mid-career gap to MBB

This is totally fine and many people do this. Just explain your situation well and make the story connect. Talk about how you are using/used the gap year to balance personal situations with improving your skills.

Yep, agree with the others. In general this is not an issue, and consutling firms are quite understanding of sabbatical time. 

I don't see any problem where recruiters and MBBs will completely underhand.  It's worth noting that although MBBs are renowned for long work hours and challenging lifestyle constraints, they tend to be very understanding about personal sabbaticals for various reasons including family. Good luck! 

Dear candidate,

by all means you will be able to recover your gap time. It means a little bit of extra investment and maybe being more open to applying to more firms than you otherwise would to give you extra options, but you are not the first person who would secure a top consulting job after a gap year. We all have to work for many decades and good recruiters know to put all things into perspective. I would just advice that you explain it well and craft your story well once you get to apply again and also sharpen your skills in the meantime. Keep doing cases or other application prep so you stay fit and rest assured all will go well. All the best also for your personal situation.

Best regards.

Hey there,

Yes it is generally possible. Just pick up where you left off, start to network, and get back into the game!

From all I have seen, it is perfectly appropriate to have a gap for all sorts of reasons in your CV - caregiving is obviously one of them. Even if you had just traveled for a year I wouldn't think anything bad of it (it's 2022, things have changed…).

With regards to the specific circumstances, I would make sure to show that they no longer apply and that you are ready to embark on a very time consuming career path.
 

Hope this helps a bit! Best of luck!

Hello!

Not at all, particularly 3 months (this gap is so small that can perfectly be holidays between jobs, most likely at this point this wouldn´t even generate questions from recruiters). 

Cheers, 

Clara

Hi there,

Yes it's still possible to switch (just harder). As long as current conditions hold up (immense demand) you're especially ok. 

Ideally you worked before this gap period? If you're coming straight from university with no work experience you're extremely unlikely to get MBB. You'll have to work your way up with other experiences.

If you can do some work on the side (part time, your own business, pro bono projects, etc.) I would do that in order to mitigate the impact of a gap year.