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Generalist role vs specialist role? and which master program that suits the best path?

Bain & Company BCG generalist graduate program MBA McKinsey Specialist

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Alessa

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McKinsey & Company | BCG | Roland Berger

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McKinsey & Company | BCG | Roland Berger

Hi! First of all, pursuing a Master's degree is indeed an option. However, many colleagues at MBB enter the firm with Bachelor's degrees, obtaining their Master's/MBA in cooperation with the specific consultancy. This ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Experience Hire - Expert of Generalist

Experienced Hire generalist MBB

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

These are great questions. Happy to provide my perspective. 1.) Should an experience hire always be applying only for Expert roles? I assume there are no barriers preventing us from applying for generalist roles too? ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to spin the story of consulting generalist for corporate strategy roles?

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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, Sharing based on my experience getting approached over the years by headhunters and also having friends who have jumped to corp strat pre-Manager level. I think you could do 2 things: Angle and index your experience ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Generalist Versus Expert Track

Experienced Hire expert generalist

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Kurt

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Conducted over 100 interviews for grads, interns & experienced hires

Kurt

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Conducted over 100 interviews for grads, interns & experienced hires

Hi - great question and good to think actively about this.The answer is… it depends!Ultimately, MBB will hire an individual where they can justify the business case for doing so. That could take the form of a specialist ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Interviewing at Multiple MBB Offices

and Bain BCG generalist McKinsey

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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! Usually, it shouldn´t be the case within the same firm. The interviewing and recrutiing process is supposed to be global: hence, if you are being interviewed in one position and/or location, it should be the onl ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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PE Consulting or Generalist Track - Bain SEA

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

It would be easier to see if you can post the exact wording you received. My initial take is as follows Bain probably has a high demand for PE analysts currently Your profile tells them that you might be a good fit for ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Which one will lead to better future, Generalist or Digital Consultant?

career progression Digital exit opportunities Future generalist prospect

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Pascal

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Ex-Bain Manager | 10 yrs MBB experience | 250+ people interviewed | Written case expert | Open to give limited discounts

Pascal

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Ex-Bain Manager | 10 yrs MBB experience | 250+ people interviewed | Written case expert | Open to give limited discounts

Hi Anonymous, Don't think about what will give you a better future, think about what you are most passionate about. Consulting is a marathon, not a sprint. And in order to stay in consulting for the long run (>3 ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Remain generalist or specializing?

consulting generalist specialization

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Robert

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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Robert

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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Hi Anonymous, When looking at a typical consulting career, it usually progress like an hourglass: During your junior years, you are more of a generalist across industries and functions. Oftenly it's driven by part ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Do BCG Gamma consultants transfer into the generalist track?

BCG consulting Gamma generalist

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Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

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gab die beste Antwort am 20. Juli 2018

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, I believe nobody has the statistics, but overall the transitions from / to generalist tracks are extremely rare whether it is the research / Gamma or any other department. Unfortunately, there is no official caree ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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