The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Moscow, Moskva) in Dec 2015
Interview
Interview took place in Moscow (Russia). I was interviewed by 3 different people, each interview was approximately 1 hour long. Everyone was nice and friendly, Nothing unexpected: traditional questions during fit interview (recall the situation when... - usually about difficult situations in working in teams) and case interview. They told me their decision whether they hire me or not at the sam day, 25 min after the last interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about youself, recall situation when... (usually a lot of questions about working in teams)
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2025
Interview
Interviews are done in rounds depending on the job you apply to. A round can have a single or multiple interviews. They also give access to a website with prep material.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a challenging situation you encountered when working with someone with an opposing view.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Karāchi)
Interview
The interview was for an entry level Research Associate position at McKinsey and Company in their Karachi office. There were two rounds, each with two interviews. The first interview was held with Senior Associate/Engagement Manager level people, the second with partners
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviews were based on case studies. The case studies were moderately difficult. They also did ask some other questions as well
3 Interviews in Folge. Jedes mit einem Case und einer persönlichen Story. Cases konnte ich gut auf deren Website vorbereiten und die persönlichen Stories sind sehr auf den eigenen Fortschritt fokussiert nicht auf deren Impact
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Erzähle von einer Zeit wo du etwas persönlich durchgesetzt hast
Research Analyst 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 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Analyst roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 49 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 Analyst according to 49 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 19%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
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