Hey there,

Approach HR right away and be as transparent as possible about your plans. 

Simple decision tree:

Either they will agree and route your application through or they ask you to apply for the specified position. 

In the first case, great. In the second case, you would have to decide for yourself if it is worth it and desirable. You could then still go through the process and try to change positions once you are hired (within the first year through networking within the firm).

Cheers,

Florian

Hi there,

Why not just ask the recruiter if they would consider you for the Transformation analyst role? More likely than not they don't really care which specific role you're applying to.

Now, if you already applied and didn't make it, you need to really reflect on what needs to change! Really hit case prep hard and even consider a case coach to get you over the line.

Here's some case reading: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/how-to-shift-your-mindset-to-ace-the-case

And some fit reading: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/tell-me-about-yourself-interview-question

The best approach would be to speak to the recruiter and express your interest in the Associate position, if they do not agree you can then evaluate if the Analyst position is desirable for you.  

Thanks

Ashwin 

Hello,

I think your chances of success are higher for the position you are actively being recruited for, however, I would encourage you to reach out to the recruiter and discuss this with them to see what they think about your candidacy for Associate. If they are interested in having you at the firm, they may well be open to a discussion about what track is most fitting.

(editiert)

Hi there,

I would suggest you reach out to the recruiter, explain what you'd like to do, and ask for their advice.  Nothing to lose by doing that.  

There's no real playbook for experienced hires plus I would take any chance you get to speak to a recruiter.

Hope this helps!

Allen

If you're being actively recruited for a particular role you will definitely have much higher odds of making it. The transformation analyst position is that one for you. However if you don't like that role and don't want to do it then the odds really don't matter.