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How stringent is the initial CV screening? And does everyone get invited to sit McKinsey Solve?

Hi! Congrats on completing the test! :) Not all candidates are asked to complete the test! There is an initial screening done before! The solve game is between the initial CV screening and the first interview. They wi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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OW presentation (not case interview) in Round 2 for Experienced Hire

Analytical Skills Experienced Hire Oliver Wyman presentation

Neueste Antwort am 12. März 2024

Dennis

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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Dennis

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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Hi there, in addition to all the comments and explanations, find below an exemplary case that can be used to practice such a presentation interview format. https://www.preplounge.com/de/case-sammlung/candidate-led-uebli ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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I'm kindly asked to quit the firm, what should I do ?

Experienced Hire MBB

Neueste Antwort am 31. Dez. 2023

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Hi there, First of all, I'm really sorry to hear. This is never easy to hear/deal with. BUT, remember that this is just one stage of the journey - remind yourself of all of the “failure” stories and what happened after ... (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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gab die beste Antwort am 16. Dez. 2023

#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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Advice for incoming consultant (experienced hire)

BCG Career start Experienced Hire MBB

Neueste Antwort am 25. Dez. 2023

Inigo

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Senior Consultant at Roland Berger / Ex-Lazard IB / Top performer and interviewed +100 candidates / INSEAD MBA 24D

Inigo

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gab die beste Antwort am 20. Dez. 2023

Senior Consultant at Roland Berger / Ex-Lazard IB / Top performer and interviewed +100 candidates / INSEAD MBA 24D

Hello, I have already been working for 4 years as a consultant in Roland Berger and will be leaving in a few days to start my MBA at INSEAD (sponsored), so will try to provide the best advice in my experience Try to be ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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CV/Resume Query regarding work experience at family owned business

CV CV screening Experienced Hire Resume work experience

Neueste Antwort am 13. Nov. 2023

Alberto

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

Alberto

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gab die beste Antwort am 12. Nov. 2023

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

Hi there, a) How to best report my current work arrangement on my CV/resume. The same way as you would do with your other professional experiences in a consulting resume. List the name the company, your role, dates and ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Experienced hire thinking of applying for entry level

Experienced Hire

Neueste Antwort am 31. Okt. 2023

Frederic

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ex Jr. Partner McKinsey |Senior Interviewer| Real Feedback & Free Homework between sessions|Harvard Coach|10+ Experience

Frederic

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gab die beste Antwort am 30. Sept. 2023

ex Jr. Partner McKinsey |Senior Interviewer| Real Feedback & Free Homework between sessions|Harvard Coach|10+ Experience

Hello, Your consideration of applying for an entry-level or graduate scheme route as an experienced hire is a strategic move that can have both pros and cons. Here's an overview to help you make an informed decision: Pr ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Experienced Hire Final Round Interview Turnaround Time?

Experienced Hire

Neueste Antwort am 30. Okt. 2023

Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 30. Okt. 2023

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Never assume it's a rejection until you either read it or hear it. Otherwise, patiently wait. It can even take up to 3 weeks sometimes (I know that's very very long). I waited for ten days. Basically, if you're alrea ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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From Tier 2 to Top Tier Consulting Firm

Application application process Bain Bain & Company BCG career progression Case Interview Change Career Change Firm Change Firms Change Job Experienced Hire Interview Lateral Hire MBB McKinsey MMB Oliver Wyman Roland Berger strategy& switch Top tier

Neueste Antwort am 28. Okt. 2023

Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 6. Sept. 2017

Hello, I have known several people who joined a BCG Paris after having work for a few years in other consulting firms (either top 20 or boutique/specialized) Evaluation criteria during cases interviews will remain rou ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Experienced professional applying to BCG - Casey test

BCG BCG online case Experienced Hire Experienced Professional SEA

Neueste Antwort am 23. Okt. 2023

Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gab die beste Antwort am 20. Okt. 2023

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

You have a very cool profile which should make it easy to transition into consulting. First of all, if you're not prepared, try to postpone it. You can always reach out even for these sorts of tests and tell that you'l ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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MBB GPA for experienced hires

Experienced Hire GPA MBB selection process

Neueste Antwort am 18. Okt. 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 18. Okt. 2023

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

Hi, Once you start working, your college and college GPA tends to matter less. Your work experience starts to matter more As an undergrad, your GPA was one of the the defining aspects of your application because you did ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Bain Experienced Hires

Experienced Hire

Neueste Antwort am 17. Okt. 2023

Lilit

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Associate Partner at Bain| ex EY-Parthenon|5+ yrs of coaching | Personalised approach and detailed & actionable feedback

