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%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Background check: 6%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY) in Oct 2013
Interview
standard 2 rounds including a GMAT like written aptitude test. you clear aptitude to get to first on-campus interview. 2 separate interviewers interview you for 45 minutes each. If you clear first round you get to second round where 3 separate interviewers interview you for 45 minutes each. Usually second round is in one of the McKinsey offices. Each interview will have a case component and a behavioral component.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you used your leadership skills, what was the situation, what was your role and how did you impact the situation through your leadership?
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
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?
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (London, England)
Interview
CV upload and then some basic numerical and logical reasoning skills. Computerised games to assess numerical skills. SOLVE questions. Psychometric tests and GMAT-style questions. Very simillar to BCG an Bain.