I have my R1 coming up in 10 days. Lowk math is slightly cooking me because I do mistakes under pressure. Other than that working on specific problems. Any good advice I should remember when preparing or interviewing
Wld rly appreciate advice on this: I just received an offer from Simon-Kucher to join their Transaction Services & Private Equity internship program in summer 2027. I also have an offer from a very large bulge bracket bank (think JPM, GS, MS) in their Credit Risk Management internship program for summer 2027. I intend on re-recruiting for MBB full-time (to start in 2028). Which internship would set me up better for that goal?
Hi guys, I'm prepping for BCG EH R2 in 2 weeks and trying to get as many reps in as possible. If you're interested pls dm or comment and i'll send my calendar booking page!
I'm a new analyst at a T1 econ consulting firm (think Cornerstone Research/Analysis Group/Charles River Associates/...) from a T10 undergrad. I have been on the job for 2 months now and was wondering if MBB has a pipeline for econ consulting lateral hires after 1-2 years? If so, what would the process for an experienced hire look like? Or would I just go through the same process as a new hire?
I'm mainly looking for roles in Chicago if location is an important factor, but I am willing to relocate.
Which consulting firms target UIUC as a school? Are there majors that are targets versus others or are they open to a broad set of majors from UIUC?
Is it pretty much guaranteed? Tips to secure? Interning at small mbb office next summer. Is it similar between mbbs?
Experienced hire interviewing at BCG. They offered me a mock case interview and I completely bombed it 😭 Got super nervous, froze, and couldn’t even pick up on the hints.
They said the mock isn’t evaluated, but now I’m paranoid that it still gets shared with the interview team. Does anyone know if it’s genuinely non-evaluative? Anyone bomb the mock and still do well in the actual interviews?
Hi,
I have almost 12 years of experience in DevOps and cloud infrastructure, including five years at a technology consulting firm. I recently completed my MBA and am now considering a transition into management consulting.
I’d appreciate some advice from people familiar with consulting recruiting:
- Given my experience and MBA, what level would be realistic to target when applying?
- Would I generally be considered for experienced-hire roles, or would I still enter through the standard post-MBA track?
- What resources would you recommend for case interviews prep?
Thanks in advance!
Hi.
I resigned from top local engineering uni at age 21, final year, to pursue my startup.
I also used to be in MT intern program from reputable company when I was 20.
My last GPA was just under 3, I didn't prioritize school much. I did, however, ventured on entrepreneurship since I was 18.
Now, at age 29, my startup didn't scale, I decide to pivot and back to pursue business degree, and transferred some of my eligible credits at local top business school. I just enrolled in.
Do I have a shot to land internship at BCG with my current background?
Welp lol, shot my shot and missed. 3.96 GPA + target school. Haven’t heard back from Bain or McK either.
If you’re also in this position, rejection is redirection, so keep going! What if it all goes right?
Hi! I am a first year MBA student at Georgetown in their part-time program and I just applied to the Summer associate position and I’m also eyeing the consultant position that starts in January 2027 both at Bain.
I come from 5+ years of experience at a market research firm where consultants are some of our clients.
I have a relationship with a senior partner at Bain that I’ve worked with through my current company for the last three years. He attends many of my roundtable meetings and we’re connected on LinkedIn. We haven’t talked outside of work and have only met him in person once otherwise all virtual.
I’m wondering if it would be a good idea to send him a LinkedIn message saying that I’ve applied to the Summer associate position and/or that I’m interested in the full-time consultant position to see if he could put in a good word for me or even be my referral. Is this not a good look or idea?
Hi everyone,
I am wondering when you already received a rejection letter technically you are on the cool down period before you can re-apply next time.
Does this cool down period applied generally that you cannot re-apply for any role or the cool down period only applied to the position that you tried?
On my case I was already rejected for FT position at BCG ‘Technology & Digital Advantage Practice’ can I re-apply for ‘Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)’?
Thank you in advance
I applied to Bain for the third time. AGAIN, I failed at the TestGorilla stage, this time for the Shanghai office.
I had been waiting for months with no response. I cold-reached out to around 40 people who appeared to work at Bain’s Shanghai office. Finally, one person was kind enough to respond and said he could check with HR for me. I was then told there were two head counts left.
HR told my LinkedIn friend who told me that I needed to complete the TestGorilla assessment first, although I had already done it before for other offices. I didn’t really understand why I needed to do it again. I still prepared seriously and completed it. Most of the questions were simple and easy as how I expected they were.
