I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in Oct 2012
Interview
Was referred by a current employee as an experience hire. First interaction was a discussion with a recruiter about the process and if I had any expectations or requirements. After that, there was a case coaching session and a phone screen case. After passing that, I had a round of in-office interviews: 2 cases + 2 PEIs + PST. I passed the cases but got rejected on the PEIs.
McKinsey is very supportive and offers feedback along the way. However, the process took forever. There was a two-month + gap between the phone screen and the in-office.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cases were pretty standard. The interviewers were very friendly - not antagonistic at all. The PST is pretty rough.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company
Interview
Website, online, teams meeting, in person meet up.
It was pretty straightforward and they knew what they were looking for. They had to do a couple of interviews to get a better understanding of my skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many army generals in the northern hemisphere?
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (London, England)
Interview
CV upload and then some basic numerical and logical reasoning skills. Computerised games to assess numerical skills. SOLVE questions. Psychometric tests and GMAT-style questions. Very simillar to BCG an Bain.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
they let you prep for cases and do what the book says. this is only a question of how hard you prepared. then they take the people one by one and repeat again and again. sometimes the people who give you interviews have been there for less time than 1 yr