Starting as a first year at an MBB firm soon. As an introvert, I sort of hate these types of things haha, but am trying to mentally prepare myself. Anyone know any details on how the first few weeks are and/or have any advice? Thanks!
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Hi,
Congrats and welcome to consulting :)
Most of the time, you will start with ~2 weeks of onboarding. They will teach you the basics of the firm as well as train you on some core skills.
After that, you get put to work :) Depending on business, you will be staffed on your first project, or you might be asked to support a proposal.
Typically, your office may have an informal event on Friday after work, for example drinks in the office, or some people might organize something to go out. Join those. Part of the fun is getting to know new people and then complaining about your cases together :P
Lastly, 2 thoughts on the introvert point:
- don't worry, slight majority of BCGers are also introverted (they should show you this statistic in the training i believe)
- BCG is a big place, you will find people you click with and you will find your 'group'
As for advice, the best advice is often very specific to any problem you will face.. so, when the time comes and you really don't know what to do about something, feel free to drop me a dm. I've been there before too.
All the best!
