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Is working in commercial banking sector a good addition in resume to reapply for a consulting role?

Application Banking entry level
Neueste Antwort am 29. Feb. 2024
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Adrien
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Adrien
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Ex-McKinsey interviewer & Senior Consultant | Harvard MBA
Hi there, Sorry you got rejected from MBB - I got rejections in the past as well so I know it can be hard, but kudos for bouncing back quickly and thinking about other potential opportunities. Yes, banking (incl. retail ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Banking strategy case

Banking Deals Strategy growth strategy
Neueste Antwort am 11. Nov. 2023
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Cristian
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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach
Cristian
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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach
Hi! Sharing two of my banking cases here that are more focused on digital topics (in line with what current cases are about as well). Hope you find them helpful: https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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CV for MBB with investment banking experience (3.5 years in bulge bracket US investment bank)

Banking CV CV screening
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Sofia
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Top-Ranked Coach on PrepLounge for 3 years| McKinsey San Francisco | Harvard graduate | 6+ years of coaching
Sofia
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Top-Ranked Coach on PrepLounge for 3 years| McKinsey San Francisco | Harvard graduate | 6+ years of coaching
Hello, It sounds like your profile would be great for MBB! It's important to make sure your CV is not too content heavy or visually dense. I would focus on leaving in anything that speaks to the criteria that MBB cares ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Banking - fixed and variable costs

Banking costs fixed costs variable costs
Neueste Antwort am 30. Aug. 2022
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Lucie
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10+yrs recruiting & BCG Project leader
Lucie
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10+yrs recruiting & BCG Project leader
Hi there,  I am not banking expert, but I would guess banking has probably very low variable cost and high fix cost and it declines with scale. I guess most cost can be saved with AI and digitalization, allowing banks t ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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McKinsey vs Boutique investment banking

Banking consulting investment banking McKinsey
Neueste Antwort am 20. Okt. 2021
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BCG Dubai Project Leader | Learn to think like a Consultant | Free personalised prep plan | 6+ years in Consulting
Agrim
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BCG Dubai Project Leader | Learn to think like a Consultant | Free personalised prep plan | 6+ years in Consulting
Some differences according to me - personal opinion: Career progression is faster and easier in consulting. The tenures are fixed, the career path is fixed, and its also easy - you just keep improving your areas of deve ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Corporate Strategy Final Round Interview

Banking Cases Corporate Strategy
Neueste Antwort am 22. Sept. 2021
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Antonello
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McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching
Antonello
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McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching
Hi! I would contact HR to better understand what to expect! My guess is that you might go through an interview that is similar to a consulting interview. Hope this helps. Best, Anto
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Accenture - Strategy Consultant

Accenture Strategy Banking Digital transformation MBB
Neueste Antwort am 11. Mai 2021
Die beste Antwort (am 10. Mai 2021) ist von:
Adi
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Adi
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Hey, Which office/location are you referring to? I have provided a lot of information previously on Accenture in the Q&A forum. Check out this and embedded threads to check if these give you some more informati ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to approach bank transformation cases?

Banking Digital transformation
Neueste Antwort am 4. Mai 2021
Die beste Antwort (am 2. Mai 2021) ist von:
Adi
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Adi
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Hi, Some pointers for you below. Also check out this thread:https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum?query=transformation&status[]=own-answers-only&tab=your&company-session-id=0&sort=most-relevan ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Where can I find cases related to Financial services?

Banking bankingindustry Boutique consulting firms
Neueste Antwort am 29. Apr. 2021
Die beste Antwort (am 29. Apr. 2021) ist von:
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, Feel free to PM you - I have a folder of financial services cases I can provide you as part of coaching. Additionally, the case library on Preplounge gives you the ability to filter on Finance-related topi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Which industry is most interesting?

automotive Banking consulting Energy industries
Neueste Antwort am 17. März 2021
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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, Of course, you need to decide for yourself, but here are the ones I personally find quite interesting. Automotive: EV AND AV? Hard to beat. Just love watching this space, thinking about who will pull ahead ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How many employees does a bank have?