Lilit

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gab die beste Antwort am 16. Okt. 2023

Associate Partner at Bain| ex EY-Parthenon|5+ yrs of coaching | Personalised approach and detailed & actionable feedback

Hi there, With some exceptions such as Middle East, I don't think the experience hire recruitment will start anytime sooner than January, but depends on the market developments. Lilit

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EY-Parthenon senior consultant (soon to be manager) vs. Senior Associate at BCG

BCG Experienced Hire EY-Parthenon

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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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gab die beste Antwort am 24. Mai 2021

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

Hi there, Congratulations on your offer. I think it may still be worth to move to BCG despite the lower entry level if: It allows you to open doors for exits interesting for you not available now (eg PE) You bel ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Pros / cons of lateral hire to MBB (from another consulting firm)

Experienced Hire Lateral Hire MBB

Neueste Antwort am 12. Okt. 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 12. Okt. 2023

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

Hi, I started at Kearney before moving to MBB. Sharing my take on your 3 questions: 1. Is there any value in switching to MBB? Are there more exit opportunities available? Yes. There is high value in switching to MBB Af ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Two years in Accenture, got an offer from BCG for an associate position

Accenture BCG Experienced Hire Lateral Hire MBB recruiting

Neueste Antwort am 12. Okt. 2023

Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 25. Sept. 2019

While BCG in general tends to discount experience at other consulting firms, what you can do is to negotiate with them to be placed in a higher band within the associate level (A1/A2/A3). This way, you will not have to ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Experienced hire @ BCG -- securing first round interview

BCG Experienced Hire First Round networking

Neueste Antwort am 12. Okt. 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 12. Okt. 2023

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

Hi, Unfortunately, sometimes the process slips and applications fall through the cracks. If anyone is faced with a similar situation, I would suggest to follow up gently with both the recruiter and the consultant.

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Max years of experience to enter a management consulting firm?

Applications Experienced Hire

Neueste Antwort am 22. Sept. 2023

Benjamin

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

Benjamin

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 22. Sept. 2023

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

Hi, As others have mentioned - definitely not the last chance. I have known people who have joined BCG at the age of ~40 at the Consultant role, and those with ~10-12 years of industry experience who have also successfu ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Experienced Hire - Bain

Bain & Company Experienced Hire

Neueste Antwort am 13. Sept. 2023

gab die beste Antwort am 13. Sept. 2023

Hi there, There's a few sides to this. In general, my consulting colleagues have informed me hiring seems to be primed to pick up Q1 next year I know of specific instance of Bain hiring (yes, Bain hiring) - depends on o ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Preparing for the 1st round of interview - Functional Expertise

Experienced Hire McKinsey

Neueste Antwort am 1. Sept. 2023

Andi

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BCG 1st & Final Round interviewer | Personalized prep with >95% success rate | 7yrs coaching | #1 for Experienced Hires

Andi

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gab die beste Antwort am 15. Aug. 2023

BCG 1st & Final Round interviewer | Personalized prep with >95% success rate | 7yrs coaching | #1 for Experienced Hires

Hi there, by functional expertise, they usually mean that you really know the domain you're hired into from a content standpoint, i.e. be a subject matter expert (SME). This typically entails… Strong, general business a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Hiring timing for MBB this year - Experienced hire

Application timing Experienced Hire

Neueste Antwort am 29. Aug. 2023

Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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gab die beste Antwort am 16. März 2023

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi there, I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: First of all, nobody knows for certain when the best time would be to apply in your sp ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Consulting Q&A - Stelle Fragen rund um Deine Karriere

Wie funktioniert das Consulting Q&A?

How stringent is the initial CV screening? And does everyone get invited to sit McKinsey Solve?

OW presentation (not case interview) in Round 2 for Experienced Hire

I'm kindly asked to quit the firm, what should I do ?

Experience Hire - Expert of Generalist

Advice for incoming consultant (experienced hire)

CV/Resume Query regarding work experience at family owned business

Experienced hire thinking of applying for entry level

Experienced Hire Final Round Interview Turnaround Time?

From Tier 2 to Top Tier Consulting Firm

Experienced professional applying to BCG - Casey test

MBB GPA for experienced hires

Bain Experienced Hires

EY-Parthenon senior consultant (soon to be manager) vs. Senior Associate at BCG

Pros / cons of lateral hire to MBB (from another consulting firm)

Two years in Accenture, got an offer from BCG for an associate position

Experienced hire @ BCG -- securing first round interview

Max years of experience to enter a management consulting firm?

Experienced Hire - Bain

Preparing for the 1st round of interview - Functional Expertise

Hiring timing for MBB this year - Experienced hire