I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Lisbon, Lisbon District) in Sept 2025
Interview
I had first round interview with a recruiter and then a second step which was a panel interview with a senior consultant and hiring manager. The screening call was chill, the recruiter was very nice and sympathetic, making me feel confortable, she passed me for the second round during the call, The panel interview however was much more difficult, where I had to analyze data and they gave me a case, then simulate a 5-minute pitch to a CEO providing hypotheses and next steps. After that, I heard nothing. I ended up not getting the offer, and they only provided feedback after I decided to reach out. Despite the delay in communication at the end, the overall candidate experience was positive, especially because, after all, they could provide effective feedback on which skills I could work on for the next ones.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a situation where you had to analyze data and improved something in one of your past experiences
Tell us about a situation where you had to sell or convince people of an idea
3 step process. first was a screening then followed with around 7 case studies. the case studies ranged in varying industries and scope. this was done over a course of 2 months
Too long, too many rounds, too many people interviewing you and you need to follow up several times in order to get a response. They give you the materials to prepare which is good, but everything else is suboptimal
Das erste Interview war mit der HR. Klassische Fragen - Führ mich durch deinen Lebenslauf, warum Consulting, was motiviert dich etc. Das zweite Interview ging 3 Stunden. Nach einem kurzen Kennenlerenen, kamen zwei Case-Studys dran - eins auf Deutsch und eins auf Englisch.
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