I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Austin, TX) in Oct 2021
Interview
Applied through the website and got the invite for the first technical round in a few days. The online round tested SQL, Python, and Statistics skills. It was a difficult round but I noticed out of the SQL questions, 3 were from the free version of leetcode, so its possible many more come from leetcode premium.
Then I got forwarded to the Technical Experience interview (TEI) stage. I had to prepare a a technical project/work experience to talk about. Prepare with at least two, just in case the interviewer does not like one of the projects. Be sure you understand every single aspect of what you did and why you did it. Be prepared to answer questions about machine learning models you applied and why did you not apply a different model.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about EDA, data cleaning, data imputation, decision trees, random forest, bosting, bagging.
A) HR Call - 20 Mins (Basic details, and role explanation)
B) Manager rounds (2) - 45 mins each (1 behavioural and 1 technical)
C) Executive round (1) - 45 mins (mix of behavioural and technical)
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Question 1
What all experience you carry with you to become a successful risk analyst
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in June 2025
Interview
Initial HR Call and an online assessment about coding, stats, and ML. First round had 2 interviews with PEI+case/TEI, then the second round had 3 interviews with PEI+case with partners
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you have conflicts with other stakeholders
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (London, England)
Interview
This is a digital game that is different from the classic exams. The goal is to measure analytical thinking, pattern recognition and decision-making skills. It usually includes games such as Ecosystem Building and Plant Defense. It is a difficult and unusual test, it requires good preparation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
An airline's profits fell by 30% last year. Analyze the reasons and provide solutions.”