McKinsey pilots AI-enabled interview exercises

McKinsey is piloting a small number of AI-enabled interview experiences, bringing AI into interview exercises for selected job candidates. The firm says it will notify participants in advance and that no extra preparation is required.

The pilot is not an autonomous applicant-screening system. McKinsey says recruiting teams personally review applications and resumes, while recruiters and interviewers decide who advances. AI does not make autonomous hiring or interview-selection decisions.

For some entry-level consulting candidates this fall, independent reporting describes a new client simulation in which an AI avatar plays the client. The stated aim is to test how candidates think on their feet and handle client conversations.

The simulation builds on a familiar part of the firm’s process. In its standard problem-solving interview, McKinsey uses a typical client scenario to evaluate analytical thinking and the candidate’s approach to a complex problem.

Separately, McKinsey offers invited candidates an AI Prep Tool to practice the quantitative portion of case interviews. Its public careers page presents that preparation tool separately from the pilot interview experiences.