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Moving to Riyadh alone from Europe

Middle East riyadh

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Anonymous A asked 12 hours ago

Hey, I'm moving to Riyadh soon as a 25-year-old European to work at a T2 firm. My original goal was Dubai, but unfortunately, it's not possible at this point as they are not hiring for Riyadh. After much consideration, ... (read entire question)

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Highlighting international projects in the CV

CV international projects internship

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Gero

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Ex-BCG │200+ Interviews & Interview Coachings @ BCG │ 20+ candidates coached into MBB │WHU/LSE/Nova │ Teacher & Trainer

Gero

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gave the best answer on Apr 17, 2024

Ex-BCG │200+ Interviews & Interview Coachings @ BCG │ 20+ candidates coached into MBB │WHU/LSE/Nova │ Teacher & Trainer

Hi there, Great question and a valid concern. I frequently see candidates being rejected by top consulting firms in Germany due to a lack of international experience. I would share two pieces of advice: 1. It is a good ... (read entire answer)

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Consulting Industry in the UK

consulting recruiting

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Krithika

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Top-tier Life Sciences Case Interview Coach| MBA2026 LBS Admit | Consulting Expert

Krithika

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gave the best answer on Apr 17, 2024

Top-tier Life Sciences Case Interview Coach| MBA2026 LBS Admit | Consulting Expert

With the consulting industry facing challenges due to broad cuts across Tier 1 and Tier 2 firms, including MBB, it's a bit of a mixed bag in terms of hiring. I've heard from contacts that McKinsey, for instance, is curr ... (read entire answer)

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Relocation bonus negotiations - advice

bonus negotiation relocation

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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, I have seen cases where HR said no initially and then that got changed once a partner talked to them. It really depends on the situation and how much support you might get from a partner. HR is usually concern ... (read entire answer)

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7-month tenured BA

BIG3 communication consulting MBB top tips

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Iman

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Systemiq | Ex-BCG | 10 years experience with 8+ specialising in sustainability | Free Intro | Ex-PrepLounge candidate

Iman

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gave the best answer on Apr 19, 2024

Systemiq | Ex-BCG | 10 years experience with 8+ specialising in sustainability | Free Intro | Ex-PrepLounge candidate

You will get better with clear feedback from others and through practice. A couple of questions for you to reflect on: a) Are you struggling with the verbal part of top-down communication in a PS or also with written co ... (read entire answer)

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Monitor Deloitte Interview

Deloitte Monitor Interview

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Krithika

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Top-tier Life Sciences Case Interview Coach| MBA2026 LBS Admit | Consulting Expert

Krithika

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gave the best answer on Apr 17, 2024

Top-tier Life Sciences Case Interview Coach| MBA2026 LBS Admit | Consulting Expert

I dont have direct experience with Deloitte's interview process but based on having done similar interviews in the past and the short prep time, I dont think visual slides are expected. Based on the typical format for ... (read entire answer)

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Additional exercises for Final Round Interview at Bain

Bain Bain & Company Case Interview Final Round Partner Interview

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Cenan

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Expert interview coach and mentor | Strategy&, PwC UK and Germany

Cenan

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gave the best answer on Apr 17, 2024

Expert interview coach and mentor | Strategy&, PwC UK and Germany

Hi there, I would focus on the feedback and practice structuring cases. A poor structure sets you back from the start and can make it very difficult to solve a case. One common mistake most people do is trying to memori ... (read entire answer)

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Market sizing - EVs in KSA

cars Market sizing

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Anonymous A asked 2 hours ago

Hi all I have a market sizing question which is to calculate the market size of EVs in KSA Can anyone help me solving this problem? Thanks in advance

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MBB in Dubai

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gave the best answer on Apr 17, 2024

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Adelina, Happy to provide a perspective on this since about a third of my candidates focus on ME (esp Dubai & Riyadh) and have helped with getting several offers in the region in the past weeks. First of all - it' ... (read entire answer)

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What are the odds I can make a successful pivot into MBB consulting?

