The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Washington, DC)
Interview
Two rounds of interviews, with multiple interviews in each round. Each interview consisted of PEI (fit) and a case. The interviews were conducted at McKinsey offices. The recruiter was very helpful and provided a lot of resources
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2025
Interview
Two rounds (first round 2 associate interviews, second 3 partner interviews), 30 minutes of a personal story and 30 minutes of cases. The second round was much less rigid with some partners being much more structured and others being more loose.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you disagreed with someone and had to resolve opinions
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Milan) in Jun 2025
Interview
Dopo l'invio del cv ho ricevuto un invito per completare un assessment online. Terminato l'assessment ho ricevuto diversi inviti per partecipare a delle sessioni di formazione in preparazione ai colloqui, mi è stato anche fornito l'accesso ad un portale contenente materiale di studio.
Tempo totale speso nel processo 2 mesi.
Recruiter scomparsi senza lasciare traccia
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Giochi interattivi di analisi ed interpretazione di dati
For the first round, there were two back-to-back one-hour interviews each. One interviewer was great while the other was tough. 30 min PEI, 30 min case. The case was tougher than the practice ones but doable
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
McKinsey PEI questions. They tell you what they will ask when they announce the interview invite
Senior 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 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Associate roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 20 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 Senior Associate according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 3%
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