I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Wrocław) in Jun 2021
Interview
First part motivational: be structured (top-down communication) and real (show feelings)
Second part numeric: do some homework and solve some business cases with a friend, you can find online. Be structured, walk them through reasoning, try not to screw calculation, take your time and be honest if you are not great at crunching numbers (could be a requirement to be good at tho).
In general show commitment and trustworthyness.
Target: insercure overachievers (that usually show more selfconfidence)
They would try to answer this question: would I enjoy working with this person? Would i live him/her on client site alone managing the project? Will they find smart ways to solve problems from different persectives?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Contextual, depending on the experiences you share, they would ask specific questions, see STAR model
I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Interview was a straightforward case study, and a McKinsey-specific Personal Experience Interview. This was difficult but I was able to prepare, so it was not too challenging after preparation. The team was very kind throughout the process and I was able to request information on the interview style ahead of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a challenge and how you overcame it?
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.
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