If you've applied before and have interacted with anyone from recruiting, they've probably written some notes down next to your name. I'm not sure there's a "blacklist" checkbox but probably a field for decision and reason for decision.
If you've had an interview, then there's for sure a lot of information there which will indicate if they would be interested in seeing you in the future again or not.
If it's anybody other than a recruiter, unlikely that anything was recording.
Sorry to share the bad news, but if you're asking this question, it could be that consulting is not for you.
Happy to share more if you're still interested.
Allen
Hi Antonello, thank you very much for your response. I had been interviewed with McKinsey (in a Central European office) over 2 years ago. I admit that I bombed the 1st round interviews because I was noticably underprepared. Though, there was also an incidence shortly before the interview which I really regret: there were some people sitting around a table and I was not sure whether these were applicants as well (also, this was a period where I was having permanent social anxiety resulting from some mental health issues), and instead of joining them I preferred to sit alone at the table next to them in order to take a deep breath for the last few minutes before the interview. The recruiter and the interviewers were walking by and saw this. I joined them once the recruiter asked me to because she wanted to welcome us and make a brief introduction. After the rejection, I kept applying to other offices immediately without knowing that the ban is global, but I received rejection because I was probably flagged in the system. Recently, I contacted a recruiter from the same country with whom I had been in touch since then, and she was so nice to offer me to have an informal look at my CV in order to tell me whether I should reapply (I did not tell her the incidence above, but she told me by herself that nobody gets black- or redlisted or whatsoever). After a few days, she encouraged me to apply online, which I did. But a few days ago I received a rejection. This, and the reasons above, is why I am anxious that I am permanently banned from applying at McKinsey. Meanwhile I work for another consulting firm (started c. 9 months ago) and applied to other MBB and Tier2 as well. Is the above a serious enough matter to blacklist me permanently, and is there a way to find this out? I would really like to re-apply at McKinsey in the future.
(editiert)
Hi, I do not consider it a serious matter for a lifetime ban. Feel free to text me to understand together actionable next steps.