Hi have anyone move from Tier 2 (~5 YOE) to in house strategy (~1-2 YOE) and to MBB? What is the advantage of this route vs disadvantage (age isnt a big factor)?
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Hi thanks for sharing your experience! Any reason why you moved to MBB aside from the brand name, instead of pursuing the in house route a little longer?
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I actually went through this exact route. When I was at a Tier 2, I was applying to both MBB and in-house while prepping cases. The in-house offer came first, so I joined. But I kept applying to MBB time to time, and 2 months into the new role I got the interview invite and eventually the offer.
To be honest, I think a lot of it just comes down to firm hiring needs. If they’re not actively recruiting, your resume just goes into a black hole. I’m not sure my short in-house stint really boosted my profile, since I’d only been there two months when I got the MBB interview.
What did help was mindset. Once I already had a job and wasn’t obsessing over MBB, things clicked more naturally, and that’s when the opportunity showed up...
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