I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Lagos) in Sep 2025
Interview
It was difficult
The solve game is innovative and always different for each person every single time
As for the interviews they prepared me for every case interview I ever had after that time
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Prompt: BackupCo is a data backup and disaster recovery company. It’s
primary headquarters is in Boston, its client services department is in South
Carolina, and its development is split between Texas and Ukraine. To expand
its product offerings, reach, and revenue, it is considering purchasing
CloudCo, a cloud backup provider headquartered in Southern California. Our
firm has been hired to evaluate this potential acquisition. How would you
begin considering this deal?
First you get an HR Round, then 2 back to back interviews then 3 interviews. The overall process took around 2-3 weeks, it was not very difficult very fast turnaround
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
PEI, describe a specific scenario and then get asked details
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY)
Interview
Positive experience until the super day. The scheduling was quite long and they gave me a month's gap between my previous round and my final round. But overall everyone speaks eloquently and thinks logically. My interactions with senior partners are also very positive; they ask insightful, probing questions and were encouraging throughout the interview. I thought I smashed it, but one of the partners called me the other day and rejected me.
After submitting my application in their portal. In about two days I recevied the link to do their Solve assessment, The assessment had three games. I was however not selected for the next rounds.