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Oil & gas exit opportunities

career move consulting exit MBB
Neueste Antwort am 22. März 2024
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Niklas
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McKinsey Jr. Engagement Manager | Interviewer at McK| Coached numerous candidates to secure MBB offers | University of Oxford
Niklas
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McKinsey Jr. Engagement Manager | Interviewer at McK| Coached numerous candidates to secure MBB offers | University of Oxford
Hi there, It depends a bit on what you focused on within BCG, but I would think about the following areas/roles:- Strategy / Chief of Staff roles: many ex MBB I know who joined industrial companies, joined as something ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Switching from hospitality? Is it possible?

Boston Consulting Group career move Career start Change Career consulting job Deloitte Consulting entry level graduate graduate program Jobs in consulting compnay
Neueste Antwort am 10. Aug. 2023
Die beste Antwort (am 9. Aug. 2023) 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
Short answer: Yes One of the best consultants in the Sydney BCG office was a professional violinist at the Sydney Opera house prior to starting. The Partner on my first project was a former professional flautist. I work ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Finance to Consulting, advice on how to make the move

Application application process Application timing career move Singapore
Neueste Antwort am 28. Juni 2023
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Benjamin
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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer
Benjamin
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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer
Hi, Singaporean here - worked in BCG Singapore/SEA and also have friends in MBB who have made the switch from IB to consulting. Here are a couple of thoughts (based on BCG terminology): Directly apply for entry-level/fr ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Moving Out but no Experience

Career Advising career move Change Career
Neueste Antwort am 19. Nov. 2022
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Pedro
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30% off in March 2024 | Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA
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30% off in March 2024 | Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA
I think we've seen your story unfold in this forum for a while. At this point, you have to either: 1) ask to go back to former team 2) find a different job By this time you probably exhausted every action you could take ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Career Advice - No Progression & On the bench

big four Career Advising career move career progression Deals Strategy staffing
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Mario
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Ex-Mckinsey (analyst->associate->manager) and now in tech (Bytedance) + Part time interview coach and mentor
Mario
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Ex-Mckinsey (analyst->associate->manager) and now in tech (Bytedance) + Part time interview coach and mentor
Hi there,   Sorry to hear you're not having a great experience so far. Here are some tips to keep in mind: 1- Be vocal about your concerns As you go through this phase, be vocal about this feedback to your direct manage ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Interested in M Consulting- looking for the right firm/role

Career Advising career move Change Career consulting
Neueste Antwort am 24. Okt. 2022
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Maikol
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BCG Project Leader | Former Bain, AlixPartner, and PE | INSEAD MBA | GMAT 780
Maikol
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BCG Project Leader | Former Bain, AlixPartner, and PE | INSEAD MBA | GMAT 780
Let me try to answer your question as straightforwardly as I can.Management consulting is many things. There is “Strategy Consulting” where you have McKinsey, Bain, BCG, AlixPartners, Roland Berger, Oliver Wyman, and so ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What's your opinion on University of Illinois online MBA?

career move MBA MBB Online MBA
Neueste Antwort am 27. Juni 2021
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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
My honest advice is stay to clear of online MBA program. Investment of time, effort and money into MBA must be planned well and done with full commitment. If you cut corners here and there, the rewards you reap will als ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Consulting career possibility for a Customer services engineer

career advice career move consultingcareer
Neueste Antwort am 19. März 2021
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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, My honest view is that your resume/profile is not particularly appealing to a generalist strategy consulting firm (for example, MBB). It may be more attractive to a specialist consulting firm (primarily mana ... (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
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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, 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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Sharing my start with MBB on LinkedIn

Announcement career advice Career choice suggestion career move Career start career tips networking
Neueste Antwort am 19. Feb. 2021
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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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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! Congrats on the job! I have seen plenty of people having this posts, both when they start and when they accept the offer. However, personal opinion here, it´s a bit showoff and tacky. I would rather add th ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Networking and cold mailing as a career explorer

Career Advising career move consulting
Neueste Antwort am 2. Juli 2020
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Nathaniel
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McKinsey | BCG | CERN| University of Cambridge
Nathaniel
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McKinsey | BCG | CERN| University of Cambridge
Hello there, As a matter of fact, this conversations are quite commonplace to be engaged by consultants, particularly for 2 types of people: New graduates who are exploring consulting as their potential career path ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Hi! Do you know if it is easy to move from financial advisory in a Big4 company to consulting in MBB?

Big 4 career move MBB
Neueste Antwort am 16. Juni 2020
Die beste Antwort (am 17. Okt. 2019) ist von:
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, it is not easier neither more complicated. It will be simply considered as a good experience and you probably will be asked the reasons behind your decisions. I have had some colleagues with previous experienc ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Switching from Tier2/Industry to MBB as experienced hire

career move industry MBB
Neueste Antwort am 7. Juni 2020
Die beste Antwort (am 5. Juni 2020) ist von:
Giulia
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McKinsey | 6+ years in Consulting + Health Tech |Certified High Performance + Systemic Coach | Women Empowerment
Giulia
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McKinsey | 6+ years in Consulting + Health Tech |Certified High Performance + Systemic Coach | Women Empowerment
Hi , yes of course - it's more than possible! When I was at McKinsey, I met several colleagues who went the same way. So don't hesitate - try it out for yourself! The MBB companies have special tracks for FIG that y ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Possible to go from (Cisco/VMware) to MBB?

career move career progression
Neueste Antwort am 5. Juni 2020
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 4. Juni 2020
Dear A, Actually, everything is possible. But it all depends on your specific case. It's possible to break out from the tech firms specifically to data analtic roles at MBB or digitisation. Best, André
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I don't speak the local language now, would going to a big-4 advisory for 3 years and learn the language a good detour?

Career Advising career choice career move career progression Career start
Neueste Antwort am 26. Mai 2020
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 26. Mai 2020
Dear A, I'm very much familiar with your situation. Good friend of mine also had the same situation, when she moved to Germany after MBA without speaking German language. It's always recommendable to stay where you cur ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Applied for generalist, offered Expert track

BCG career career move
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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
Agree with Vlad - Experts are obviously highly respected within BCG, no issues there. There is a potential concern however: do you still have access to the Partner track, or will you max out at Associate Director leve ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Money now vs. BCG on my CV

career career choice career move
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Die beste Antwort (am 19. Okt. 2018) ist von:
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
Experte
gab die beste Antwort am 19. Okt. 2018
Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews
Congrats on the offer. 30% is a lot of money, so o definitely understand. Still, I want to make sure you place things in perspective: - First, the salary at BCG will increase at >10% CAGR. In 2 years after the next ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Exit opportunity after 1 year working for BCG Technology Advantage

BCG BCG Technology advantage career move exit exit options
Letzte Aktivität am 19. Sept. 2018
Anonym A fragte am 7. Sept. 2018
I will soon complete 1 year in BCG Technology Advantage, what exit opportunities could be possible for me? Before joining the firm, I have worked in the field of software project management and Agile / Scrum (5 years) ... (ganze Frage lesen)
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How are United Nations employees seen when transitioning into Strategy Consulting?

career move non-profit world strategy united nations
Letzte Aktivität am 31. Okt. 2017
Anonym B gab die beste Antwort am 28. Okt. 2017
Hi! I would choose the UN option, for three key reasons: 1. CV screening: most recruiters will only screen your CV and will not read it thoroughly. The "UN brand" seems more valuable. 2. skills gained: you have to ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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