Training programs

Learning begins on day one and continues throughout your career

Training is a high priority at McKinsey.  As a new consultant, you can expect between 5 and 8 weeks of training in your first 2 years. This will come from a mix of firm-wide and office-led trainings.

Training programs
These are some of the firm-wide trainings you can expect in your first year:

• Basic Consulting Readiness is a week-long course you’ll take when you join the firm. It’s for new consultants at all levels, and it teaches our problem-solving approach and knowledge-management techniques, as well as our values and guiding principles. It’s also an opportunity to connect with many of your new colleagues.
• Mini-M.B.A. is our program for associates who join the firm with advanced degrees but without substantial business training. It’s an intensive, 3-week course in the core skills of a business school curriculum. You’ll gain experience with basic analytic tools and frameworks, and lay the groundwork for exercising sound business judgment.
• Business Analyst Training is a 1-week course for business analysts and other pre-associates that focuses on advanced problem solving and interpersonal and communication skills. It's a great chance to revisit what you’ve learned, strengthen your skills, and expand your McKinsey network by spending time with peers from other offices.

Beyond your first year
As you gain experience, your development will focus on strengthening your communication, leadership, and management skills. You can choose from a variety of workshops, depending on your background and goals.

• Initial Leadership Workshop is a 2-week session that prepares consultants who’ve demonstrated solid problem-solving ability to take on leadership roles.
• Engagement Management Basics and Engagement Leadership Workshop are designed to provide the practical tools you'll need as you become an engagement manager.
• Client Leadership Workshop is designed to help newly designated associate principals develop as leaders in client service.
  

McKinsey also offers formal learning programs dedicated to developing specific skills. For example, our Communications Skills Workshop helps you build speaking and presentation skills and adapt your personal communication styles to different settings.