McKinsey Recruiting Events and Initiatives

McKinsey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. Attracting and developing exceptional talent is core to our mission.

Whether you’re an experienced professional or a recent graduate, working with McKinsey could be a challenging and rewarding next step in your career. We invite you to get to know us at an event in your region.

This list is updated regularly, but is not exhaustive. We encourage you to follow our social-media channels (Real Life at McKinsey, McKinsey Women, or McKinsey on LinkedIn) or our global careers website for information about other events, initiatives, awards, and open roles. You may also visit our Career/Upcoming Events tabs on some of our local office pages: Australia and New Zealand, Belgium and Luxembourg, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and Ireland.

Global/cross regional

Women’s Global Operations Summit

Women attendees will strengthen their operations skillset through interactive workshops led by our Operations Consultants from around the world.

Apply by February 3, 2021

McKinsey Achievement Awards

These awards aim to recognize and support talented people who may be currently underrepresented in leadership roles. This includes individuals who are the first in their family to earn a higher-education academic degree, individuals who self-identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, or individuals who self-identify as women.

Next Generation Women Leaders

Our NGWL events are multi-day workshops in which attendees explore the importance of women in leadership and refine their own leadership skills.

STEM Gems

STEM Gems participants will get insights into McKinsey’s work, learn new ways to build resilience, and meet our inspiring senior leaders. To be eligible, you must self-identify as a woman, study or work in Europe and be a student or professional in the field of science, technology, engineering, or math.

Africa

African Leaders on the Move

This event is for undergraduates, post-graduates, and early-stage professionals with up to four years of experience who are passionate about working in Africa and interested in pursuing a career in consulting.

Asia-Pacific

Meet McKinsey: Southeast Asia & Sri Lanka in Australia & New Zealand

This virtual event is for Vietnamese, Sri Lankan, Burmese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai, Singaporean and Filipino individuals, who live in Australia or New Zealand, and are interested in finding out more about a career with McKinsey in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka.

Apply by February 8, 2021

Management Consulting for Experienced Professionals in Vietnam

This virtual event is for Vietnamese-speakers with at least three years of professional experience. Attendees will learn more about our work, our people and career opportunities in our Vietnam offices.

McKinsey Women Connect

This virtual event offers the opportunity to learn more about McKinsey, while building connections with our female leaders, and engaging with like-minded women in Indonesia.

QuantumBlack Diversity Webinar

Attendees will learn more about how QuantumBlack, the Machine Learning and AI centre of excellence for McKinsey, thinks about creating a diverse and inclusive culture.

Central & South America

A Place for You - Latin America

A Place for You - Latin America provides various trainings and opportunities to build relationships with our consultants and recruiting team.

Europe

Women in Dual Career Couples

This event will focus on the challenges women in dual career couples face, and the ways in which McKinsey addresses the need for dual career employees to feel more supported.

Apply by February 8, 2021

Solve It UK

Solve It is a competition for university students who would like to use their skills to help a non-profit to address some of their current strategic and operational challenges. Participating in this event will give you the opportunity to learn, meet like-minded peers, and do meaningful work that will have a social impact.

Apply by February 22, 2021

A place for you in tech – Europe

This initiative is an opportunity for women in the digital space to discover career paths in management consulting. Apply to one of our key tech roles and get to know members of the women’s tech community.

Apply by March 1, 2021

Discover UK

At Discover, you will crack a real-life case, build on your strengths and learn about the various career opportunities that McKinsey offers in the United Kingdom.

Apply by March 14, 2021

#discoverdigital UK

#discoverdigital is an online event that will give you the chance to work on a digital business case study alongside McKinsey consultants.

Appy by March 28, 2021

McKinsey Europe Open House

Get know our people and the work we do at one of our monthly Europe Open House virtual events.

City Cup

At City Cup you will gain insight into the types of problems that our McKinsey data scientists solve daily. You will leave with a better understanding of the meaningful work we do with clients and the impact we create, as well as the various opportunities that McKinsey offers for tech talent.

