Research

Capabilities & Insights Intern - Economics Research

Job ID: 91367
  • San Jose
Apply Now Apply Later


Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.

Who You'll Work With

You'll join our San Jose office for one year as part of our Client Capabilities Network for the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI).  
Colleagues in our global Client Capabilities Network deliver distinctive client impact through assets and expertise and are driven by a culture of innovation.
McKinsey & Company established MGI in 1990 as its independent, internal economics research arm. Its mission is two-fold: to achieve breakthrough microeconomic understanding of the most important global macroeconomic issues today, and to generate insights that materially impact the decisions of both corporate leaders and policymakers.
This internship position is a 12-month full-time opportunity for students or new professionals looking to take the next step in their professional development.

Your impact within our firm

You will work closely with our analysts, experts and client service teams by collecting, preparing and deploying economics-focused data analytics.  
In this role, you will work along three crucial axes which includes understanding, executing and presenting results from economics research and information for the needs of McKinsey’s global pool of management consultants.
You will support economics data collection and research for expert-led assets that leverage Excel, Python, Tableau and other data preparation and visualization tools. You will master the basic McKinsey research toolkit (fluency in McKinsey terminology and concepts), understand the firm’s Client Capabilities Network and expand knowledge of core information/data sources.

Your qualifications and skills

  • Bachelor’s degree or working towards a bachelor’s degree in economics
  • Solid interest in and appreciation for economic concepts and trends at global and regional levels
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to creatively retrieve, summarize and present complex information
  • Excellent search skills on web sources and electronic databases
  • Strong proficiency with Excel preferred; familiarity with R, Python and/or eViews is a plus
  • Strong orientation towards customer service, collaboration and initiative-taking
  • Fluency in written and verbal communications in English and Spanish

Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
Industries
  • Financial Services
Apply Now Apply Later

FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

FOR NON-U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. For additional details regarding our global EEO policy and diversity initiatives, please visit our McKinsey Careers and Diversity & Inclusion sites.

Job Skill Group - CSSS Short Term
Job Skill Code - RII - Research & Insights Intern
Function -
Industry - Financial Services
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Thu Sep 12 00:00:00 GMT 2024
LinkedIn Posting City - San Jose
LinkedIn Posting State/Province -
LinkedIn Posting Country - Costa Rica
LinkedIn Job Title - Capabilities & Insights Intern - Economics Research
LinkedIn Function - Analyst;General Business;Research
LinkedIn Industry - Financial Services;Market Research;Research
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Internship