I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Waltham, MA) in Aug 2011
Interview
Was contacted for a phone screen after applying online. HR person was great on phone & in person. Asked to come in to take the "test" - case studies - fairly sure I didn't do well on them but was invited back. Met more employees. All lovely. Each gave case studies - difficult but I was on the mark more or less with each one. Third visit - difficult questions/case studies, met several more people in different positions. One interviewer was - I thought - unprofessional or autistic and just lacking the normal ability to pick up on social cues. I think may have been trying to be intimidating (?). May have been told to do this - not sure. Not very familiar with how they conduct interviews. After several visits, many hours of interviews, they let me know that they weren't moving forward - via email - not impressed. Remember - the interview goes both ways - in any economy. You're interviewing them as much as they're interviewing you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You're on a plane..no access to information source...size a particular market in the x geography.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2025
Interview
Interviews are done in rounds depending on the job you apply to. A round can have a single or multiple interviews. They also give access to a website with prep material.
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Question 1
Explain a challenging situation you encountered when working with someone with an opposing view.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Karāchi)
Interview
The interview was for an entry level Research Associate position at McKinsey and Company in their Karachi office. There were two rounds, each with two interviews. The first interview was held with Senior Associate/Engagement Manager level people, the second with partners
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Question 1
The interviews were based on case studies. The case studies were moderately difficult. They also did ask some other questions as well
3 Interviews in Folge. Jedes mit einem Case und einer persönlichen Story. Cases konnte ich gut auf deren Website vorbereiten und die persönlichen Stories sind sehr auf den eigenen Fortschritt fokussiert nicht auf deren Impact
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Erzähle von einer Zeit wo du etwas persönlich durchgesetzt hast