You apply to one office of one of the MBB and you get rejected, could you apply to another office ?

Question

You apply to one office of one of the MBB and you get rejected, could you apply to another office or do you have some ban? BTW, In case your answer is a yes, do you think that this applies also to the London office? I am asking this because the London office has a specific period within which you are supposed to apply. So I was wondering that maybe you cannot reapply, after a rejection, to an office that recruits on rolling basis but rather to one office that has a specific timeframe within which to apply. What do you think?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hey there,

As already answered in the DMs, unfortunately, you will be banned from all offices of the same firm for a given period, usually around 18 months. In order to re-apply you need to show significant progress in your resume in 2-3 of the following 4.

Education
Work experience
Extracurriculars
Time abroad

Also, networking and referrals can both

shorten the time to reapply
increase your chances to get an invite again

Cheers,

Florian

Answer 2

Hi there,

The ban in consulting after a rejection is usually 12-24 months depending on the company and position.

It applies to every office, as MBB have an integrated recruiting system worldwide.

On the other hand, I know some cases where people applied to an office in a different continent with a referral after a rejection and got invited for interviews. There are no guarantees this may work and you should always be upfront with the person referring you that you have applied in the past anyway.

Hope this helps,

Francesco

Answer 3

Hi! Usually you are banned for 12-24 months depending on the company, but that’s actually more of an advantage, because applying to another firm right after being rejected by the first one won’t really maximize your chances of getting an offer.
So if you want to reapply, there should be some points you worked on before reapplying and show progress in. That’s why I agree with Florian on following points - education, experience, extracurricular activities, networking e.t.c
If you have any further questions, feel free to PM me

Answer 4

Hi there,

Unfortunately the ban is indeed global. So, if you fail an MBB interview you have to wait 12-24 months to apply to any office within that firm.

Answer 5

in my experience it would depend on a few factors.

if you're a brit and got rejected on the final round, then probably you'll have a hard time applying to the Madrid office (provided that you speak the local language, Spanish). in my office, you'd get a temporary freeze of 2 years.

however, if you're a brit and applied to the Madrid office and got rejected on the CV screening phase, this wouldn't materially affect your chances in a potential application to the London office.

in the end of the way it all depends on how far you went through the process, and how suitable your applications were

have fun