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Hey,

1. Ideally yes, if they plan well you should be staffed on roles suited to your skills. But this could change due to shift in client requirements, budget changes & other priorities etc. Be prepared to be staffed on other projects. Dont be fussed and show lot of flexibility to learn. Keep visibility high with senior people, network well, do a good job and the cool roles will come your way eventually
2. Best check with your future team members. This will depend on the project, client/industry and most importantly whats happening with COVID. UK is under pretty strict restrictions at the moment. Full on travel to clients is not going to happen any time soon. If situation improves in next few months do expect some travel in line with health and safety within UK, to Europe or where the projects take you
3. I hope you have done your homework on making the decision to quit :). This by no means should be an indicator of your future performance. Consulting will be tough but rewarding, provided you have the right mindset. If you show strong likes & dislikes for projects early on, there is chance you could feel bored again..haha. Sounds like you are in your very early career days, so embrace the challenge, give yourself enough time to settle and grow from there. If you slack , am afraid your days will be numbered

All the best!

Hello!

One step at a time, I would focus on CV and CL first, to ensure you pass the "first cut". Send over if you want.

Cheers,

Clara

Hi there,

Online assessment tests are more and more used by consulting firms to filter candidates appying for junior positions (fresh graduates). The best way to prepare for it is to practice Integrated Reasoning quesstions from GMAT. Many people found this useful and it prepared them well to passe the online assessment.

I hope it was helpful, please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any question.

All the best,

Mehdi

Hi Anonymous!

If with partner referral you mean a note to HR saying you seem like a great candidate and they should invite you to an interview, then this almost certainly does the trick.

You still need to rock the interviews though, as referrals only get your foot into the door.

Hi,

Not sure if that is what you need but I have some materials that help with the Bain written case.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zor4m49eyx5qxal/AABeUN6mtiGkWhEklRjszX2Oa?dl=0

PM me for a password.

Best!

Hi Anonymous,

I like your thinking process to look at your longer-term goals well in advance of joining MBB and not loosing the big picture on your career - it's definitely something most candidates should do as well! (it's in any case good to have a plan - doesn't matter that much if it changes along the way)

As London being a financial powerhub in Europe (at least for the time being, let's see how that will develop in the next decade) I can see a higher percentage of people ending up in the financial industry - but that's obviously also depending on your area of expertise in MBB.

The majority of candidates transfer to management roles in the industry - which is quite logical, given that at project manager level you are usually the main face to the customer and having a strong background in industry and function ... and since your clients know you already and it can get only cheaper compared to your daily MBB rate, you are the perfect hire for their problem.

Apart from that, some folks start their own ventures or go to VC/PE - although not a very likely occurrence (not having specific data on that - just my observation).

Hope that helps - if so, please be so kind to give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!

Robert

Hi Anonymous,

I had a similar structure for my BCG final – one case was a traditional business case, the other based on market sizing.

First of all, there will be probably some time dedicated to the fit part also in the market sizing. You will likely also have 5 minutes at the end for your questions.

Secondly, you may have market sizing as part of a case, thus also cover some business case elements as well.

Finally, you may get more than one market sizing. If you are well prepared, it is unlikely you will spend more than 10 minutes on a single market sizing – in that case, the interviewer may then ask additional market sizing questions. In my case, I got two market sizing questions and a brain teaser a part of the interview.

Hope this helps,
Francesco

Hello!

Most of the online tests are very similar, and test the same skillset. It´s a good thing, since you can prep for them with a very unified approach.

I would strongly recomment you practice it with the Integrated Reasoning part of the GMAT exam.

There are free exams in the internet that you can use for practice (the one of LBS MBA page, Verits prep, as well as some free trials for courses such as the one of The Economist (https://gmat.economist.com/)

Furthermore, you can leverage the MBB tests (https://www.myconsultingoffer.org/case-study-interview-prep/bcg-online/, https://www.psychometricinstitute.co.uk/Free-Aptitude-Tests.asp, and many others)

Hope it helps!