I applied through college or university. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in Nov 2010
Interview
3rd round case interviews were much more vague then previous rounds. Seemed like they were trying to trick you with misleading information or leaving information out of the case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most challenging thing you have faced and how did you overcome it?
3 step process. first was a screening then followed with around 7 case studies. the case studies ranged in varying industries and scope. this was done over a course of 2 months
Too long, too many rounds, too many people interviewing you and you need to follow up several times in order to get a response. They give you the materials to prepare which is good, but everything else is suboptimal
Das erste Interview war mit der HR. Klassische Fragen - Führ mich durch deinen Lebenslauf, warum Consulting, was motiviert dich etc. Das zweite Interview ging 3 Stunden. Nach einem kurzen Kennenlerenen, kamen zwei Case-Studys dran - eins auf Deutsch und eins auf Englisch.