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Tip 1: Check if the PST is part of your selection process. Tip 2: Know how to analyze the data. Tip 3: Carefully select your practice material. Tip 4: Practice the PSTs under real conditions. Tip 5: Improve your math speed. Tip 6: Learn how to speed-read. Tip 7: Answer every single question.

Tip 1: Check if the PST is part of your selection process. Tip 2: Know how to analyze the data. Tip 3: Carefully select your practice material. Tip 4: Practice the PSTs under real conditions. Tip 5: Improve your math speed. Tip 6: Learn how to speed-read. Tip 7: Answer every single question.

The McKinsey PST is so notoriously difficult because it tests a very diverse skillset and requires you to work under the tightest of time constraints. Of those candidates good enough to be considered and given the PST McKinsey only pass one in three - where failure means immediate rejection.

Your problem-solving abilities can be assessed in three ways: by asking for examples of times when you previously solved a problem; by presenting you with certain hypothetical situations and asking how you would respond to them; and by seeing how you apply your problem-solving skills to different tests and exercises.

The Problem Solving Test (or PST) is a paper-based test used at McKinsey & Company to select candidates for the case interviews. The PST is conducted after resume screening, and assesses candidates on data interpretation, mental calculations as well as verbal, numerical and logical reasoning.

Good problem solvers are good thinkers. They have less drama and problems to begin with and don't get overly emotional when faced with a problem. They usually see problems as challenges and life experiences and try to stand above them, objectively. Created with Sketch.

Based on that information, and on the different stages of the McKinsey recruiting process, we estimate that about 65,000 candidates get invited to take the PST test and that 33% of them succeed at the test every year.

The McKinsey Problem Solving Test (also known as the McKinsey PST) is a math computation, data interpretation and logical thinking test used by McKinsey to determine which candidates are granted a first round case interview. In general, candidates whose resumes McKinsey deems acceptable are invited to take the test.

The McKinsey Problem Solving Test (also known as the McKinsey PST) is a math computation, data interpretation and logical thinking test used by McKinsey to determine which candidates are granted a first round case interview. In general, candidates whose resumes McKinsey deems acceptable are invited to take the test.