Hello,
I would love to have your help on the following situation.
I completed an internship in a tier-2 consultancy without having an offer.
I am now questioning whether I should apply for a full-time position in an MBB or not.
My fear is to be asked in interviews whether I had the offer in my previous company or not. I am good at cases and have a good explanation about my internship which convinced consultants from other tier-2 consultancies for now. However, I can't overlook the possibility that some senior consultants, partners in particular, consider that not having an offer in a tier-2 consultancy by definition implies that one is not fit or competent enough for an MBB. The probability to be asked about my offer is low but if it happens I fear it might be fatal. I would be very grateful to have the opinion of the community about this.
Another point I would like to mention: if I apply for a MBB, should I apply for a location different from the one in which I had my unsuccessful internship? To remain confidential, I did my internship in a developing country. So, I can apply for an office in this very quickly developing city or in my home-country in the developed world that is less dynamic. By doing so, I could easily avoid talking about the fact I did not have a return offer.
Thank you again for your help. I will be more than happy to give you more details by personal message if you think it can be useful.
Best,
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