I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (New York, NY) in Jun 2024
Interview
Professional and very formal. Structured yet very chill. The interviewer asked me to talk about myself and my side projects and why taking an internship in consulting would benefit me in my career.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What’s the estimated market value of necktie in Canada?
Very smooth process. The recruiter was super helpful. Very standard cases and pei was not random at all. Overall I enjoyed my experience and highly recommended applying. Interviews consist of case and pei.
I applied online. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (San Francisco, CA) in May 2026
Interview
Fast, and math questions had many surfaces, so took a while to solve but the interviewers were incredibly nice to help. Charts were not as clear, had a lot of information so had to pick and choose what to talk about
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, and will ask you something about you on your resume.
Zoom meeting where you were asked one of the 4 PEI questions and after that you had to go through a case with one of the employees. There was time allocated at the end to ask questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to work hard to achieve excelence in tough circumstances