Hi Zeid,

2 years of experience plus an MBA would be sufficient to be considered for an Associate (McKinsey) and Consultant (BCG and Bain) position. As mentioned by Vlad it would be useful to obtain a referral for your applications. You can find more on referrals here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/hey-everyonehope-all-is-well-3176

Hope this helps,
Francesco

Dear Zeid,

I can tell you my experience.

I also have a background in engineering, but right after my gradution I've applied at McKinsey as Business Analyst without any prevous working experience. After almost 3y as Business Analyst, I have been sponsored for an MBA that guarantee my Associate level.

Your case: 2 year of experience + MBA should allow you to apply for example at McKinsey not only at entry level, but directly at Associate level. What need to be assesed are your hard skills (data reading/performance evaluation/sensitivity analysis) and soft skills (management/leadership/autonomy), that are required at Associate level. Happy to deep-dive on this if you are interested.

Hope it helps. :)

Giulia

Hi,

Absolutely not! Your experience is more than enough. There is another problem:

• Non-MBB firms will be happy to invite you
• For MBB firms, the prestige of an MBA is important. While they hire in all schools, most candidates are hired from the top3 schools, while the other school have intense competition

What you can do is get a referral either from a current employee or one of your classmates who is the former MBB employee and can put you in a list of the on-campus recruiter

Best

Hello!

It would depend a bit on the MBA you are doing.

However, overall yes. The more experience, the better chances.

Good luck!