Mckinsey Interview Question (1 Round vs. 2 rounds)

Hi Jeremy,

Q: The email stated that there will only be 1 round of interviews being conducted by the office. Wondering if anyone had any insight about this change in recruiting and what to expect?

This is possible in some countries/offices. The preparation is the same – they are probably just consolidating interviews for better HR pipeline management.

Just be sure to have the stamina to do a few interviews in a row in case they don’t do long breaks in between, as it will probably be quite challenging. I had something similar when I interviewed - if you have 3-4 interviews in a round, by the time you get to the last one you will be pretty exhausted.

Good luck!

Francesco

Hi there,

The interviews are exactly the same and you might as well ignore the email.

McKinsey merely decided to cut down on the number of interviews, likely due to the ever growing backlog of recruiting activities related to high turnover in the last 2-3 years. 

However, this has no impact on your preparation!

Best of luck!

Hey there,

This has been the standard in many other offices already (e.g., Germany) since it allows for a more efficient process.

There are no changes to the interviews and evaluation metrics per se, just the logistics surrounding the interviews.

To learn more, check out the articles I wrote on the McKinsey interviews here:

Case: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/mckinsey-interview

PEI: https://www.preplounge.com/en/mckinsey-pei

Cheers,

Florian

Hi Jeremy,

So there's no real difference here apart from the fact that they are all on the same day! While this superday isn't “common”, it still occurs fairly frequently.

Here's some advice for your cases: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/how-to-shift-your-mindset-to-ace-the-case

And for your fit: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/tell-me-about-yourself-interview-question

To prepare, consider doing a “mock” supercase day! This way you can test out your stamina and see what techniques/tricks maximize your performance!

Congratulations!  This is the change that has been made in some McKinsey offices, particularly the US.  I wouldn't worry about being blind sided by the recruiter.

Hello,

Don't worry about this, prepare for the standard McKinsey interview. Sounds like it could be a super day, but in any case the interview format will be no different.