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Where To From Here? 7 YOE - Strategy Consulting, Corporate Advisory

Big 4 Career Advise career progression Change Career MBB Private Equity
Most recent answer on Oct 31, 2023
The best answer (on Oct 30, 2023) is from:
Francesco
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Francesco
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Hi there, Thanks for sharing. In terms of your question: Q: What would you recommend?  I believe just some of the options you listed require a decision now. Specifically: #1 (stay) and #2 (MBB) can be pursued at the sam ... (read entire answer)
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on Oct 31, 2023 on Oct 31, 2023
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Tech Startups or Business Strategy via Management Consulting

Career Advise MBA tech
Most recent answer on Oct 24, 2023
The best answer (on Oct 24, 2023) is from:
Raj
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FREE 15MIN CONSULTATION | #1 Strategy& / OW coach | >70 5* reviews |90% offers ⇨ prep-success.super.site | MENA, DE, UK
Raj
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FREE 15MIN CONSULTATION | #1 Strategy& / OW coach | >70 5* reviews |90% offers ⇨ prep-success.super.site | MENA, DE, UK
It's great to hear about your long-term goals of supporting innovative tech startups or specializing in business strategy for tech companies. As someone with an engineering background, gaining experience in management c ... (read entire answer)
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on Oct 24, 2023 on Oct 24, 2023
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Transitioning from Tech to Venture Capital

Career Advise MBA startup tech Venture Capital
Most recent answer on Oct 24, 2023
The best answer (on Oct 20, 2023) is from:
Cristian
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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach
Cristian
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 gave the best answer on Oct 20, 2023
#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach
This might not be the best platform to ask this on, but happy to provide a perspective. To me, it always starts and ends with the people.  That means, start networking with the people who do the sort of role you have in ... (read entire answer)
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on Oct 24, 2023 on Oct 24, 2023
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Needed guidance for career in Management consulting (Don't have MBA)

Application Bain & Company Boston Consulting Group Career Advise career progression Change Career job search MBA MBB McKinsey
Most recent answer on Jan 04, 2023
The best answer (on Jan 02, 2023) is from:
Hagen
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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hagen
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 gave the best answer on Jan 02, 2023
#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hi Deepanshu, I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: An MBA can be a valuable degree for a career in consulting, but it is not necessar ... (read entire answer)
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on Jan 04, 2023 on Jan 04, 2023
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Rejection at MBB - would it be a good idea to try again?

Career Advise Case Interview Consulting interview Consulting profile consultingcareer MBB MBB Interview rejection
Most recent answer on May 06, 2022
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Udayan
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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience
Udayan
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 gave the best answer on May 06, 2022
Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience
If one bad interview was indicative of whether one makes a good consultant, almost no one would ever get in! Rejections happen, they are a very normal part of the interview process. In my experience rejections happen fo ... (read entire answer)
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on May 06, 2022 on May 06, 2022
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Career path advise

Big 4 boutique firms Career Advise MBB
Most recent answer on Jul 06, 2021
The best answer (on Jul 06, 2021) is from:
Adi
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Adi
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 gave the best answer on Jul 06, 2021
Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Hey, You clearly have a lot going on in terms of options. Well done! But dont fall into the trap of illusion of choices. Not every firm is a great fit for you and neither are you a great fit for every firm. I always a ... (read entire answer)
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on Jul 06, 2021 on Jul 06, 2021
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Opinion on leaving boutique consulting after 1 year

Boutique consulting firms Career Advise start-up
Most recent answer on Jun 06, 2021
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Adi
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Adi
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 gave the best answer on Jun 06, 2021
Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Hey, Long answer for you but it will help :). No one can/should tell you to do A or B, but can only guide you to help make you the right decision. The problem is that many people jump into a job for wrong reasons wi ... (read entire answer)
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on Jun 06, 2021 on Jun 06, 2021
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Stucked at a consultant level for almost 5 years

Accenture Career Advise
Most recent answer on May 22, 2020
The best answer (on Apr 13, 2020) is from:
Federico
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Former Bain (4+ years, UK & Italy) | Ardian (France) | Specialized in Case Structuring, Case Cracking and Non-verbal Comm.
Federico
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 gave the best answer on Apr 13, 2020
Former Bain (4+ years, UK & Italy) | Ardian (France) | Specialized in Case Structuring, Case Cracking and Non-verbal Comm.
Hello Anonymous, thank you for sharing your story. The best advice I could get from mentors were not answers, but more questions that helped me in reflecting what I could do better and if something need to be changed ... (read entire answer)
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on May 22, 2020 on May 22, 2020
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Career Advice Needed! — Filling 8-months before start at Big 4 consulting?

Bain BCG Big 4 Career Advise Gap year Interim MBA MBB McKinsey
Most recent answer on Aug 09, 2019
The best answer (on Aug 08, 2019) is from:
Deniz
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5+ Years at BCG & Kearney Dubai & Istanbul | 400+ Trainees | Free 15-min Consultation Call
Deniz
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 gave the best answer on Aug 08, 2019
5+ Years at BCG & Kearney Dubai & Istanbul | 400+ Trainees | Free 15-min Consultation Call
Hi, This is a very hard question to answer, as we don't know your personal circumstances and your career ambition going forward. Until you start working in the grad scheme, you could use this time to explore what yo ... (read entire answer)
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3
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on Aug 09, 2019 on Aug 09, 2019
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[Career Advise] Consulting career road map

BCG Career Advise consulting McKinsey
Recent activity on Oct 29, 2018
The best answer (on Oct 29, 2018) is from:
Benjamin
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ex-Manager - Natural and challenging teacher - Taylor case solving, no framework
Benjamin
Expert
 gave the best answer on Oct 29, 2018
ex-Manager - Natural and challenging teacher - Taylor case solving, no framework
Hi, Both will give you opportunities to apply later for MBB. Therefore I would recommand to make this choice based on you current preferences and not the perspective of joining MBB later on, for which you have no gara ... (read entire answer)
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on Oct 29, 2018 on Oct 29, 2018
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