Almost a week after BCG Final Round, is this a bad sign?

Hello,

From my experience as a BCG Senior Manager, they will reach out as soon as a decision is made. So I would say do not try to interpret anything from the recruiter's message. Hope you get a positive response !

Kind Regards,

Sasha 

Hi,

The reality is that you will never know the result until the result is officially given to you - it's impossible to predict what is going on and what the result could be, despite 'hints' or what you interpret as a hint.

So, its difficult, but all you can do is wait. All the best :)

Hi there,

before offer decisions are communicated, they have to be aligned between HR and the interviewers in the process. This can sometimes take time for various reasons. A few common ones are listed below for a general overview:

• internal scheduling conflicts between HR and the interviewers, especially when partners need to be involved
• the firm is still conducting more final round interviews with other candidates and they might want to wait for that to play out to look at the full candidate picture before extending final offers
• offers have been extended to “first choice” candidates and the firm is trying to keep “backup” candidates on hold until they know who accepted and who declined their first batch of offers
• holidays or year-end shutdown delay the decision-making and communication process
• there is uncertainty internally around budget and the exact headcount they can actually hire so they are trying to buy time

I know that this is unsettling and every candidate wants to have clarity on the status sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, you'll always have to wait for the official word. 

However, it is best to just assume a rejection and continue with the recruiting efforts with other firms until you have a written offer in your hands. That way you at least won't lose time.

Best

Hey,

It’s likely worth taking what the recruiter said at face value and not reading into the tone too much.

I’m sure you’ll hear in the next week or two!

Best of luck.

Hey there :)

This kind of delay is honestly quite normal and not necessarily a bad sign at all. Final decisions at BCG sometimes take longer, especially if one interviewer is out, because all three need to align before a final call is made. The fact that the recruiter responded quickly, explained the reason clearly, and sounded enthusiastic is actually a very positive sign. If they weren’t interested, you'd likely hear back faster with a no. So hang in there, it’s very possible that the feedback so far is strong and they just want to finalize it properly.

Best,
Alessa :)

Hi there,

Q: She sounded very enthusiastic in her email. Is this a good sign or bad sign? 

I would not consider this a factor. There are multiple reasons why she replied in an enthusiastic way, thus I don’t think you can infer anything from this.

Regarding the timeline, typically with MBB you hear back within a week after a final; however, it sometimes takes longer, and it doesn't necessarily mean you had a bad performance (in your case, the reason appears to be a lack of alignment between interviewers).

Good luck!

Francesco

Hi there, 

Sometimes it just takes a while. I waited for 10 days after my final round with McKinsey. I've seen multiple cases of people waiting for two weeks and still getting a positive answer. 

Try to keep yourself busy even though it's frustrating. 

Typically, this happens because the interviewers haven't yet managed to get on a call and align on your performance, or somebody's vacation or sick leave got in the way. 

Best,
Cristian