McKinsey & Company Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details Applied online and made it through the filter process. Then passed an MC exam. Then reached the interview stage with two 1 hour case studies.

Interview Details Everyone was very friendly and organized. The process took a few months but the recruiters were always in touch and flexible with timing, location, etc. There were a number of case-based interviews, questions about my resume and leadership experience, but nothing too unexpected. They were on applying to multiple offices/locations, and conducted interviews in multiple languages over video conference and in person.

Negotiation Details – Generous offer, no negotiation necessary.

Interview Details The best and also the most thorough hiring process I have been through. Everything was transparent from Day 0. The much-feared test is actually very much like GMAT, the tough thing is getting through the 5 interviews (3+2). My interviewers were very different personalities with very different mindsets which was a great thing -- by the time I walked out of the 5th interview I knew a lot about the firm. The first round is very tiring with 3 interviews back to back, the second round on the other hand is more stressful because of the stakes being much higher. They give you instant feedback, I got to know within an hour about their decision which was a great thing. After the successful first round I got advice on how to master the second round.

Interview Details Very efficient communication, excellent planning, great interviewers

Interview Details Applied for London, they redirected me to Madrid office. Took their PST and passed it - very hard exam. Was invited for interview in the London office.

Interviewed with German office consultants (?), they each gave me one case : one on a gearbox factory that had faced declining profits, you had to work out that the price of raw materials had increased then decreased but the markup had remained, thus decreasing profits. Very complicated math, but interesting.

The second was about a supermarket wanting to grow organically, you had to identify which product to focus on and develop a strategy to gain market share and profits ' this was fun to solve but had a tricky equation-type question in the end.

Overall good experience, I am glad I took these interviews though I would have preferred to interview with Spanish consultants, who I believe would have interviewed differently than two German engineers.

The personal experience questions:

 - Tell me about a time when you had to convince somebody to do something and it was one of the hardes things you've done.
- Tell me about a time when you were working on a team and you had a problem with somebody within the team.

Interview Details The first stage of the interview process was very interactive. What i found most interesting was how helpful the interviewers were with the case discussions. My advice would be to try and vocalise everything youre thinking to give the interviewer an opportunity to assist.

Interview Details Problem solving tests in oxford, first round interiew in London office, Final Round interview at a hotel in hampshire.
Throughout the entire process the company is very helpful.

Interview Details The process is as expected with multiple case interviews that stretch your mind. Practicing the cases is as important as preparing the answers to the personal questions in the first part of the interview. The overall process is as the company discussed that consists of multiple rounds of 1:1 interviews.

Interview Details Submitted CV online. Invited to take Problem Solving Test - similar to online examples. Invited to a case workshop to discuss interview format/case studies and then first round interview. First interviewer was not very friendly, second one was. Made some clumsy math mistakes, but perhaps was cut some slack since I don't have a math-oriented background. Interviews followed exact personal experience-case study-questions format as expected. Then invited to final round interview - overnight hotel stay. Dinner the night before with current BAs and JAs, 3 interviews the next day. I thought 2 went really well, 1 not quite as well. Got a call a few days later and didn't get an offer.