McKinsey & Company interview questions

Quick PEI portion at the start of the interview, then got right into the casing portion. The first case was easier than the second. In the second portion, we did the case first, and the PEI second. The second case was more math-heavy, and my interviewer had an accent, which made it a bit more difficult to understand.

The interview process consisted of multiple rounds of case interviews, which is typical for management consulting firms. After submitting my application online, I received an invitation for the first round within a few weeks. The first round involved a structured problem-solving exercise where I was asked to break down a business issue into its key components and present a comprehensive framework covering all relevant dimensions. The interviewer assessed my ability to think in a structured and mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive manner. In the second round, I was given several charts and data exhibits to interpret, and I had to draw meaningful insights from the data to support a recommendation. The third component involved a quantitative exercise where I had to perform calculations under time pressure to arrive at a business estimate. Overall, the interviewers were professional and the process was well-organized.