Who Gets In?Research programme of Elite Careers Strategy

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SRC-072: mckinsey.com

Official page published by McKinsey & Company, retrieved 16 September 2026 and coded into 4 dated facts (signals).

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mckinsey.com
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McKinsey & Company
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Official first-party page, full Chrome render; passage located as literal normalised substring
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A: official primary institutional page
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Append-only canonical supplement (source-evidence-supplement-2026-09-12.csv)
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4

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  • Global interviewing and AI guidance
  • McKinsey & Company official surface; final URL https://www.mckinsey.com/careers/interviewing; text SHA-256 a946aed76b29b75d8a0b7d5d0f1136845536fe74174dd2378825e649917464d8

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SIG-108 Official source McKinsey & Company

McKinsey encourages responsible AI use for resume polishing, interview practice and concept preparation, while prohibiting real-time AI interview answers.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceAI may support preparation; real-time generated interview answers are not allowed.

Global · Interviewing · AI preparation · Observed 12 September 2026 · Verified 12 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-072 (mckinsey.com) · source record

SIG-733 Official source McKinsey & Company

McKinsey's current official interviewing page states that it seeks problem-solvers from a wide range of disciplines including law, medicine and engineering.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceWe seek smart, driven problem-solvers from a wide range of disciplines-whether you come from law, medicine, engineering, or another field entirely.

Global · Client-facing consulting roles (hiring process page) · Academic degree requirement · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-072 (mckinsey.com) · source record

SIG-735 Official source McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company's current official interviewing page states that the process for most consulting roles includes Solve, a gamified assessment of problem-solving abilities.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceOne of the exciting steps in our process for most consulting roles is Solve, a gamified assessment that tests your natural problem-solving abilities. There's no need to prepare-just approach it with curiosity and creativity.

Global · Client-facing consulting roles (hiring process page) · Selection stages · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-072 (mckinsey.com) · source record

SIG-736 Official source McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company's current official interviewing page states that for most client-facing roles candidates participate in a personal experience interview followed by a problem-solving interview.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceFor most client-facing roles, you will participate in a personal experience interview, followed by a problem-solving interview.

Global · Client-facing consulting roles (hiring process page) · Selection stages · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-072 (mckinsey.com) · source record

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Who Gets In? (Elite Careers Strategy), source record SRC-072, retrieved 16 September 2026, https://whogetsin.com/sources/SRC-072

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