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Experienced Hires in Dubai

Hi,

Do consulting firms in Dubai hire experienced candidates? I am keen on making the move but had the following questions:

1. What is the minimum years of experience required to be considered as an experienced hire?

2. At what level are they hired into MBB/S& Dubai?

3. Does MBB/S& Dubai accept experienced hire candidates without an MBA?

Thanks!

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Clara
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on Dec 23, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

Yes, for sure, they do hire experienced profiles (which is basically anything that is not an analyst). 

To your questions: 

1. Depends on the job, but usually, at least 3-4 for associate (and usually an MBA)

2. Totally depends on the past experience

3. Most likely yes, indeed, but with higher experience or specialization. 

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

Gaurav
Coach
edited on Dec 23, 2020
#1 MBB Coach(Placed 750+ in MBBs & 1250+ in Tier2)| The Only 360° coach(Ex-McKinsey+Certified Coach+Active recruiter)

Hi there, 

1) If you're coming from MBB, usually after 2 years of work experience you are considered an experience hire. It might go up to 4 years if you're coming from a different industy.

2) All the levels

3) Yes, but of course you need to have a killer CV & Cover letter and a set of skills they're looking for.

Hope it was helpful. Don't hesitate to contact me if you need a further advice. 

Good luck!

GB

on Dec 27, 2020
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi,

I really think the best option is to talk to the HR about YOUR specific situation.

This is probably the only source of 100% accurate information you could get.

Best,

Antonello

Deleted
Coach
on Dec 23, 2020
Experienced strategy consultant

Hi,

  1. No real treshold. As experienced hire you can be slotted into different level depends on your years of experience
  2. They can usually hire across all leves but at the moment I think S& Middle East focus on Manager level
  3. Yes

Best,

Iman

Vlad
Coach
on Dec 23, 2020
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi,

Yes, they hire

1) 4 years

2) Associate (McK), Consultant (BCG, Bain)

3) Yes, absolutely

Best

Ian
Coach
on Dec 24, 2020
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

1. 3-4 years...and clear career progression.

2. Any and all

3. Yes! But of course you need to compensate with other resume-building experiences

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