I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Athens, Athens, Attica) in Jan 2016
Interview
I was invited and took the first round tests in Athens. There are two parts without break between them. First part: they call it numerical assessment, but in reality it is just 18 gmat quantitative questions which you have to answer in 30 minutes. Second part: The PST test all candidates take around the globe for Mckinsey&Company. 26 questions in 70 mins.
They let me know via email that i did not pass the test. I am not sure that there is a predetermined cutoff score to be honest. :) I know people who went there for fun and they passed it and people with two weeks preparation and failed. I had only one week to get prepared. They say that you compete only with yourself. We were three candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Numerical Assessment: 18 math questions, gmat level 600 (approximately) with probability, percentages, ratio changes etc (NO GEOMETRY). (30 mins)
PST written problem: 26 questions, developed calculating skills required. You can find three sample tests on the web. The test at their office is a little bit easier than the samples. (70 mins)
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY)
Interview
A standardized test followed by 2 first round, 3 final round. Case-style interview. All interviews were done onsite in the local office. People were perfectly nice and recruiters coordinated everything. Overall, it was a good experience.
It is a difficult process, it is often not very clear what the exclusion factors are in the case interview. Behaviour interviews are as described on the website. Recommend being very familiar with their style of case interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to face and outgrow a challenge.
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi)
Interview
Application/Interview process: Applied online for a Business Analyst role through Glassdoor. Was invited to complete the McKinsey Solve online case assessment (a gamified problem-solving test, roughly 80 minutes). Completed it and received a rejection email about two weeks later, before any live interview stage. I requested them to share my test score and got a reply 2 days after that i scored a 10th decile and 537 points, despite this they didn't consider me for the HR interview round. This made me really confused and they refused to share any further information with me.
The real reason why they rejected me is still unknown.
McKinsey & Company interviews FAQs
Business Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.9 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 Business Analyst roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 992 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 Business Analyst according to 992 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 6%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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