Candidates applying for Research Analyst roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McKinsey & Company overall takes an average of 46 days.
Common stages of the interview process at McKinsey & Company as a Research Analyst according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
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They asked me three questions: why would you like to change your job? what types of tools did you used in one of my project? what questions do I want to ask him?
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what types of tools did you used in one of my project? they asked very specific questions
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2025
Interview
Interviews are done in rounds depending on the job you apply to. A round can have a single or multiple interviews. They also give access to a website with prep material.
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Explain a challenging situation you encountered when working with someone with an opposing view.
I applied through university. I interviewed at McKinsey & Company (Karāchi)
Interview
The interview was for an entry level Research Associate position at McKinsey and Company in their Karachi office. There were two rounds, each with two interviews. The first interview was held with Senior Associate/Engagement Manager level people, the second with partners
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The interviews were based on case studies. The case studies were moderately difficult. They also did ask some other questions as well
3 Interviews in Folge. Jedes mit einem Case und einer persönlichen Story. Cases konnte ich gut auf deren Website vorbereiten und die persönlichen Stories sind sehr auf den eigenen Fortschritt fokussiert nicht auf deren Impact
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Question 1
Erzähle von einer Zeit wo du etwas persönlich durchgesetzt hast