I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in June 2009
Interview
Post MBA active recruiting from Mckinsey - Invited to apply to the test Easy test +. 2+ 4 interviews; first 2 interviews run by 2 EM (+/- 4 years in the firm) very structured interview with case interview section and behavior (past experience) section. If well prepared the difficulty level is medium to high. second round of 4 interviews with junior and senior partners. not so structured mix of case and behavior questions, targets the more natural parts of the interviewed.
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1- what is the thing that you most regret on your professional life and why? 2- Particular case question about the expected profitability of a specific loan strategy on retail banking (still what is valuable is that you have a MECE approach to the case questions)
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.
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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
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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
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McKinsey PEI questions. They tell you what they will ask when they announce the interview invite