McKinsey & Business Analyst interview experience

The first five minutes were basically setup and introductions, then the conversation moved into about fifteen minutes of behavioural questions. After that, I had thirty minutes for a mini case, which was the most demanding part because it forced me to think on my feet and structure my approach quickly. Once the case ended, we wrapped with a Q&A.

Overall it was difficult, not in the sense that the questions were unfair, but because the timeboxes were strict. I left feeling like I’d had to perform across very different formats in the same session—storytelling in the behavioural portion, then