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Associate at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Boston, MA (took a day)
There are totally 3 rounds interviews. The first one includes a one-hour-test with GRE/GMAT format test. It is a little hard to finish the test on time, since there are 26 questions and require reading and calculation. The second and third rounds are case interviews. The interviewer are all very friendly and willing to help you if you have any problem in understanding the questions.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Summer Associate at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took a day)
Applied back in December, interview was offered one week prior to the actual interview date. The interview was a Problem Solving Test involving 26 quantitative and qualitative questions to answer over the course of an hour. I had practiced but the test was very difficult and I finished barely on time.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Skills Test.
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Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 14, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Istanbul (Turkey) (took 3 days)
Applying for a B.A. position with McKinsey is typically a 3-round process plus a Problem Solving Test at the very beginning. PST and interview rounds were held at a 5-star hotel in Istanbul.
1st round consisted of the PST plus two one-on-one case interviews. Took the 1-hour PST and then waited 10 minutes before being called in for my first case interview. Apparently I passed the PST. I think they mainly use it to make sure you reach a certain benchmark of problem-solving ability. Test is basically three McKinsey-style business cases with lots of graphs and stuff a multiple choice questions. Questions are both qualitative and quantitative in nature.
Interviewers were very nice. Asked me a couple personal questions about my reasons for applying and also to describe a time when I had "personal impact." Both interviewers were McKinsey Engagement Managers.
Made it through to the 2nd round. Only made me wait a few minutes before telling me I had passed. Then they gave me some feedback with some advice on how to proceed in the next round. I was a bit weak on the quantitative side (not quick enough or thorough enough with numbers apparently) and was also advised to ask for help quicker when I got stuck in a case.
2nd round was the exact same format except w/o the PST. Interviewers were a Associate Principal and a Partner, respectively. Cases were about the same. One was particularly tricky though as it included a very confusing graph that I got stuck on about production capacity for a steel manufacturing company.
Told 15 minutes afterwards that I did not make it to the final round. Their only concern this time was my quantitative skills. Too slow and made a math error.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 17, 2012
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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 2011 (took a day)
After I appliced for McKinsey Insight Program, although I didn't get in, I got an early interview chance for full-time consultant positioin. The very first test was verbal/numerical reasoning sort of questions, really tight on time. I prepared by studying some GMAT questions. I didn't do well, but good enough to pass. The most important thing is to finish making your choices rather than leaving anything blank.
Starting from next round it was 1:1 interviews about some behavioral and case questions. I fumbled here because I didn't show them that I had a clear structure, which is extremely crucial. You don't have to have really creative ideas or any insightful thinkings, but at least, show them that you have a clear structure in your mind, acturally on the paper too!!!
I failed here. Didn't go to the final office round.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 15, 2012
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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 Apr 2011 (took 5 days)
first round numerical test. two first rounds interviews on the phone. each interview was 45 min long. 15 min behavior questions and 30 min case. asked me to walk through my resume and a leadership example. make sure that you know your resume well. overall very positive experience.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.
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Associate at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 15, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took a day)
For the associate position the interview process consists of three rounds. The first round includes a difficult exam at the regional office closest to you that is designed to barely be able to finish in the allotted time. After that everyone breaks off into group interviews with 4 applicants at a time that is less rigorous than rnd 2 and rnd 3. Rnd 2 is in the same regional office with engagement manager level employees. Rnd 3 is in the office you'd like to work and interviews are given by partners.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Internship at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 14, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
2 case interviews mixed with 10 minutes behavioral each and a written test.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 13, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Madrid (Spain) (took 3 months)
First I was appointed for the Problem Solving Test, make sure you practice so you get faster at solving them. I would say that the acceptance threshold isn't too demanding, they want to prove you can work with numbers.
I received a call informing me that I passed the PST and that I move into the next round. They offered me the chance to talk with a junior employee who set up a conference to give us some advices and make a case study example. It was quite basic but it was still useful.
The first round of interviews consisted on two 1:1 interview, first you get asked about 1 personal experience (about 10-15 minutes) and then you move into the Case Study. I found quite surprising that they just asked about one experience (make sure you choose it well) and they don't go extremelly deep on it. The Case Study had medium difficulty because they help to guide you, so you have to pay attention to their signals.
I got a call saying that I passed the first round of interviews and I got offered to have a feedback session with one of the members that interviewed me (both Engagement Managers at McKinsey). Now I'm waiting to be appointed for the last round of interviews.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 6, 2012
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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 Oct 2011 (took 4 weeks)
First screen interview was great! Very cordial recruiter and very professional. The second round "case study" interview was bizarre. I was spot on with my quantitative analysis and other aspects of the case study. However, the interviewer played the "break him down" down game with me. As a former attorney I was not easily thrown off by the interviewer's attempts to get under my skin. And the more calm I remained, the more abrasive the interviewer became. Needless to say, despite my accuracy and professional demeanor, it was a no go according to her. Can't say I am terribly disappointed.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Associate at McKinsey & Company
Posted Jan 5, 2012
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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 Oct 2011 (took 2 days)
The first round was written test + group interview. It is unclear how much weight is put on each component. The written test is about 1 hr, and the group interview involves working in a group of 4-5 to solve 2 cases.
The second round was 1-1 interview, with 2 interviewers. Each one asked personal experience questions, with follow-up questions on some details. Then each one gave a case to solve.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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