TL;DRMcKinsey launched a free AI practice tool for interview case studies. It also tests candidates on how they work with its AI assistant Lilli.
McKinsey launched a free AI practice tool in April that gives candidates unlimited attempts at the quantitative case study they will face in their interview. The tool is available globally to applicants for entry-level business analyst and associate roles. The firm says it is designed to level the playing field for candidates who cannot afford expensive consulting coaches.
The consulting interview coaching industry charges anywhere from $200 to $500 per hour. McKinsey’s free tool lets candidates practise the same quantitative scenarios they will encounter in the real interview, as many times as they want. Marie Christine Padberg, McKinsey’s global talent attraction co-leader, told Business Insider the tool also addresses nerves: “Doing quantitative things is one thing, but doing it while somebody’s watching you is something else.”
The practice tool is one half of a broader AI integration into McKinsey’s hiring process. The other half is more consequential. Since January, the firm has been piloting the use of its internal AI assistant Lilli during final-round interviews for business school graduates.
