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McKinsey Integrates AI Interviews in Graduate Recruitment Process

1/15/2026

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McKinsey & Company is integrating an AI interview into graduate recruitment, requiring candidates to work with its AI tool, Lilli.
The assessment focuses on how candidates think and reason, not their AI skills.
Candidates will tackle scenarios with Lilli to refine insights and structure responses.
UK recruitment specialists say AI familiarity is vital in job selection.
McKinsey's chief executive notes AI agents alongside the workforce to adapt to technological change.

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Story summary

McKinsey & Company is integrating an AI interview into graduate recruitment, requiring candidates to work with its AI tool, Lilli.
The assessment focuses on how candidates think and reason, not their AI skills.
Candidates will tackle scenarios with Lilli to refine insights and structure responses.
UK recruitment specialists say AI familiarity is vital in job selection.
McKinsey's chief executive notes AI agents alongside the workforce to adapt to technological change.