I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (London, England) in Nov 2014
Interview
I was invited for an interview. Everything was clearly explained - the personality questions and the case studies they have on their website correspond to what you get in the interview. You are interviewed by two people in the first round (not simultaneously).
I didn't do well in the case study, but that was my fault. I didn't prepare well enough. I think you need to do more than the case studies on their website - you need to get to the point where you're familiar with the structure of a case study, so that the only new thing are the actual numbers. That's purely because you have fairly little time - they're not pushing you, but if you get a couple of minutes to figure something out, then if you bumble about a bit, you've basically ruined your chances.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Personality questions: 1) Give us two examples when you've had to sort out a difficult problem in a team situation, 2) Give us two examples when you used your leadership skills.
Case studies: Look at the case studies on their website - they are quite representative, though not as detailed as what you get.
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
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 64.4% 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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