I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Austin, TX) in Jun 2025
Interview
PEI and Business case. Be ready to answer very difficult questions during PEI, They will dig in and get to the root of the experience. Business case was similiar to what is on videos and practice cases online. Be ready for a non profit case. This really threw me off.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you experienced growth and tackled a challending situation. How did you know what to learn.
Passed the online test and then had a round 1 interview. I got a rejection call shortly after. Interviews were a mix of behavioral and technical. Difficulty depends on difficulty of case.
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY)
Interview
Positive experience until the super day. The scheduling was quite long and they gave me a month's gap between my previous round and my final round. But overall everyone speaks eloquently and thinks logically. My interactions with senior partners are also very positive; they ask insightful, probing questions and were encouraging throughout the interview. I thought I smashed it, but one of the partners called me the other day and rejected me.
First you get an HR Round, then 2 back to back interviews then 3 interviews. The overall process took around 2-3 weeks, it was not very difficult very fast turnaround
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
PEI, describe a specific scenario and then get asked details