Category: McKinsey Consulting

McKinsey Recruiting: Process, Timeline, Events, & Resources

The McKinsey recruiting process is a relatively standardized process that can be broken down into a few different buckets: Job for which you are recruiting: Business Analyst jobs (undergraduate candidates; professionals with a few years of experience) Associate jobs (MBA and advanced degree candidates) Process through which you are interviewing On-cycle Off-cycle “Entry point” into…

Public Sector Case Interview

Looking for examples of a public sector case interview? You're in luck. In this McKinsey-style public sector case interview, a candidate takes on the tough task of helping a city public school system improve the academic performance of its students. It's a case that requires creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. See how our candidate…

Columbia MBA to McKinsey EM – Kit’s Story

Today, we hear from Kit O'Connor, an accomplished member of MC's coaching staff. In chatting through his career journey - Financial Services > Columbia Business School > Deloitte Internship > McKinsey > Tech - you'll discover: How he broke into consulting (1:37) Why he chose McKinsey over Deloitte (4:53) His reasons for staying at McKinsey…

Breaking Into McKinsey From a Non-Target School

Lisa Bright broke into McKinsey from a school most have never heard of (Miami of Ohio) then exited consulting to venture successfully into the startup world. Now, she does a bit of everything, including serving as an interview coach with Management Consulted. Lisa has helped hundreds of candidates gain interview success at the top consulting…

What Is It Like To Work At McKinsey?

What is it like to work at McKinsey? McKinsey and Company is generally the most popular destination for management consulting candidates of all backgrounds. Each year, this holds true for thousands of undergraduate and business school graduates across the globe, as well as thousands more mid-career switchers. In this article, we’ll discuss what it’s like…

McKinsey TEI Interview

If you've been asked to go through the TEI interview, or Technical Experience Interview, at McKinsey, you've got some work to do! The TEI is intended to measure your mix of technical and storytelling skills in the context of projects you’ve completed or experiences you’ve had. The goal is to give the firm a sense…

McKinsey Perks: More Than Just a McKinsey Salary

McKinsey perks have a reputation for being among the best in management consulting. This is quite the accomplishment, considering McKinsey employs over 27,000 people worldwide. But the generally positive reputation of McKinsey benefits doesn’t quite do the topic justice. McKinsey perks include both the financial kind (salary, bonus, profit share, 401K, etc.) as well as…

McKinsey Announces Earliest Application Deadlines Ever

McKinsey recently announced its earliest undergraduate application deadlines ever (and BCG and Bain quickly followed suit). For full-time BA (Business Analyst) roles and internships, the first deadline is July 19th, while the second deadline is September 16th. McKinsey will prioritize applications for full-time roles for this first application deadline. This first deadline will sneak up…

McKinsey Offices

McKinsey offices across the world export the company’s signature blend of strategy and analytics advisory work every day. The global brand is known for offering an array of high impact consulting services in every industry. Wherever it goes - except maybe for South Africa, but we’ll get to that in a minute. McKinsey has established…

McKinsey Salary

The average McKinsey salary is a widely discussed topic in the consulting world. It makes sense. McKinsey is considered by most to be the world’s premier consulting firm. It is only natural for the annual McKinsey salary and benefits to be at the top of your mind as you consider a career with McKinsey. While…