I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Paris) in July 2025
Interview
It took time between the moment I sent my CV and the moment I got the first interview. Then it was fast: I got a first interview and 2 weeks after, I got a full day with 3 interviews. At the end of the day I got the offer.
Each interview has the same format: ~30 min PEI and ~30min case study.
The interviews are quite fun to be honest, the interviewer is not here to trick you. He/She is here to help you construct your own solution of a problem. It is okay to make mistakes as long as you can bounce back.
Overall, the goal of the interview is to discover your way of thinking, your "unique" perspective (I'm not so sure I'm very unique tbh), your likeliness to fit with the company culture and also how you may interact with a futur team.
Go for it!
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Can you speak about a time where you had to work with a group of people from different background than yours
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
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.
Recruiter Round - not that difficult: we dicusssed background, interview timeline, current visa stutus, and limited bahaviroal questions. And I was able to pass into the 1st round interview after this one.
Whole timeline: recruiter interview -> 1 month -> 1st round