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Hi Anonymous,

My perspective on that:

1. Short-term schedule: without details difficult to say - but in principle nothing that unusual; if it would not work for you should be possible to re-schedule
2. Definitely unprofessional - but it's a single person's view and behaviour (and possible it was even a test of your reaction), not sure how much it can be generalized
3. While you usual get feedback from MBB, oftenly is not detailed and not actionable ... if nobody gave you feedback proactively, did you ask for it and did they decline? Even if so, it's legitimate - they don't have an obligation to give feedback, and it's still you who wanted the job in principle, so you need to adapt to their rules
4. Recruiting processes were slowing down in general - sometimes looks even on purpose - could be true also in your case. But be assured that one single candidate is not the top 1 priority of partners - even if you might be inclined to see that differently.

Hope this helps - if so, please give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!

Robert

Dear A,

As far is I know, in Dubai isonly McKinsey is still hiring, but on a very slow pace as well as Bain. BCG us not hiring at the moment. However, most of the firms including Tier-2 companies will resume hiring in Dubai starting from September. So you may get ready for the next recruiting season.

If you need any insights from that region or how to get there, reach out to me. I'm hapy to share my experience.

Best,

André

Hi Abdullah,

The same advice for this applies for all projects! Fundamentall, no 2 projects are the same, and you're really going to have to learn on yourself and others in order to succeed. There's not much we can do here!

This is really going to come down to your grit, determination, ability to ask questions / ask for help from your peers on the role, take guidance, etc.

That being said, here's some general advice.

First: Read the 25 tips in my consulting handbook here: https://www.spencertom.com/2018/01/14/consulting-survival-guide/

1) Understand the context/prompt (what role are you in, what company, who's watching, etc.)

2) Understand the objective (what, specifically, is expected from you...both day to day, and in your overall career progression)

3) Quickly process information, and focus on what's important - Take a lot of information and the unknown, find the most logical path, and focus on that.

4) Be comfortable with the unknown, and learn to brainstorm - think/speak like an expert without being one

In summary, there will always be a flood of information, expectations, competition etc. and not enough time. Find out which ones matter when. (i.e. be visibile and focus efforts on the things that people care about)

Some Excellent Q&As

What to expect in the first 90 days (and how to thrive) - https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/first-90-days-as-associate-business-analyst-consultant-7185

What to prepare/learn beforehand - https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/how-to-best-preppare-for-a-consulting-position-if-you-have-a-couple-of-months-of-free-time-7164

How to improve your ability to remember details - https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/how-to-improve-ability-to-remember-details-is-it-important-in-consulting-6998

How to be confident - https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/how-to-build-up-confidence-and-look-smart-and-sharp-in-a-consultant-role-6955

Notetaking effectively - https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/note-taking-7215

Hi there,

What is the question here? Can you please specify it? What do you want to know about the BCG Associate position?

Happy to help!

Hi!

1. No structural differences! They will first and formemost check for consistency in your strengths, and ability to address any potential weaknesses (if you received such feedback after round 1). THe interviews will be practically identical.

2. BCG hands down. No question.

Cheers, Sidi

Dear Ahmed,

At the moment the market is still sleeping in the summer low season. The recruiting activities and most of the firms McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Roland Kearney, Strategy&, Kearney and other firms will strongly resume in September, after most people get back from their vacations.

In general there will be reduced intake this year, since also many people starts later this year, but the market is still prospective. So to be specific BCG would resume hiring strongle. Now their hiring is not that strong, Startegy& will also recover after August, Roland Berger is already actively looking and doing recruiting events online, especially also for American University of Beirut and other Business Schools, Oliver Wyman and Kearney have been more active recently.

In order to give you mre insight from the market, reach out to me.

Best,

André

Hello!

So these are my toughts:

• Short term: for sure this is going to impact travelling -indeed, we are seeing it every day in our own lives, everyone is working from home! Only Germany-Austria offices are starting to speak about coming back to the office. The rest don´t even dare to announce a date. For clients, it´s the same.
• Long term: whenever the COVID situation is solved -probably, only whenever we have a vaccine-, I don´t see this will be the pattern.
  • For sure after this situation there will be more work-from-home allowed than before, since it´s been demostrated how well it works
  • However, consultants working next to their clients is something that is made because it makes a lot of sense. Hence, it will come back when the situation allows
  • Hence, probably it will come back but not to the full extent that it was before

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara