Junior Associate applicants have rated the interview process at McKinsey & Company with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McKinsey & Company overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at McKinsey & Company as a Junior Associate according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Skills test: 15%
Drug test: 15%
Phone interview: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 8%
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I applied through other source. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Quito) in Jul 2026
Interview
I applied via online from the website, then the next step was a response via e-mail to continue the process in their website, I had to solve different scenarios about resource managment, estimations, and talent managment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I remember a series of questions focused on knowing my behaviour in leading a time on a case scenario, balancing stakeholders, my team and the social aspect (the community) around the study
Didn't get to the interview stage so I can't say how the process is. Didn't get pass the game phase. Hopefully, next time, I'd be able to give a better experience.
2 Rounds of interview, PEI+ Case study. Final round is in person. PEI questions are easy, but the cases are very hard. Timeline took about 3 months between receiving the OT and Final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you worked with people from different background