McKinsey Wants Freshers to Convince AI Clients During Interview to Get the Job

STATE OF FRIDAY: McKinsey Wants Employees With Humanity — They’re Turning To AI

How do they plan on finding out? Asking entry-level candidates to sit through a 10-minute conversation with AI pretending to be a client.

McKinsey wants freshers to convince AI clients during interview to get the job

McKinsey has reportedly decided to bring AI into its hiring process. The company will ask some freshers to speak with an AI client during interviews to assess how they handle real-world conversations.

McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client

Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is going to ask some entry-level candidates to have a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client as part of the interview process, according to The Wall Street Journal. The AI simulation "aims to reflect 80% of the scenarios McKinsey consultants might encounter in their day-to-day work," the […]

McKinsey job applicants are facing off with an AI ‘mayor’ to test their wits, new twist in challenging process

Many aspiring applicants who subject themselves to McKinsey & Co.'s notoriously grueling hiring process now risk facing a demanding AI bot.

McKinsey Now Makes Job Candidates Pass an AI Interview With Lilli

McKinsey's AI assistant Lilli, named for the firm's first female hire, now sits inside final-round interviews, even as the firm plans a 12% North American headcount increase for 2026 under managing partner Bob Sternfels.