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What’s the career path at EY Consulting

career Career Advising career progression EY

Neueste Antwort am 22. Apr. 2024

Alberto

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Ex-McKinsey Associate Partner | +15 years in consulting | +200 McKinsey 1st & 2nd round interviews

Alberto

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Ex-McKinsey Associate Partner | +15 years in consulting | +200 McKinsey 1st & 2nd round interviews

Hi there, Typical EY career path is the following: Consultant Senior Consultant Manager Senior Manager Director Partner Check with your recruiting contact how the role you are applying fit in the EY career path. Best, A ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Big 4 or MBB to IB

career consulting investment banking Private Equity

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Udayan

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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

Udayan

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gab die beste Antwort am 13. Apr. 2024

Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

If you want to break into IB or hedge funds you might actually benefit from an MBA which is a feeder program for these roles. You could also do a masters in finance from a target school. It's not just that you didn't go ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Is it a good idea to move to consulting from Tech?

career Digital MBB mbb exit change

Neueste Antwort am 21. März 2024

Francesco

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#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Francesco

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#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Hi there, 1) Is it good idea to move from Head of /EM position to associate consultant - Digital position? In most cases, if you come from the industry (sometimes also from other consulting firms) you will join at a lo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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[German speakers only] 🚀 Next Big Thing auf PrepLounge 🚀

career Consultancy preplounge

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Developig My math skills

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Neueste Antwort am 8. Jan. 2024

Mehdi

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Former McKinsey EM. Let recruiting for NYC office. Offers from all MBB

Mehdi

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gab die beste Antwort am 5. Jan. 2024

Former McKinsey EM. Let recruiting for NYC office. Offers from all MBB

Based on my experience and coaching candidates, people often struggle with the math question because they jump to trying to solve/equation instead of focusing on 1) understanding the question 2) coming up conceptually w ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Switching Careers Advice - Is Pre-Med to Management Consulting Feasible?

career Career Advising Career start Change Career

Neueste Antwort am 26. Sept. 2023

Benjamin

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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer

Benjamin

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gab die beste Antwort am 22. Sept. 2023

Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer

Hi, I think your current position does not put you in a strong position - given the lack of work experience plus lack of big name school. While it is not impossible, I do think it is hard given recruiting at the end of ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Lateral from Corp Strat to Strategy Consulting

career Career Advising career progression Change Career

Neueste Antwort am 28. Aug. 2023

Alessandro

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BCG Project Leader | First session half-price | 100% hiring rate | Multilingual

Alessandro

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BCG Project Leader | First session half-price | 100% hiring rate | Multilingual

You can definitely make it - you haven't missed any train! I did a similar move in London, but in my second year of work experience. McK put me in the Junior Associate track, BCG in the Senior Associate track, and so on ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Perspective on Consulting in the Middle East

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Sophia

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Top-Ranked Coach on PrepLounge for 3 years| 6+ years of coaching

Sophia

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Top-Ranked Coach on PrepLounge for 3 years| 6+ years of coaching

Hello, To answer your questions: Are there any major factors that I should also take into consideration for applying to this region? I second what others have said here re: do you want to live and work in the Middle Ea ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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"Transition job" to get into consulting after market warms up?

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Emily

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300+ coached cases | Former McKinsey interviewer + recruiting lead| End-to-end prep in 2 weeks

Emily

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gab die beste Antwort am 10. Juli 2023

300+ coached cases | Former McKinsey interviewer + recruiting lead| End-to-end prep in 2 weeks

I'm sorry to hear about your recent layoff. It's understandable that you're considering different options for your future career in consulting. Here are some thoughts on each of the routes you mentioned: Switch to anoth ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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MBB Offer | Questioning Decisions, Stressed

Bain career DACH MBB needhelp

Neueste Antwort am 21. März 2023

Udayan

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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

Udayan

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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

Many congratulations on your offer from Bain! It is true that there are many many negative outcomes in life that can happen. Even if the acceptance rate was 100% you could be the one person that makes it 99% :) The re ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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how to plan my consulting career

career career progression MBB Siemens Advanta Consulting Siemens Management Consulting

