How does staffing look like at different firms? For example, at Mckinsey you need to network your way to get projects while at Bain “staffers”are in control (My friends at Mckinsey and Bain told me this). I lean towards joining a firm with strong “staffer” so that I don’t need to network hard to get a project.
Additionally, if one didn’t perform well in the first project, there is a second chance.