McKinsey & Consultant interview experience

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AmsterdamPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a first round that combined two case studies with personal questions.

I appreciated that the recruitment team communicated beforehand what kinds of questions they would ask, and the team itself felt approachable. Even with that clarity, I didn’t enjoy the interviews much—case work usually sounds fun to me, but this time the experience didn’t land well.

One thread I kept running into was how long the process was and how thin the communication felt after that initial stage. The people I spoke with were still good, and the overall difficulty didn’t feel impossible, more like time-consuming than brutally technical. I eventually pulled out after the first round

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