Internship 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 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 54 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 Internship according to 54 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Presentation: 12%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Heredia) in Nov 2024
Interview
Standard mckinsey interview with cases and personal achievements. Divided in 2 interviews with different team members. Cases divided in reasoning, analyzing graphs, mathematics and critical thinking.
Very open and conversation-like, no harsh interviewing.
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Ciudad de Mexico) in May 2026
Interview
Es un proceso muy bueno, te acompañan mucho para que puedas hacer la mejor entrevista. Hay mucho material para aprender en la plataforma de McKinsey. Antes de empezar las entrevistas, tienes que hacer el juego de McKinsey. Después si pasas empiezan las entrevistas, son 2 por ronda y como recomendación intenta hacer muchos casos para que te vuelvas experto.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No hay algo específico que pregunten, está relacionado con los casos y con tu experiencia personal.
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (London, England)
Interview
Case interview, including a market sizing and strategic recommendations following the market size. Mental maths required for calculations and speed is also important. Overall, the interview felt structured but quite intense.
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Stockholm, Stockholm) in Apr 2026
Interview
First a meeting with only information and no cases. Then preparation meetings with people from mckinsey. Then 3 interviews on 1 day, 1h each. You get feedback the same day as the interviews.