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I am planning to Join MBA next year when I will be 34 will finish at 35 and my aim is to join MBB is 35 too old?

age MBB Nonprofit
Most recent answer on Oct 13, 2023
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Udayan
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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /6 years McKinsey recruiting experience
The answer to your question ultimately depends on your end goal. MBB helps if your end goal is the following Bulding your strategic toolkit to be able to leverage that for a more senior role To pivot to a diffe ... (read entire answer)
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Does anyone have any advice for dealing with non-profits or public sector cases particularly in helping them grow?

Nonprofit Public Sector
Most recent answer on Feb 16, 2021
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It may not be the answer you want to hear but taking a framework-driven approach will only get you so far. Interviewers like giving non-proift/public sector cases partly because they tend to be more interesting/impactfu ... (read entire answer)
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Does anyone have any good resources for public sector/ government, or nonprofit consulting?

Corporate Social Responsibility Government Nonprofit Public Sector resources
Most recent answer on Nov 17, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 26, 2019
I am not sure whether any particular source specifically focused on the public sector but many MBA case books have public sector cases. You may want to check them. Also if you did not solve that already, Diconsa case ... (read entire answer)
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Business Consulting @ Kaiser Permanente

Case Interview Healthcare Nonprofit
Most recent answer on Aug 27, 2019
Anonymous A gave the best answer on Aug 27, 2019
How did it go? I also will be doing a case study interview in less than a week! Curious as to how your experience went and what resources you found to be the most valuable.
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