Hi there,

Congrats on getting and finishing 2 MBB final round interviews!

My advice:

Step 1: Do the best you can

Step 2: Forget about it afterwards

Who cares if there is a committee, or a nighttime ceremony, or a magic hat with names in it. You did your best. They will decide.

That said, it depends on the firm! In general, only the final round interviewers (e.g. normally Partners) decide. They generally meet and/or exchange messages/calls. If it's a super clear no, a discussion isn't needed. Both generally have to like you, but sometimes one that loves you might go to bat for you when another is neutral.

Just think: If you were hiring/interviewing people with a few peers, what would you do?

Hey!

First of all, congrats on getting to the final round at 2 MBBs, this is a great achievement as it is!

Second, to your question, the final decision considers your profile as a whole as it is the last step, afterwards you get the actual offer. Each round is a mandatory step to get to the next stage, but once done with all the stages, there’s a recruiting committee that looks at all the profiles and their performance across all stages to make a decision based on how many spots are available.

I wouldn’t say it’s a majority vote, as some people have more weight in the decision (i.e. partners), but definitely everybody’s opinion is considered. 

Hope this helped you, good luck and would love to hear if you end up getting the offer!

Best,

Yuval

They have to reach a consensus.

Do it's not like each of them has a vote and you need 2 or 4 votes. Ideally yes, but if that's not the case, they still need to agree on giving out an offer or not. Of course, when someone is in doubt, an offer is unlikely.

This means you don't need perfect performance, but need to be consistent enough so that you are not perceived as having a clear weakness.

Hi there,

You can check how the recruiting process works from an internal MBB perspective here:

MBB Hiring Hacks - Behind the Curtain Secrets

Best,

Alberto

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Consensus. 

The interviewers need to decide together whether they want to give you an offer or not. If one has a strong reason not to and can articulate it well, then it's a rejection. 

Hope you heard good news from them in the meantime!
Best,
Cristian