Everything went silent for another month. I had to reach out to my LinkedIn friend again to check the status. HR then told my friend that she was on leave, which was why there had been no response. Later, I was told that my test score was not good enough to proceed to interview.
Unless I had chosen EVERY SINGLE wrong answer on purpose, I honestly doubt my score could have been that bad.
Man, I understand all these random factors in getting a job – luck, and referrals often matter more than just practising mock questions. But honestly, this still hurts like a mf.
I am open to any recommendations and opinions. Thank you.
With the ai era ongoing how’s the ongoing placement and job finding going.
The consulting jobs which the Insead is known for seems to be damping or it’s the myth.
How’s the outlook for the new jobs coming and the especially for the people coming from the tech and finance sectors.
FDE like roles seems to Rising are these impacting the jobs post mba ???
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For anyone looking to add something useful to their CV or just build practical professional skills, McKinsey has a free learning program called McKinsey Forward.
It covers things like structured problem solving, communication, adaptability, digital skills, and working effectively in teams.
The application is very straightforward and takes \~5 minutes max.
Application:
https://www.mckinsey.org/our-programs/forward/overview
Referral code: 26SL350302
There should be a question in the application asking for a referral/referrer code — you can enter the code there.
From what I understand, applying through a referral seems to give you a very strong chance of being accepted, although obviously I can't guarantee admission.
Worth applying even if you're not currently recruiting for McKinsey/consulting and just want to develop the skills + have another structured learning programme to put on your CV.
Hope it helps :)
Have anyone gotten any R1 interview invites after submitting casey assessment? it’s for BCG FT associate role, DC office
I am prepping for Bain and health consulting firms. I have done over 30 cases and made it to McKinsey R2 NYC.
I will case almost everyday this month, so let me know if you want to case just once or regularly. I am very good at giving specific feedback.
TLDR; Goal/dream in uni has been to get a job at MBB after graduation, been working very hard to achieve this, top grades, a lot of extracurriculars etc. Got invited at all 3 firms and had my interviews last month, did not get an offer sadly. Now I don't know what to do with my life, should I wait a year and reapply, find a different job (T2 or finance?), or do something else? Just a bit lost tbh.
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some career advice because I'm feeling pretty lost at the moment.
I'm a student in the Netherlands and will graduate this September with two MSc degrees from a target school in NL. During my bachelor I started getting interested in strategy consulting, and after doing a competitive student consulting organization for a year, attending selective recruiting events, and being selected to take part in MBB mentorship programs, I was pretty sold on MBB as career. Now that I am almost graduating from my MSc and looking for my first full-time job, it was my goal (and dream if you will) to start at MBB.
I spent months preparing for interviews next to doing my thesis. Got interviews at all three MBB firms, did about 55 live mock cases with partners before my interviews, and...did not get an offer. I was honestly devastated. For both McK and BCG I made it to R1 of 2 rounds, and for Bain I made it to R2 of 3 rounds, got final round at Roland Berger.
The feedback was generally positive, saying they saw potential, but essentially not enough. None of the firms suggested I wasn't a fit. Most feedback centered around being a bit more structured under pressure, improving math accuracy, and sharpening PEI examples. In most cases I had one interview that went well and one that was just a bit weaker (e.g. a small math mistake under pressure or not structuring something quite sharply enough).
Now that MBB is not going to happen (at least this year), I don't know what to do. Should I just graduate, wait the year out (maybe do some internships and travel), and then reapply next year? Or find a different job? The options I am currently considering are:
I know it might sound stupid, but if I'm being completely honest with myself, I still really want to end up at MBB eventually. I feel like even if I joined another company, I know I'd still want to give MBB one more serious shot. On the other hand, if I spend a year travelling and doing internships and don't get in next time either, I'd probably wonder if I should've just started building my career somewhere else.
Has anyone here successfully reapplied after a rejection or moved from Tier 2 (or another industry) into MBB (after a year)? Is Tier 2 significantly better for a reapplication, or is strong experience elsewhere viewed just as positively?
If you were in my shoes, which path would you choose and why?
Thanks, I really appreciate any perspectives!!
I’ve often heard the analysts are the smartest and most thought provoking who will run off to do great things while the people that stay (and especially post MBA hires) are less impressive.
That said the analysts are also the least experienced, least polished, and newest to workforce.
So can someone help me reconcile whether it’s true they are the most impressive people at MBB while also being new to the work world.
Hi, I'll be joining McKinsey India soon.
Which AI tool is used in the firm? (Claude/chatgpt/gemini?)
How is Lily (the internal AI tool)?