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Greenfield cases

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You mean cases in which the entity in question is built from scratch?  I do have a couple of examples in my practice library.  On the platform though, you might want to consider a couple of other cases that I posted (th ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Advice for a Final year student looking to improve their candidacy

Application Australia Bain BCG Big 4 Boston Consulting Group management consulting McKinsey & Company recruiting
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Ex- Strategy Consultant ZS Associate | Commercial Strategy Director | Michigan MBA | Pharma/Financial Svc. /Tech Expert
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Ex- Strategy Consultant ZS Associate | Commercial Strategy Director | Michigan MBA | Pharma/Financial Svc. /Tech Expert
Hi, Since you already have a consulting offer, asssuming  what you want to improve your candidacy for MBB - I would suggest you reach out to alumni from your university who have worked at MBBs, and try to get their advi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Industries & Capabilities

Bain
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McKinsey & Company | BCG | Roland Berger
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It is very difficult to generalize industries & functions that fall under the category “less workload-heavy”. I would answer the question from a different standpoint excluding those industries & functions that a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Roland Berger Final Round

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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe
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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe
Hi there, in addition to all the comments and explanations, find below a few practice cases that are representative of the Roland Berger style across various interview rounds: https://www.preplounge.com/de/case-sammlung ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Which industry to start a case in?

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Bain London PE practice / ex-Interviewer and recruiting lead at Bain / I will coach you to rock those interviews
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Bain London PE practice / ex-Interviewer and recruiting lead at Bain / I will coach you to rock those interviews
Congratulations! Bain is of course well know as the leading firm on private equity topics (3x the market share vs the #2 player, advises on 50%+ of all large deals), but typically the firm would like you to first attain ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to ask for strategy role

A.T. Kearney Bain BCG BCG McKinsey and Bain Big Four - Strategy Client and MBB FTIConsulting MBB
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Hi there, 1) Recruitment have returned with implementation role. Whilst I don't mind implementation I prefer strategy core role. How do I ask for this without sounding like I don't appreciate the implementation role tha ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Bain Dubai

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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
That is completely incorrect. I keep track of the questions (a snippet/snapshot below) and they are definitively not all accounting/finance related.
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Hiring freeze MBB Germany

Bain BCG BCG McKinsey and Bain hiring Hiring freeze? Should I apply now and wait? McKinsey
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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe
Hi there, hiring slowdown for sure, complete hiring freeze not to my knowledge. Tier 2s are also still interviewing and hiring. But the chances of getting an offer are certainly slimmer now. So you need to apply broadly ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Are Offeree Weekends evaluative?

Bain BCG McKinsey offer weekend
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, You are completely and utterly safe. Don't worry! The only risk would be if you had been totally debaucherous (e.g. illegal activities, really poor form, etc.). Being lower key, quieter, etc. is truly not prob ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to ask MBB recruiter to prolong the interview for several months?

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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, You can simply say that! Explain that you would like more time to put your best forward. Check with them that this is ok AND tell them you're happy to proceed and make it work if they cannot move the date. And ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Failed aptitude test but have upcoming partner meeting

aptitude test Bain Bain & Company BCG BCG Case Interview BCG McKinsey and Bain Coffee Chat McKinsey partner rejection
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Hi Steph! I like your resilience and problem-solving ability.  In short, you should use these calls to better understand what it takes to be successful during the recruitment process. It's also important to have a perso ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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T2 USA vs Bain Riyadh Summer Associate

Bain Bain & Company Career Advising MBB Multiple offers offer decision riyadh T2 USA
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Congrats on the options (and the baby)! :) Honestly, you can't really go wrong with either of them.  What I'd do is think about which one is more aligned with my long-term plan.  Where do you see yourself with your wife ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Resume Review

Bain CV McKinsey needhelp Oliver Wyman Resume
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Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | 30% off in March 2024
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Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | 30% off in March 2024
While it's difficult to advise you without knowing the details on what you actually did, let me suggest that you actually take TWO LINES for each bullet point. By the way, that is what I do in my own CV. The reason is s ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Five weeks since completing Solve with no update!

Actively preparing for Mckinsey & AT Kearney Bain BCG McKinsey McKinsey experienced professional
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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
Hi there, That's quite unfortunate. Sorry to hear that! While an outlier case, this has become more common over the last couple of months with the economic situation and hiring slowdown/freezes. I just talked to a guy y ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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GMAT for MBA

Bain GMAT MBA Experience
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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach
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Lots of great suggestions below.  I'd also recommend you reach out directly to the people in your office who went out for the MBA at your target schools and ask them what they used for their prep and how they went about ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to ask MBB recruiter to prolong the interview for several months?

Bain BCG HR MBB McKinsey
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Dennis
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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe
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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe
Hi there, I agree that the best way forward is to directly talk to your HR contact. With a request like this, you do not run the risk of being disqualified for some reason. The worst case scenario is that they will only ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Specific questions to ask friends in MBB

and Bain ATKearney Bain BCG coffee informational interview McKinsey networking Referral
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Cristian
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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach
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Hi there For anybody looking into how to conduct these networking conversations, attaching here a guide that you might find useful: Expert Guide: How To Handle Networking Calls and Get Referrals Best,Cristian
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Director Level Interview

Bain BCG BCG Case Interview Client and MBB coach coaching craftingcases Imbellus MBB McKinsey
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Hagen
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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hagen
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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the invitation! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your questions: First of all, I would highly advise you to get in touch with (former) colleagues of your target company ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How are MBB final decisions taken?

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Brad
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Expert coach | Head of recruiting for Bain | 8+ years interviewing | Free intro call
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Expert coach | Head of recruiting for Bain | 8+ years interviewing | Free intro call
Hi there,   Congrats on getting an inverview and making good progress!   Typically it works as follows:   Rd1 – both interviewers need to pass you. If there’s a debate where 1 interviewer was impressed and the other not ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Is MBB hiring in SEA? (for entry level)

and Bain Bain Bain & Company BCG Boston Consulting Group McKinsey
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Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, At the moment I don't have active candidates there (rare). That doesn't mean they're not hiring. For example, I keep hearing people say x region isn't hiring, but then my direct contacts (Partners) there liter ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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