McKinsey & Business Analyst interview experience

The first two rounds were with either an associate or a senior associate, and the last two rounds were with partners (again either associate-level or senior-level partners, depending on who I was matched with).

Each interview had two components: a personal experience segment and a case component. So even when the interviewer level changed, the structure stayed consistent. It felt like a full cycle of testing both how I explained my own experience and how I worked through a case.

This whole journey felt on the easier side relative to how others described consulting processes—still rigorous,