Business Analyst

Status
Incoming Analyst at
Group/Division/Type
Generalist
City
Greater China Office
Interviewed
2015
Overall experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult

General Interview Information

Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months

Interview Details

What did the interview consist of?
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
1. PST (SAT/GMAT style questions); 26 questions, timed and includes verbal and math/problem-solving components
2. 15-minute phone call to assess English proficiency and ask about motivations (pretty standard in non-Anglophone countries). I'm a native speaker, so it wasn't an issue. The interviewer was very friendly and gave me tips for the upcoming interview process.
3. 1st-round interview: two 1-on-1 associate-level interviewers, 45 minutes each. Single behavioral question + case. McKinsey cases have many more problems and are interviewer-led, so you don't need to worry as much about having the perfect structure during the initial portion of the case, as they will ask specific questions to test your knowledge and structured thinking. Interviewers were friendly.
4. Final-round interview: two partner-level interviewers, one hour each. Single behavioral question + case. Case is now much harder, more comprehensive, complex, and have more questions. Prepare well for the case, and practice your structure/synthesizing summary skills. Both partners were also very friendly and professional.
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