McKinsey PST is a preliminary test before 1st round which they use to determine a candidate's analytical/quantitative ability (I think only North American offices do not require it, I know people taking it for European/Asian offices)

You are compared to peers taking the same test

From my experience at least, if say 50 people take this, only 10 people get invited to first round, then 5 people continue to second round, and 3 people to 3rd round, and 1~2 offers are made (this is a wild guesstimate from me and friends going through the interviews and it depends on the office)

http://www.scribd.com/doc/12508404/McKi ... ctice-Test

http://www.mckinsey.com/locations/telav ... sample.pdf

Its impossible (almost) to get 100% on it, but on the real one I probably got around 3-4 wrong, and its harder than the practice

Hey, how does it go?

Hello, has anyone tried the Practce McKinsey problem solving test from January 2001? I think the answer to problem 9 may be incorrect but question whether I am simply doing the maths wrong as it seems unlikely McKinsey would make an error or their exam.

You should practice all the available sample PST tests or mock PST tests, since they are reflective of the real test. The PST questions are not that hard, but time is very tight. Other than that, there is not much you need to do to prep for IWIA. If you are told it is business casual, then it is business casual. They are not trying to trick you. So far, there are six McKinsey PST sample tests available out there for candidates to practice that can be downloaded from here:
http://www.consultingcase101.com/mckins ... ving-test/

Hi all, I stumbled upon this forum since I'm preparing for case interviews as well. Since I'm considering McKinsey, I also scourged the web for practice material and found a site that I can't link at this point in time (though I understand why restrictions are in place), but the site can be found when searching for "caseinterviewhq" on google.

It has some practice tests for the McKinsey PST. Good luck!
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Based on the name of the files, I would think they are selling old PST documents instead of original materials, could you confirm?
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Do MBA recruits have to take this PST to interview with them?

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Hey,
Can you please send me the PST tests that you purchased from that site.

Thanks

Hi all, I'm currently a US sector Healthcare Analyst with McKinsey, and have worked out of the New Delhi India office for 2 years before moving here to our new Costa Rican center as we're building new teams here. Note. the procedure, test, and number of rounds differ considerably based on the position you are applying for.

I can share my interview experience with you:
1) They called 15 of us in for the joint Problem Solving Test at 8am, we all wrote in one room.
2) Based on the result, 5 out of the group were asked to leave right after the test.
3) The rest of us went on to individual cases.

Note, I don't have a traditional consulting background, so this was a big challenge for me. I managed to get ahold of some older Harvard Business Case Study manuals from a friend (who himself was an Engagement Manager with KPMG, from a top Indian B-school). These basically gave general overview tips on cases, how to build assumptions etc. I interviewed with Booz prior to this and BOMBED that interview, it was positively awful, they grilled me to death and I was not mentally prepared for it.

I can share some of the cases thrown at me by McK, note, these will vary GREATLY based on the role you apply for, but they all test your ability to analyze, develop a concise thought process, and provide reasonable assumptions for your calculations.
1) Easier one: What kind of fast food do you like? Ok, estimate the average daily sales for the KFC outlet down the road.
2) Tougher one: Estimate the average annual health insurance premiums generated for all commercial health insurance companies in India, for 2010 (this was tough and i dont think the interviewer, who subsequently became my boss, like my answer). A friend of mine who applied for the full blown consultant (Associate) position in San Francisco was asked to estimate the probability of him meeting a celebrity at an airport on a Saturday etc. He was a Haas grad.

A few points to keep in mind:
- Domain knowledge is not necessary, you can answer the above without knowing jack-all about the industry.
- In between, if you get a particularly tough interviewer, they will cut you off in mid calculation and say "ok you just entered the elevator with the CEO, give me your pitch in 2 minutes flat". That tactic is more applied to Associate and above roles. Most of my colleagues did not have this happen to them for the Analyst position, but my interviewer did throw this at me, he told me I had 20 minutes to solve the tough case with full listed assumption, but came back in about 7 minutes and asked for the summary.


If you feel its useful, I can share overview steps on how I anwered my case interview questions, though would like to inform you that they are definitely not the best way to do it, and there are always multiple approaches. They are basically testing how you think on your feet and what assumptions you come up with.

Feel free to throw questions at me. I can also share the questions the Booz consultant threw at me for the Associate, I was TOTALLY unprepared for that but can at least share the question types.

Cheers
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Hi,

I am also preparing for McKinsey PST. I received the invintation only 5 days before the exam so now I am trying to learn and practise as much as possible. I would be grateful if somebody could send me tests bought from sites mentioned in this topic?


Thanks a lot in advance!
I will let you know how it was after I take the exam