McKinsey Military Fellowship (SkillBridge)

At McKinsey, we recognize the value of hard-earned skills and perspectives developed during military service. That’s why we’re inviting military members transitioning to civilian careers to apply for our 10-week internship aimed at honing your business skills while contributing your knowledge to solving our clients most pressing challenges. We have partnered with DoD SkillBridge to offer this internship that will allow you to work collaboratively with our global network of colleagues, while learning in an inspiring, fast-paced environment.

This opportunity is open to U.S. applicants from all services, backgrounds, and specialties who wish to explore the potential of a career with McKinsey.

Please see FAQs for more specific eligibility information. We also encourage you to visit the SkillBridge website for more information.

You will join one of our offices in the United States for a 10-week apprentice-based internship. In this role, you’ll work in teams to help our clients solve some of their most pressing problems, while working side-by-side with McKinsey experts, from data scientists and researchers to software and application designers.

You'll identify and implement solutions for a specific client problem or challenge. Together, with a teams of McKinsey colleagues, you will help clients make lasting improvements to their performance and realize their most important goals.

Over the course of each project, you will gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, and develop and communicate recommendations. You'll also present results to client management and implement recommendations in collaboration with client team members.

McKinsey’s culture is distinctive and inclusive and through this program, we will accelerate your development as a leader to create positive, enduring change in the world. As a SkillBridge intern, you will receive training and coaching on how to better:

• Structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them
• Synthesize clear takeaways and recommendations from complex information using both qualitative and quantitative methods
• Work effectively with diverse teams to create the best solution and move people and organizations to act
• Establish trust-based relationships with clients to better serve their organizations
• Communicate effectively with all audiences, including senior leaders, in a structured manner
• Develop your leadership style, leveraging your own passions, strengths, and personal values