Prepare for your McKinsey case interview

Case interviews, PEI rounds, and problem-solving tests calibrated to McKinsey’s hypothesis-driven, insight-first culture.

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The Interview

What McKinsey is looking for

Case Interview

01Problem Structuring (MECE)

02Hypothesis-Driven Analysis

03Quantitative Reasoning

04Synthesis & Recommendation

PEI Interview

Personal Experience Interview

01Leadership & Influence

02Personal Impact

03Entrepreneurial Drive

04Resilience Under Pressure

Hypothesis-driven from minute one//PEI depth on leadership stories//Insight-first synthesis

Practice Library

McKinsey exercises

Ready to ace your McKinsey case interview?

Prepare for your McKinsey case interview

Case interviews, PEI rounds, and problem-solving tests calibrated to McKinsey’s hypothesis-driven, insight-first culture.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What McKinsey is looking for

Case Interview

01Problem Structuring (MECE)

02Hypothesis-Driven Analysis

03Quantitative Reasoning

04Synthesis & Recommendation

PEI Interview

Personal Experience Interview

01Leadership & Influence

02Personal Impact

03Entrepreneurial Drive

04Resilience Under Pressure

Hypothesis-driven from minute one//PEI depth on leadership stories//Insight-first synthesis

How It Works

Master McKinsey Case Interviews

Profitability, growth strategy, and PEI rounds, scored on McKinsey’s evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your Consulting Goals

Case Structuring

Practitioner

Quantitative Analysis

Practitioner

2Consulting Case Prep

A national grocery chain’s margins fell from 6% to 3%. Walk me through your approach.

CASE INTERVIEWMedium

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3Frameworks

Framework

Is revenue mix shifting toward lower-margin channels?

Third-party delivery share growing?

Delivery share: 12% to 31% of orders in 2 years

Avg delivery commission: 28% of order value

Promotional discounting eroding realized price?

Promo orders: 22% of total (up from 9%)

Are input costs rising faster than pricing?

Labor cost per store increasing?

Avg hourly wage up 18% ($14.50 to $17.10)

Turnover rate: 142% annualized

Food cost inflation outpacing menu price?

Food COGS up 14% vs menu price up 4%

Are fixed operating costs scaling disproportionately?

Real estate and lease escalation?

Avg rent per sq ft up 11% (new leases at +22%)

Technology spend for delivery infrastructure?

Tech opex: $4.2M (1.8% of rev, up from 0.4%)

4Feedback

Case Structuring

Distinctive

Hypothesis-Driven Analysis

Strong

Quantitative Reasoning

Meeting Bar

Synthesis & Recommendation

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

McKinsey exercises

Your client, a national grocery chain, has seen operating margins decline from 6% to 3%...

CASE INTERVIEWMedium

Retail · ProfitabilityMcKinsey

A global pharma company wants to enter the biosimilars market. Should they build, buy,...

LEARNHard

Pharmaceuticals · Market EntryMcKinsey

Your client is a mid-size bank losing 8% of deposits annually to digital challengers....

LEARNMedium

Financial Services · Competitive ResponseMcKinsey

Tell me about a time you led a team through a difficult situation where the outcome was...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Leadership & InfluenceMcKinsey

Describe a situation where you had to persuade someone senior to change their mind using...

BEHAVIORALHard

Behavioral · Personal ImpactMcKinsey