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