Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McKinsey & Company overall takes an average of 47 days.
Common stages of the interview process at McKinsey & Company as a Consultant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Other: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I was interviewing for a summer role at the London office during my MBA. Although McKinsey undertook lots of activity in the run up to the recruitment process both in their offices and on campus, they offered very few roles to the cohort. Mixed bag of people – some nice, some very robotic.
Interview questions [1]
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Questions that weren't applicable to my professional history.
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Ciudad de Mexico)
Interview
Interview process was really great, all interviewers were friendly and professional. Started with a phone screen, then two case interview rounds with a partner and a senior associate, followed by a final round covering fit and problem-solving skills
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Tell me about a time you had to influence someone without formal authority
Had 2 rounds. First was a virtual interview with 2 sessions back-to-back. One case and one PEI in each. Second was a final in person round, with 3 sessions back-to-back with one case and one PEI each.
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Tell me about yourself
Behavioral questions - There are only 4 PEIs which are listed in their career prep site
It was a one-to-one interview with a consultant. It's a typical case study. The experience was traumatizing. I know my answers weren't great, the consultant was elegant and didn't bother to hide his boredom.
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What was the most difficult situation you have encountered in the workplace? What did you do about it?