Banking Market sizing
Neueste Antwort am 23. Dez. 2020
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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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gab die beste Antwort am 22. Dez. 2020
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, Very much need to know which bank and where. Completely changes how I approach this. However, this is a classic bottom-up approach. It's also a classic throughput set of logic (much like the common Starbuc ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Internship at a bank to get a consulting full time job?

Banking investment banking
Neueste Antwort am 25. Aug. 2020
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 13. Juli 2018
Having a top-tier Bulge bracket name will definitely help your application. In my experience, a strong banking internship is actually better than a second-tier consulting internship to break into MBB. To the people th ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to transfer from banking industry to consulting at junior level?

Banking business analyst Change Career
Neueste Antwort am 3. Juni 2020
Die beste Antwort (am 29. Mai 2020) ist von:
Anrian
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Ex Kearney Senior Manager | Ex McKinsey Engagement Manager | Interviewer & Case Coach at McKinsey (200+ Real Interviews)
Anrian
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gab die beste Antwort am 29. Mai 2020
Ex Kearney Senior Manager | Ex McKinsey Engagement Manager | Interviewer & Case Coach at McKinsey (200+ Real Interviews)
Hi Jing, I think at a glance your profile should be interesting for consulting firms. Yes, some consulting firms in Dubai have paused their hiring process for now - but I know some are still open to at least get CV an ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How should I approach the following question: estimate the market size of credit cards in the U.S.?

Banking Cases Market sizing Practice cases
Neueste Antwort am 27. Mai 2020
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 29. Apr. 2020
Hi, Peter! In this case you should follow demand-driven approach to market sizing. By market size I would assume value of credit card debt in the U.S. (not the number of Credit Cards issued). First of all you can st ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How will you reduce the operational cost for a credit card company?

bank Banking credit card investment banking
Neueste Antwort am 9. Nov. 2019
Die beste Antwort (am 9. Nov. 2019) ist von:
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Former Tier 2, now MBB in Dubai. Here to chill :)
Jamie gab die beste Antwort am 9. Nov. 2019
Former Tier 2, now MBB in Dubai. Here to chill :)
Hi there, Interesting question. I will address this more like a real project, which you can convert in an interview case. 1. Clarify the problem. "How will you reduce the operational cost for a credit card company ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Does anyone have payments case interview questions (on mobile wallets, contactless transit, digitization)?

1stround Banking BCG Big Four - Strategy currently preparing for MBB fintech MBB
Neueste Antwort am 18. Sept. 2019
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 18. Sept. 2019
Hi A, payment option is becoming increasingly important in the modern apps, since the customers expects seamless experience and integrated payment. I can provide you a real life example on how our team was asked to ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Financial Services Cases

Banking Financial Services
Neueste Antwort am 24. Juli 2019
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Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, Happy to give you FS case as a coaching practice session. Feel free to reach out Best
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From consulting to ibanking?

Banking career consulting consulting industry Finance investment banking M&A switch
Letzte Aktivität am 29. Mai 2018
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 29. Mai 2018
From speaking to many Investment Bankers at recruiting events at Cambridge trying to convince people that IBD>Consulting: the reason they almost all gave is that in IBD, you actually do, whereas in consulting you jus ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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From J.P. Morgan Chase CIB to consulting ?

BANE Banking BCG investment banking MBB McKinsey
Letzte Aktivität am 7. Feb. 2018
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 7. Feb. 2018
Doable. Lots of stigma because is really hard to justify switch from one to the other for someone's own volition. Hours are slightly better but not life changing and travel can nullify that benefit, in US compensation - ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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I'm a law grad with ~10 years of banking experience in HK. How likely MBB want a person with profile like me?

Banking JD law grad MBB
Letzte Aktivität am 7. Juni 2017
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Guennael
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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews
Guennael
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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews
MBB is always trying to get new profiles. MBAs are a dime a dozen, whereas there are comparatively few JDs, MDs... Just based off the limited information you provide here, I would expect top consultancies to be inter ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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