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Updated May 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 27, 2010
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Atlanta, GA (took a day)
Applied online and submitted resume. Was contacted by email concerning offer of interview but giving only 5 days notice for travel plans to be arranged thus costing more for last minute flight/hotel. Initially arrived was large group of other interviewees none of whom expected such a large group. We were greeted friendly then told we would start the day with a one hour test consisting of 26 questions. Additionally we were told that any additional offer of a second interview would mainly consist of results of the test. Next we had three 30 minute case review sessions each with a different case leader. The first case leader was a woman who seemed to be trying to make the session as difficult as possible and had a severe appearing attitude (very standoff, unsmiling, unfriendly). The case did not go well for anyone in my group. The second and third sessions were lead by different men. One had such a strong accent that it was difficult for everyone in our group to understand what he was saying or asking. He was friendly and encouraging however. The final session leader was very clear, encouraging, friendly, and guided the session as would be expected from most case review studies. Overall, it took 4.5 hrs and was a very stressful day.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 18, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took a day)
The first part of the test was the GMAT-based skills test. It consisted of 26 questions, most of which were easy. However, there is a huge time pressure as one must finish in 1 hour. We were told that not many people can finish this test on time, so you do not have to get everything perfect. Following that, there was 2h long group session moderated by a McKinsey guy. This session is also used to evaluate people.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 9, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Istanbul (Turkey) (took 2 weeks)
Interview was Case interview. It will take approximately 30-35 minutes. First 5 to 10 minutes they are asking some personal background questions. And some examples of your skills such as leadership. After that you are passing the case phase. They are asking a simple business case. It is not so hard but they are not giving all the necessary information you have to ask them right questions to solve the case.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Dec 20, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2007 (took 2 days)
This was an interview from a long time ago but I remember thinking the interview went very well, but in the end didn't take the job since I got one elsewhere that I liked better. But it seemed like for the right person it would have been a good position. I recall they asked a question about how many bottles of water were sold in the world this year or something like that.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Dec 10, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2008 in New York, NY (took a day)
very professional and pleasant catered interview, pretty hard case study and multiple choice test . important to be able to summarize your work and interests, hobbies, ask good questions about mckinsey, show then you fit and can contribute a lot. be energetic, charismatic, and implicitly say "I work hard"
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reasonable
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Consulting at McKinsey & Company
Posted Nov 24, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took 2 months)
It is basically the standard consulting interview process. However, McKinsey did add a test that all applicants need to take. The test was pretty hard, there was a time crunch, and they only provide one practice exam. It is hard to prepare for, but just be ready to read and analyze graphs quickly. McKinsey also provides you with an interview coach. They will do cases with you over the phone, but I highly suggest practicing cases with your friends.
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They don't negotiate with BAs right out of college.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Oct 25, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Philadelphia, PA (took 2 weeks)
I am a PhD student and I applied online through McKinsey's APD program. I did not know what to expect from the interview process. I was invited to the "Interview Workshop and Initial Assessment". At the IWIA I took a written 26 question 60 minute test, then went through two case studies. We did the case studies in groups of 3-4 applicants with a McKinsey consultant leading each group. The written test required analysis of cases and basic math skills; it was pretty similar to the practice test on the website. Overall, McKinsey has a very professional process, they provide a lot of information,and they make it clear what to expect. I did not make it through the initial workshop, so I don't know much about the later rounds. I did find that the people who really wanted a job in management consulting seemed to have a much better idea of what to expect than I did - they had done practice case studies, etc.
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Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Oct 11, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Atlanta, GA (took a day)
First round interview consists of the McKinsey Problem Solving Test. This consists of 26 multiple choice questions on 2-3 business cases presented within the test. Expect to need to perform math by hand that you haven't had to do without a calculator in years, and to do it as fast as if you had a calculator.
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Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Aug 21, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 in Jersey City, NJ (took a day)
The skills test was one hour long with 26 questions pertaining to three different cases. There were about 30 of us taking it at the same time, with three different test versions. I would say that the practice tests are fairly representative of what I saw on the real test. A fairly even mix of quantitative and qualitative reasoning questions. My strategy for the test was to only read the questions, and then mine for relevant info in the background after I knew what I was looking for. This seemed to work pretty well. I finished my first pass of the test in 30 minutes, leaving several blank (if the question looked too hard I automatically skipped it), and then returned to the difficult ones with the remaining 30 minutes. We don't get a score on the test, so there's no way to really know how well this strategy worked, but it seemed well-suited to me.
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Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Mar 20, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2008 in Brussels (Belgium) (took a day)
I had 3 case interviews with 3partners in the Benelux region. Contrary to the popular belief all three cases were largely unstructured and did not have a big quantitative component to them. Interviewers were friendly and engaging.
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