BCG experienced level hire

Hi there,

A typical question and I always tell people the same thing here:

Climbing the latter goes very quickly in BCG and consulting in general. Follow the path of least resistance to get in (especially a hyper competitive office like London) and worry about progression later.

That being said, you can always bring up the topic with HR but don’t make it a big issue and certainly don’t let it deter you.

Best of luck!

Assuming your five year work experience excludes internships then I would expect you to join as a BCG Consultant (not Associate).  I'm a little surprised that HR haven't already picked this up but at the same time, it doesn't sound like a complete deal breaker for you and so perhaps you wait until the offer stage.

I would wait till you get an offer before you worry about these things. I agree that Jan 2023 is very far and there is usually leverage that firms have to let you join sooner. It largely depends on client demand for BCG projects. They are probably anticipating a bit of a slow down and are trying to be prudent at this time.

Best bet - get the offer then discuss all questions like this with HR in a polite manner.

Hi there,

Congrats on passing the first round!

You should start as a consultant. Wait for them to send through offer information before having these discussions (don't jump the gun yet).

Here's some reading for your case prep: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/how-to-shift-your-mindset-to-ace-the-case

And your fit prep: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/tell-me-about-yourself-interview-question

Hello!

With that experience in BCG, you would be a consultant. 

However, I don´t think this is the right time for this. Ensure you get the offer, and then talk to HR. The hard thing is to get in, then, with the offer in hand, many things change. 

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

Hi there, 

I am experienced ECT hire myself at BCG. Associate are not experts from what I know, but it can be different in London, but you would be probably ring fenced in a specific practice.

The position is given to you based on your interview performance and after you get offer it is not possible to renegotiate the position, but you may have chance to negotiate your seniority (e.g. be able to apply for growth to C in a year and not two). If you don't the offer yet you can try to let them know you wouldn't join as an A only as C… it may help if your performance was good but maybe not 100% at C level yet. 

Good luck!

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Hi there, 

Yes, I would proactively reach out already now and discuss this with them. 

You can renegotiate once you get the offer, but it's very difficult and I've seen also situations where the candidates were asked to go again through the recruitment process if they want to go for a more senior role. 

So better deal with it earlier rather than later. 

Best,

Cristian