Hi there, 

Transferring into London MBB has become as difficult by now as getting hired in London MBB. So if location is your primary interest long-term, then go for the boutique, get some experience and then apply. 

Transfers are more of a gamble. You need to be lucky, you need to have a great network and to stumble over the right people. 

Hi there,

Ultimately, if you want to work in London your best bet is to opt for the Boutiques/Tier 2s in London. 

Don't beat around the bush in regards to where you truly want to be!

That said, general exits (agnostic to location) do come from MBB. Furthermore, you stand a chance of get transfered within MBB TO London/North America (but I wouldn't count on it).

If you do MBB Singapore/Dubai, you will have better career exits. However, you risk never successfully working in London/North America. (Or not doing so within your planned timeframe)

Typically MBB as a first step will give you a better exit. Location will not play much of a role.

One thing is that MBB Dubai are not hiring much these days. They are hiring much for other middle-east offices. For Singapore also you should check how easy is it to get in the country as an expat employee.

From an opportunity ease and immigration ease perspective - Middle East and London make more sense.

Happy to discuss more over message.

There´s two things to consider here; type of firm and type of projects/clients in different locations.

• Firm type: Generally, MBB beats boutique any day (whether that´s justified or not is beside the point)
• Location: If Dubai and Singapore serve clients from your target industries, you´ll be able to build an impressive track record and move from any of those places to London/North America. Conversely, if you´re likely to be working on projects that don´t allow you to build a relevant track record for your ultimate exit target locations, it could be a hard sell.

All that being said, both Dubai and Singapore are highly international locations with a nice variety of industries and projects and joining an MBB in either of those will open doors globally. There´s no “bad option”!