Neueste Antwort am 5. Dez. 2022

Francesco

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Francesco

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Hi there, Q: I got a summer offer from Siemens Advanta Consulting and received a return offer in 2022. Staying at the firm for a higher position or finding opportunities at MBB, which could be better for my career? In t ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Big4 vs Hidden Champ vs Boutique Consulting

Big4 Boutique consulting firms career consulting exit options MBB strategy consulting

Neueste Antwort am 19. Aug. 2022

Lucie

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10+yrs recruiting & BCG Project leader

Lucie

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10+yrs recruiting & BCG Project leader

Hello there! congratulations on securing your offers! Please celebrate this victory! I think many personal factors are also important in the decision, but from a professional point of view, I would say: 1. How to choose ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Mckinsey Client Capabilities Hubs

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gab die beste Antwort am 29. Nov. 2021

Hi there, See below for answers + prior Q&As for you! 1- What are knowledge analysts? what is their career pathway? & 3- What are the differences between them and consultants? The are the “support” role for cons ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Why isn't there a lot of people who move between MBB firms?

career MBB

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Erica

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Ex-McKinsey / 100% offer rate / LBS / Principle driven / Real case/ If you get the interview, you should get the offer!

Erica

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Ex-McKinsey / 100% offer rate / LBS / Principle driven / Real case/ If you get the interview, you should get the offer!

Hi there. When a consultant is thinking about leaving the current company, they always need to ask himself/herself "why". Some common exit reason for MBB consultants are: - The long hours - They find jobs with bette ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What are the steps for a Journalism Major to get into consulting??

career Career Advising case interview preparation Case preparation Change Career media novice

Neueste Antwort am 14. Mai 2021

Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Clara

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gab die beste Antwort am 14. Mai 2021

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! I also came from a completly different background -undergrad and masters in Architecture-, and believe me, not only it´s not a weakness but it can indeed turn into an asset if you know how to play it. Feel f ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Better Move before T-15 MBA

career Career Advising career choice Career choice suggestion consulting Energy Energy Consulting insurance MBA MBA Application Advice

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Hi there, First, congratulations on both offers! You have a good problem to have. Now, the first point I would make is: How could you not specialize? Any role you take is technically specializing! Don't get fussed u ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Career as a consultant - progress and learning

career consulting MBB on the job

Neueste Antwort am 27. März 2021

Gaurav

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#1 MBB Coach(Placed 750+ in MBBs & 1250+ in Tier2)| The Only 360 coach(Ex-McKinsey + Certified Coach + Active recruiter)

Gaurav

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gab die beste Antwort am 26. März 2021

#1 MBB Coach(Placed 750+ in MBBs & 1250+ in Tier2)| The Only 360 coach(Ex-McKinsey + Certified Coach + Active recruiter)

Hello there! It's definitely, 100% not true. People who say something like this believe that the progress in consultancy develops faster only because the work is intense. However, consulting is not the only sphere ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Is consulting worth the effort if not MBB?

career MBB

Neueste Antwort am 16. März 2021

gab die beste Antwort am 16. März 2021

Hi there, It all depends on what you want. It also depends on where you're starting. Many people would say yes, many would say not. If you're fresh out of college and have 0 experience on your resume, you would be ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Headhunters reach out strategy consulting

career career move career progression consulting exit exit opportunities exit options headhunter Recruiter

Neueste Antwort am 24. Feb. 2021

gab die beste Antwort am 1. Dez. 2020

Hi there, As you might expect, the answer varies quite a bit. For me, in particular, I'm headhunted about twice a month by headhunters/recruiters who value one of two things (or both): MBB brand and data/business ana ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What are real alternatives to MBB firms?

alternatives Bain & Company BCG career consulting firms MBB McKinsey

Neueste Antwort am 31. Okt. 2020

Ignacio

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MIT MBA | Bain & Co | Ex-Google | 4+ year coaching experience

Ignacio

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MIT MBA | Bain & Co | Ex-Google | 4+ year coaching experience

I felt the same when going through my interviews. Consulting is a career accelerator but it is definitely not the only one. In my opinion, some real alternatives to MBB are: Consolidated tech companies (e.g. Faceb ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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