Diversity Connect - Europe

This event will bring together individuals from across Europe who self-identify as having an African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American, Middle Eastern, North African, Turkish or mixed heritage. Attendees will enjoy two days of inspirational virtual talks, workshops, discussions, and networking.

Inspire UK

At Inspire, hosted by Women as Future Leaders, you will have the opportunity to hear from inspirational speakers, develop your leadership skills, and learn how to better play to your strengths. You will get to know like-minded peers, meet McKinsey consultants, and participate in workshops, discussions, and networking.

Let’s Talk

Let’s Talk is for experienced career professionals, up to the C-suite level, who self-identify as women and are based in Europe. It is an opportunity to connect with our partners and consultants, build a network, and discover more about McKinsey and the work we do.

Proud Leaders – BeNeLux and Nordics

This event is for individuals who are based in Benelux or the Nordics, identify as LGBTQ+ or a LGBTQ+ ally, and are interested in in learning about our Belgium and Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden offices.

Proud Leaders - Europe

This event is for individuals who are from—or passionate about—Europe and self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, or are an ally.

Proud Leaders - Virtual Speaker Series

This series of six webinars will focus on different aspects of our GLAM network and introduce you to some of our LGBTQ+ colleagues from across Europe.

Proud Talent - Central Europe

This event is for individuals who are from Central Europe, identify as LGBTQ+ or a LGBTQ+ ally, and are interested in learning about our Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Kiev, Moscow, Prague, Warsaw, and Zagreb offices.

Unlock Your Future

Unlock Your Future is a virtual event that will give you the chance to gain insights into the work of our consultants in the Operations Practice.

Virtual Academy

Our Virtual Academy combines modules from one of our capability building programs, McKinsey Academy, as well as virtual skills workshops and a team challenge. Most Virtual Academy modules are self-paced so participants can complete them at a time suitable for them.

Women Act

Women Act is a virtual event that will give you the chance to gain insights into the sustainable projects of our consultants in the Operations Practice. In addition, you will be introduced to McKinsey’s problem-solving approach and will work on an interactive business case study linked to a sustainability topic in operations.

WomEngineering

WomEngineering will focus on strengthening your operations skill set. Attendees will have the chance to work on an interactive business case study with peers and McKinsey consultants. In addition, they will gain insight into McKinsey’s problem solving as well as our functional areas to deepen your knowledge in operations.

Middle East

edad

Our edad program is for Arabic speaking students with fewer than six years of professional experience, currently enrolled in either a Bachelors, Masters, MBA, or PhD degree granting program.

North America

Canada Leadership Awards

Our Canada Leadership Awards recognize and support talented students who self-identify as Black, individuals currently studying who self-identify as a member of an Indigenous community native to North America, such as First Nations, Metis, or Inuk (Inuit) and individuals currently pursuing a degree in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related field who self-identify as women.

Diversity Connect – North America

Diversity Connect – North America supports the professional interests and growth of talented Black, African-American, Hispanic, Latino, and/or Native American students who are pursuing a PhD, post-doctorate, MD, or JD degree.

Early Access

McKinsey Early Access introduces you to McKinsey and consulting before you start business school. It provides a chance to connect with peers across multiple campuses in the United States and build relationships with our consultants prior to the fall.

Freshman Diversity Leadership Academy

McKinsey’s Freshman Diversity Leadership Academy aims to support talented university freshmen who identify as Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, or Native American. At this multi-day workshop, attendees explore the potential of a career in consulting and refine their problem-solving and leadership skills.

Insight

McKinsey invites students with advanced professional degrees to see what it’s like to work in management consulting at one of our six regional one-day workshops. Immersive exercises and learning will give you an insider’s look into an exciting and rewarding career at McKinsey. Insight offers a program tailored to participants with academic backgrounds in STEM and healthcare.

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