Application Bain & Company BCG graduate program MBB McKinsey recruiting strategy consulting

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gave the best answer 17 hours ago

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Great profile! And I love your practical approach. Basically, you can use this as a breakdown of how you can put an application strategy together: Expert Guide: Build A Winning Application Strategy Then, for getting re ... (read entire answer)

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Has anyone ever done the Hunters Dog Case?

casing

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gave the best answer 17 hours ago

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Never heard of it. Where did you come across it? What is so special about it?

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Prep Interview Day

Interview Experience

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

Hi Cindy, Q: I am interested in the best strategies to handle a full interview day (9 am - 5 pm) with other candidates. Any experiences and tips? You can find some tips below: Mental attitude: It’s great if you get the ... (read entire answer)

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Video Assessment of the BCG Chatbot Home Test

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Francesco

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Francesco

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Hi there, Thanks for purchasing my guide! In terms of your question: Q: Is the oral recommendation I should deliver is on the exact same manner of the last question of the chatbot In the video recording, they usually ... (read entire answer)

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Is my window for consulting closing?

Recruiting timeline

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Krithika

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Top-tier Life Sciences Case Interview Coach| MBA2026 LBS Admit | Consulting Expert

Krithika

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gave the best answer on Apr 17, 2024

Top-tier Life Sciences Case Interview Coach| MBA2026 LBS Admit | Consulting Expert

I understand your concerns about the right time to apply for consulting positions and how your entrepreneurial and professional experiences might impact your applications. Here's some insight based on my own career path ... (read entire answer)

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Is it possible to transition into MBB for a person in their 30s? (details below)

Entrepreneurship Experienced MBB recruiting

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Owais

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Owais Qureshi - Ex-McKinsey Consultant - Case coach - All types of cases and FIT questions

Owais

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gave the best answer on Apr 20, 2024

Owais Qureshi - Ex-McKinsey Consultant - Case coach - All types of cases and FIT questions

Hi, I did my MBA at 30, and joined McKinsey as an experienced hire at 32. Prior experience included working as an engineer in Oil and Gas. I had no consulting background what so ever before that. Based on my experience ... (read entire answer)

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Differences between the roles in McKinsey and Bain

analyst associate consultant business analyst Career Advising career progression consultant consultants consulting consulting firms junior associate

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gave the best answer on Apr 21, 2024

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

I fully understand the concern. Honestly, the best way to address it is to speak directly with the recruiter. That's because there are also differences between role ‘hierarchies’ between regions. For instance, some reg ... (read entire answer)

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CV structure

CV review Structure

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Iman

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Systemiq | Ex-BCG | 10 years experience with 8+ specialising in sustainability | Free Intro | Ex-PrepLounge candidate

Iman

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Systemiq | Ex-BCG | 10 years experience with 8+ specialising in sustainability | Free Intro | Ex-PrepLounge candidate

Hi there, a few tips: Highlight your specific contribution: I would start the bullet point with key words describing your specific role/module within the project, and describe the project later in the sentence. “Support ... (read entire answer)

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What are you not proud of?

PrepLounge: Personal Fit

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Daniel

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McKinsey / ex-Interviewer at McKinsey / I will coach you to rock those interviews

Daniel

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gave the best answer on Mar 24, 2020

McKinsey / ex-Interviewer at McKinsey / I will coach you to rock those interviews

Here is your chance to talk about your failures. Essentially, failure experience is regarded very positively by MBB: if you failed, you took risks, i.e. you have proven your entrepreneurial nature. So, do not be afrai ... (read entire answer)

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Experiences with McKinsey Solve?

Assessment McKinsey pre-mba

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gave the best answer 17 hours ago

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Overall, it sounds like you did well. Congrats! And I hope you'll hear back soon. With most offices, they will review the results of the test together with the CV, CL and the referral (if applicable) and that can take ... (read entire answer)

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Missed feedback call post interview (MBB)

Bain BCG MBB McKinsey

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Kevin

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McKinsey | PhD in Biostats

Kevin

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gave the best answer on Apr 17, 2024

McKinsey | PhD in Biostats

This is certainly not ideal because these firms value professionalism a lot. That said, the impact is largely dependent on how you handled the situation. Did you promptly apologize to the firm explaining why you missed ... (read entire answer)

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