Hi All,
I'm a Senior (Econ major, 3.7 gpa) at T15 university studying in the United States. I'm also an international student.
So for my Junior summer I worked at a bulge-bracket bank (think MS/JPM/GS) and also did a lot of Consulting case prep in my Junior year before the Summer. Over this summer I applied to MBB for Full-time consulting roles (and I had networked a good amount for their NJ/DC/CT offices), but I was rejected from all 3 firms in the resume rounds itself (so not even round 1 interview rejection). I was pretty bummed out to see all the upfront prep & networking I did go to waste, as I didn't get to even show my casing skills in any interviews.
PwC and EYP aren't hiring Full-time roles (they're only hiring interns) given the job market. I didn't get a return offer from my Bank and now my Consulting plans have also fallen-through.
I don't know any other consulting firms that sponsor international students other than MBB, EYP, PwC (let me know if you know any?)
Is my consulting dream over? Is all that hard work I did a massive waste now? Can I still re-recruit without having to do an MBA (e.g. lateral hire while working in a different industry for the first year out of undegrad)?