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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!

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