Prospective Consulting Offices for international anglophones graduating from EU target B-Schools?

I was in a similar conundrum when moving to Europe as an anglophone without working proficiency in any regional languages

I believe there are really three systems that you can target. UK is the biggest and most obvious candidate. Netherlands and Nordics being the other two. With the current growth in consulting, I would advise you to seriously consider Nordics as the consulting here has grown a lot faster than most other European systems

Hi Anonymous,

From a Bain perspective, your options would be Nordics, Netherlands, and the UK where English only would be possible. Having worked in the Nordics, these offices would be a good option given the number of consultants there with a non-Nordics background and therefore an established culture of welcoming such candidates.

I hope that helps!

A

Would you want to stay in Europe? In McKinsey, European offices require the knowledge of the local language besides English, so London is your only option if you don't speak other foreign languages fluently. I heard that Bain is less strict with the language requirements and their Nordic and Dutch offices are English-speaking only.

Best,

Réka

Sorry, what exactly are you asking?

If you're saying that you've attended an EU target B-school, are an anglophone, and are wondering which consulting offices you can/should apply to, I would say any and all that interest you..

Dear A,

In Europe, you should consider the following offices: London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Scandinavian. Internationally you'd better take in consideration Dubai and Middle East, as well as US, Canada and most probably Singapore.

Regarding your second question. You need to take into account that some geographies do on-cycle recruiting, while others can do off-cycle recruiting. For specific geographies and timelines, please, check the corresponding web-sites, but most probably you need to be ready with your application document by September-October this year, if you want to step in to on-cycle recruiting.

If you need any help or further advice, would be happy to help you.

Best,


André

Hello!

Seems that the language piece would be your main concern. In Europe, target:

• UK - the classic
• Sometimes nordic countries - you will need to check one by one
• Middle East, if you are willing to go a bit further

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

A friend of mine was in the same situation last year (top European MSc, non-EU, no fluency in a European language). Most of consulting and investment banking HR will probably say that they will sponsor you if you can manage to get an offer. However, <5% of applicants from that background get such sponsorship in the UK. UK job market for consulting and banking (IB) is highly competitive even for European graduates from top schools.