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Does MBB offer 'search time' when you want to move out or is it only McK that offers this? Do you need to have completed a year at the firm before you are eligible to use search time?

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Ian
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on Apr 11, 2021
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Hi there,

Generally they do. I was aware of that policy within my firm + office which provided several months of time AND supporting resources. Of course, you need to find out for yourself.

Now, I went about figuring this out very carefully. There were company documents/resources on the internal company website. I also knew someone else who was planning to leave so we were able to support each other.

Personally, I did not take the search time route because it doesn't look great. Do it if you want/need to, but also think about whether you can do it without alerting everyone!

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Clara
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on Apr 11, 2021
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Hello!

Best would be if coaches from BCG and Bain here can answer -and you can if not ping them directly via PM-. 

In McK, I can confirm that is very common to have it -they do help you a lot to go out well-. 

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

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Denis
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on Apr 11, 2021
Mid-Cap Private Equity | Ex-H.I.G. Capital | Ex-Goldman Sachs Investment Banker NYC | Ex-Bain | MBA Chicago Booth

Highly depends on the firm - personally have not seen this as prevalent in Europe vs the US. Contact HR.

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on Apr 11, 2021

Yes, they do. But the details depend on firm and office, so you'll need to inquire with somebody in your network for the details.

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