Knowledge Analyst 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 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Knowledge Analyst roles take an average of 51 days to get hired, when considering 13 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 Knowledge Analyst according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 15%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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HR screening through CV submission and quick interest call, when you pass, a link to an Online problem-solving game will be sent. If you pass the game, 5 different interviews will be set-up to test problem solving skills through case studies that vary per interview and asking about past experiences and leadership skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the different factors to solve a case study problem (varies)?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Houston, TX)
Interview
Exact same process as a regular business analyst. Inter of the game you will be starting with a HR phone call and then 2 rounds of business cases not related to anything specific.
2 rounds w/ EM, 2 rounds w/ partners. Typical case with numeracy questions.
Typical cases w/ EM.
Partner round more difficult: stress test and many follow ups questions. Cases were also less structured.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a challenging situation you encountered when working with someone with an opposing opinion.
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
Interview
The interview process starts with an assessment:
The assessment is like a game but it seemed pretty hard and not relevant to the job role. I’m not sure why that’s the first part of their process. I couldn’t go past that.