Hi there,

Sorry to hear about the rejection. In terms of your question:

Q: I'm just curious, given that I was already rejected, would I be allowed to apply again this year? Is it worth it to apply again or is going to be another rejection?

In some cases internships and full-time are separate channels. The best strategy would be to find a referral, disclose the previous rejection and ask to check if the application is possible for full-time with your target firm (finding a referral would be a good strategy in any case as you mentioned).

Additionally, you talked about an MBB. So worst case, you should be able to apply to the other two MBB and Tier 2.

You can find more on referrals below:

▶ How to Get a Consulting Interview Invitation

▶ The Exact Steps to Get a Referral

Good luck!

Francesco

I second Francesco's answer, which I find spot-on

1) Let some months pass, then get referral and try 

→ Channels are bit parallel in some Geos, so it is not ensured that you will not be able to get through for FT

2) Start preparing heavily and then apply across the board. People forget it is (in general) a bit easier to get to MBB from Tier-2 than from outside (highly geo / time dependent but true in my experience)

Hope this helps

Hi there,

You are right on points 1-3.

But remember, there are 2 ways to fix a problem. 1) Address the problem (points 1-3). 2) Find other “enhancers” (resume, extracirriculars, etc.)

Also remember how big of a deal this is and, how if you had invested in a coach they could have told you all of this (thereby drastically increasing the chances you get the interview). Invest in one next time.

Unfortunately it is unlikely you can reapply in Oct-Dec. You will have to wait 1 year. That said, get networking during that time period. From there, you can test the waters and see what they specifically say.

Hi there, 

Most offices have a roughly one-year freeze policy after they reject you. Meaning that they don't consider your application unless you can demonstrate that you've made significant progress within the timeline. 

On the other hand, most firms also don't do an excellent job of keeping track of which applicants applied when and I've heard of multiple cases of applicants re-applying with a different email address and not being discovered. 

My suggestion would be to apply anyway. You have nothing to lose. Worst case scenario, they reject you because one year hasn't officially passed. Aside from this, I would suggest that you apply widely to other firms to diversify your risk. Here's an article that might help in terms of how to network effectively through coffee chats and obtain referrals:

How to network and get referrals

Best,
Cristian