Advanced Professional Degree Candidates

Advanced Professional Degree Candidates

Learn more about our recruiting process and opportunities to become a full-time associate. Let’s connect to explore your future with us.

Connect with APD

If you're completing your advanced degree program in 2026 and are interesting in learning more about McKinsey through events, newsletters and other recruiting activites, please complete our Connect with APD 2025 Interest Form.

This form is intended for Advanced Professional Degree (APD) candidates who will be applying as full time Associates to join in 2026.

 

Complete the Connect with APD 2025 Form

Deadlines

Graduating between December 2025 - Fall 2026: The full-time Associate deadline is September 4, 2025. Please apply between July 1 - September 4, 2025 for consideration. Applications will be processed after the September 4, 2025 deadline.


Graduating before November 2025: Apply to our Associate role at any time. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Graduating after Fall 2026: Thanks for connecting with us early! Your application deadline will be in 2026.



Insight 2025: Applications are being accepted through April 3rd, 2025 for our Insight Program. Insight will take place virtually on May 14th & 15th, 2025. This program is designed for applicants completing their advanced degree programs in 2026. Visit our Insight 2025 website (link below) to learn more.

 

Insight 2025 Program information and applicationRead our APD Tips hereSee our calendar of on-line events you can join to learn more

What Is Advanced Professional Degree?

Advanced Professional Degree (APD) represents candidates who are postdocs or working toward the following degrees: PhD, MD (including medical interns, residents and fellows), JD, PharmD, Nursing, and non-MBA Masters. Non-MBA Master candidates must have at least four years in between the completion of their undergraduate degree and graduate degree to be qualified as having an APD. If a non-MBA Masters candidate does not have four years in between completion of their undergraduate and graduate degrees, they would qualify for our business analyst positions.

What Roles Are Available?

APDs typically join us as full-time associates. They can work as generalists or expert consultants if they have a specific function or industry on which they would like to focus such as digital, analytics, or operations. 

We encourage APD candidates to explore all job openings—consulting or non-consulting—that fit their professional interests and academic or research expertise. These roles include data scientists, software engineers, product managers, data engineers, designers, agile coaches, digital marketers and a variety of other positions.

Available roles

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Questions?

If you are an undergraduate student with additional questions, please contact the recruiting team aligned to your campus. Find your campus recruiting support here.

If you are interested in our Mexico or Canada offices, please contact their offices directly. If you are a MBA student or completing an advance professional degree (APD), please contact those recruiting teams to learn more about the MBA or APD recruiting process and timeline.

Application tips

The following general recommendations give a sense of how we assess candidates with Advanced Professional Degrees and provide suggestions for highlighting your accomplishments.

We review every application completely, so we encourage you to provide accurate and thorough information. There are no knockout factors, and you need not be distinctive on every dimension. You will be better served by providing all the information we ask for than by leaving out elements you feel are weak.

Your application (i.e., cover letter, CV/resume) is our first and primary evidence of your written communication skills, so present it in a thoughtful and compelling manner. Make it easy to identify distinctive elements.

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