I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company in Apr 2010
Interview
It started with the Problem solving test, not too hard. You just need to be fast at calculating and logical thinking. And then the famous case interview came. There were three rounds of interviews, and after each round people with bigger titles will interview you. Do the practices, it is said that unless a candidate have done at least 20 cases before the real interview, it is nearly impossible for a candidate to pass the interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A case on a nonprofit company. Unexpected because suddenly I had no idea what the goal will be. Previous I had been focusing on maximization of the profit.
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
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.
