified a few days after the interview that an offer would not be extended.
Business Associate applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 4.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Business Associate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Business Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
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