Hey there,

1. Yes, it definitely is possible, however it depends on the office. In general, you would need to

• have a visa or be eligible for one
• speak the local office language
• an added benefit: if you have some ties to the country already. A friend of mine from outside of the EU started at McKinsey in Vienna after having studied here; two other German friends started at McKinsey Switzerland after their studies at HSG, etc.

2. This is highly dependent and it's best to check with local HR. However, many firms run continuous recruiting to fill the positions over the year.

3. Networking, company websites, reaching out to HR

In general, I think you should look at the Middle East offices of MBB and other firms since they are very open to expat hiring, even at junior level.

All the best with McKinsey and the others!

Cheers,

Florian

Hey Asad

The honest answer to your question based on my experience depends on the following factors

• Which office you are interested in - for example it is highly unlikely you will be able to apply to most European/American offices but there is a chance you can apply to Sadi Arabia and other ME offices
• Which college you went to - you still have to go to a target school in your country. I can see you are from Pakistan so a school like LUMS would be ideal
• Your GPA, Extra Curriculars and past internships
• If you want to apply outside of your home country and not as part of campus recruiting, it is close to impossible without a referral. You will need to get preferrably a partner to refer you to the office for a position

I hope that helps. If some of the above is not true for you, I would recommend finding the best job you can and then doing an MBA in a target program to get into MBB

All the best,

Udayan

Hi Asad,

1. Yes, but you normally need to
   • Show connection to the target country
   • Speak the local language (exception being the Middle East)
   • Be able to get a local visa
2. This is country dependent so you should check your target country
3. You should be able to find it on the websites of the relevant office and/or networking with consultants of that office

Hope this helps,

Francesco

Hi, it depends on the office and on the connection you have with the geography. The offices that more of others accept every year tens of international candidates are NYC, SF, London, Scandinavian, Switzerland, Dubai, Saudi Arabia

Best,
Antonello

Hi there,

First of all, good luck!

1. Yes, but it's tough. Remember the key here is applying to countries where you actually have ties (citizenship, language, work experience, etc). If none, the US, UAE, and the UK are your best bets)
2. Yes, it varies. Best way to know is through networking and talking to HR
3. Network network network. This is the best way to get info. Other than that, LinkedIn, Seek, Monster, etc. are all good job search sources