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Process for BCG Platinion?

A number of posts here seem to be for consulting roles. Wanetd to ask about senior recruitment at AD or MD level for the more execution-focused Platinion. Anyone here experienced how this works? 

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Serhat
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on Apr 26, 2019
BCG | Kellogg MBA |82% Success rate| 450+ case interview| 5+ year consulting | 30+ projects in ~10 countries

You may want to check these discussions:

https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/some-advice-for-final-round-3964

https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/it-consulting-first-interview-questions-bcg-platinion-3245
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/bcg-platinion-case-1374
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/case-interview-at-platinion-1153

Cheers

Serhat

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Ian
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on Apr 18, 2019
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Hi,

The process is mostly the same.

You apply here: https://talent.bcg.com/apply

If approved, you'll receive a call from HR/recruitment to do an initial vet and understand what you're looking for. From there, you'll have 2 to 3 interviews that are case/behavioural splits.

The real difference is the content - expect to have to apply mature understanding of IT architecture, project management, etc. Be prepared for cases around big technology questions companies generally face such as:

  • Buy vs build software
  • Monolith to microservices / API based architecture
  • Transformation strategies
  • Agile at scale

You might be able to think "out of the box" when applying for a Generalist role, but there's no gettting around needing to really know your topic area to get a Platinion role.

Hope this helps!