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Hi, Congrats on securing an internship with McK! Concerning your first question - interning at McK will be a valuable experience and will be viewed as such by recruiters of pretty much any company - independent of the t ... (read entire answer)

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Rest of the Process after the getting the offer

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Ariadna

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Hi there! What process do you mean? Like what happens from getting the offer to when you start working? If so, first step is obviously accepting or rejecting the offer. The most important parts there are the position y ... (read entire answer)

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Consulting interview chances

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Hi there! From my experience in MBA recruiting, work rights and local language knowledge of the office you apply to matter a lot in even having your application considered. So your intuition is correct here. Beyond t ... (read entire answer)

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Matteo

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I believe that the best way to prepare for those questions is to have a solid and well-thought story of your CV and be ready to twist it to address the prompted “angles” (e.g. inclusive leadership, impact, entrepreneur ... (read entire answer)

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Is this meant to be the answer to ‘tell me about yourself?’ If yes, then I'd structure it like this: 1. Start personal - name, where you're from… 2. Your current role and focus - your present employer and a bit about th ... (read entire answer)

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The overall arc is ok. And I can't know how well it sounds when you actually deliver it live. But based on the version you wrote here, I would make lots of changes, such as: Becoming more specific. You need to have ac ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there! Results are contradictory because the compensation has changed in the last couple of years and different inputs on glassdoor might reflect that. As a range, entry level is around 40k. On top of that come bon ... (read entire answer)

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Does break-even calculation case consider a profitability case type?

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I'm not sure what connections you are trying to draw here. Can you give us more details into your question pls? Update based on comment by OP: In a so-called profitability case, you can be asked to do one or more of the ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, I think you are splitting hairs at this point. Both are good institutions and will open doors for you for consulting and elsewhere. I would therefore not make this the tie breaker anymore as the whole prestige ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, You are approaching this from the wrong end. It's not about recognizing what type of case you are dealing with (this is a very Case in Point which has not been relevant since at least 15 years in consulting re ... (read entire answer)

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Congrats on your Uber offer and getting good traction for OC&C and Amazon. This is great stuff! The very first tactical thing I would try: can you get your OC&C interview scheduled for earlier than June? If you ... (read entire answer)

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Hi, First, I want to tell you that I think you already have the right skill set, mindset, and experience to do well in the interview — it's very important that you trust your abilities and don't overthink this. However, ... (read entire answer)

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No strong difference or preference from my side. If I were you, I'd speak to 2-3 people from each office, ideally new joiners with <2y of tenure. Get a sense from them of how the office culture is, how they perceiv ... (read entire answer)

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Hi Philipp, Great that you approach this challenge strategically. I am happy to help: 1. Given that I have little to no experience with cases, I especially wanted to ask what you would recommend in terms of learning all ... (read entire answer)

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Hi, currently working at Monitor. Strategy and business design unit is a sub-unit of Monitor, together with M&A. It will remain true even after the review of Deloitte's storefront, which will be effective from Octob ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, I assume you have thought about that before: Some Consulting expertise. It helps trying to land offers at less selective firms to build experience in the industry before you apply to MBB and similar companies. ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, There are two things worth mentioning here: 1. Difficulty of getting accepted into the office: I don't have access to actual hiring data (no one outside of MBB HR would), but from what I have heard, Dubai is ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, It means that someone internally made some changes to your application (e.g., moved a file around). There's nothing to overthink here! Rather focus on things you can influence, i.e. your case prep. All the bes ... (read entire answer)

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Hi Jacob, First of all, I am sorry to hear about the rejection from BCG! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your situation: First of all, there may be various reasons for the rejection, including some that have no ... (read entire answer)

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Hi Soumya, I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: First of all, I would advise you to polish your resume and a potential cover letter to highlight the skills and experiences most relevant to consulting. ... (read entire answer)

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