A true warrior here. Great to hear you're reapplying. 

Screening is a bit tougher now because of the market situation.

Indeed, securing referrals would make the biggest difference. If you don't have them yet, these two resources should help:

• Expert Guide: How To Handle Networking Calls and Get Referrals
• Expert Guide: How To Get Referrals Via LinkedIn?

Aside from this, I'd focus on two other things

1. Going broader with the applications. i.e., apply to more firms, rather than targeting only MBBs (even if you just use the others as a practice ground)

2. Give another polish to your CV & CL. If there's anything that you can do to make your application better, then you should do it. 

More on how to build an application strategy also in the following article:

• Expert Guide: Build A Winning Application Strategy

Best,
Cristian

Hi there,

it sounds like enough time has passed for you to reapply and you added relevant experience to your CV in the meantime. Given the timeline you described, it sounds like you will have around 1.5 years of experience at the Big 4 company which is fine.

Since you only plan on applying in the fall, you should definitely use the time until then to network and to try to secure referrals for all of the companies (ideally) you want to apply for. This will definitely boost your chances to make it past the CV screening process. Considering the current economic environment and assuming no significant changes for the next 6 months, there will be a reduced hiring pipeline and increased competition for consulting offers. So you want to take advantage of every lever you could get (meaning referral).

Best of luck

Hi there,

1) Given my background, what are my odds of making it through the screening process this time?

We would need more information for a complete assessment. However, given they invited you before and you now have consulting experience (I assume it is strategy-related), you should have a good chance of receiving invitations again.

2) Would securing a referral boost my chances? 

Yes, referrals increase the chances of an interview. You can find more on referrals below: 

▶ How to Get an MBB Invitation

Good luck!

Francesco

Hi there,

Your odds are great and you have done everything you could to improve your profile for a re-invite. The last thing that helps boost your chances is a referral.

Looking toward the end of the year, the economy/recruiting should be picking up again too - this is the only variable you cannot control in this game.

All the best,

Florian

You have decent chances - can't say your profile is better now than before, and moreover recruiting is now tougher than it was last year (and way tougher than two years ago), and experience hires are less interesting than fresh graduates right now. Applying now to Tier 2 makes sense, although I would suggest you also consider some high level boutiques.

A referral would be very important in your situation.