The process took 1 day. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2007
Interview
Flew to Chicago to have the interview the following day. The interview was scheduled for 7 am and I was 5 hours jet lagged. Still was made to wait for 3+ in the building lobby until it was my turn.
The interview itself consisted the typical McKinsey case studies with two guys. The first guy was more senior and laid back, while the other was very arrogant and seemed to get done asap.
Overall the experience was very negative, humiliating actually.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2025
Interview
Two rounds (first round 2 associate interviews, second 3 partner interviews), 30 minutes of a personal story and 30 minutes of cases. The second round was much less rigid with some partners being much more structured and others being more loose.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you disagreed with someone and had to resolve opinions
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Milan) in June 2025
Interview
Dopo l'invio del cv ho ricevuto un invito per completare un assessment online. Terminato l'assessment ho ricevuto diversi inviti per partecipare a delle sessioni di formazione in preparazione ai colloqui, mi è stato anche fornito l'accesso ad un portale contenente materiale di studio.
Tempo totale speso nel processo 2 mesi.
Recruiter scomparsi senza lasciare traccia
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Giochi interattivi di analisi ed interpretazione di dati
For the first round, there were two back-to-back one-hour interviews each. One interviewer was great while the other was tough. 30 min PEI, 30 min case. The case was tougher than the practice ones but doable
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
McKinsey PEI questions. They tell you what they will ask when they announce the interview invite