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Anonymous Employee in Lisbon, Lisbon District
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Lisbon, Lisbon District)
The interview process consists of two distinct phases, each comprising two separate interviews. Within each phase, the interviews are structured to include both a personal component and a consulting component.
- During the interview, they asked if there was a time when I had to really speak up for myself. The question was more casual, aiming to understand a situation where I had to assert my own thoughts, needs, or boundaries. It allowed them to grasp how I handle such moments and how comfortable I am expressing myself in different scenarios.

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Riyadh
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Riyadh)
Worse experience ever, I had approximately 4 perfect interviews, and after the fourth one, I did not hear any feedback, I tried to contact the recruiter in egypt many times either by sms or email, still she did not have the courtesy of replying to me, what a rude attitude! I heard many negative reviews from a closer friends but never thought that some one will completely ignore me like this, I appreciate that you have a lot to do, but ignoring the candidate and not giving any feedback especially that I've been interviewed four times, this is giving me a negative impact, even if I have a future chance with the organization, I will surely reject it since you don't even care and respect others and work by ignoring.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
First there was a test and then two interviews with business cases to propose solutions. You had some time to think, the goal is to see how your thought process works and if you can make a convincing case.
- Tell me about your biggest career achievement to date?
How to compensate for long term unemployment? After getting let go from McK earlier this year, I've been unemployed for close to 6 months and explaining it to prospective employers is awkward and uncomfortable. Any advice on how to navigate this?
What do you think led to your lay off?

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
After the CV selection, you will have to do an online assessment which is a little bit like a video game. Thereafter, there are two rounds with each two cases. The first round is with managers and the second with partners.
- What was a time you had to handle someone who either disagreed with you or was a bit difficult when working in a group setting?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chennai
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Chennai)
Overall it was a good experience; The updates were shared by the recruiter via call or email. The interview time was around 45 mins. The interviewers were very attentive and honestly the conversations I had were fun and good. I attended around 3 rounds of Interview.
- About my current role and responsibilities.

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
Case + behavioral interview. 2 rounds. 2 cases back to back. Not sure if it's designed to be a pressured interview since during one of the interview was constantly interrupted by interviewer sending emails.
- Tell me about yourself. Teamwork + Leadership

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
Tough and long, but a great way to get a vibe from the apple to see if you think you’d be a good fit at the firm. Very open to talking about your long term career plans and how McKinsey can help you
- How I navigated a tough client conversation

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
Cut after final round, math/analysis portion is especially confusing so be sure to brush up on those areas. One of the partners who interviewed me in the final round called to give me the decision and feedback.
- Describe a time you went outside of your comfort zone and faced significant change
Would love the group's perspective. Don’t want to be a partner at McKinsey. Currently an EM. For personal reasons I don’t want to leave McKinsey immediately. What are the implications to my opportunities outside Mckinsey if I move to an internal role for a few years?
I would probably frame it as an internal case. Still leading/executing but the only diff is client are MDPs. Recruiters likely won’t know the difference

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chennai
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Chennai)
Good. The interview had 3 rounds with each round having a case interview , a guesstimate and HR questions. The interviews also had SRTs ( Situation Reaction Test ) and also had basic logical questions.
- Find the number of coffees sold in ur campus

Anonymous Employee in Saint Petersburg, FL
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Saint Petersburg, FL)
A series of mini-interviews (short format), after initial assessments (written tests). Interviews were conducted by Executive Assistant team leads, where they asked about my interests, described the position and the company culture.
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The hiring process at McKinsey & Company takes an average of 37.31 days when considering 3,439 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Junior Project Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Senior Advisor roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 270 days).
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Presentation: 12.98%
IQ Intelligence Test: 9.78%
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Drug Test: 4.05%
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Engagement manager salary info is pretty accurate on publicly available forums. Just add on that 10k increase and you're there