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Getting into MBB Consulting after graduation with boutique internships

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Most recent answer on Dec 01, 2023

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How are Offer Decisions Made?

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Most recent answer on Nov 28, 2023

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Do the best you can on each interview. Period. After the interview no amount of thinking about it will change the outcome. I know, easier said than done. If one interviewer does not want to hire you, then they won't. Th ... (read entire answer)

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How Long Does it Take to Hear Back after Final Round Interviews?

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Benjamin

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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer

Hi, When I was an interviewer at MBB, we tried to get back to candidates within 1-2 weeks max. However sometimes things slip (e.g. interviewers are on crazy cases and just don't have time to complete evaluation forms). ... (read entire answer)

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Consulting with a stutter?

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Alberto

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Alberto

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Hi there, I would like to know if i have a mild stutter, can i consider consulting as a potential career? If you want to do your career in consulting this is a BIG YES. Best consultants are brilliant problem solvers and ... (read entire answer)

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How to prepare for "role play" interviews (DHL Consulting)?

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Alberto

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Hi there, As other colleagues said, I definitely recommend you get in touch with a coach with consulting experience to help you with the role play simulations and give you feedback on how to improve. Don't hesitate to c ... (read entire answer)

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Top tier 2 interview

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Cristian

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Hi there! First of all, if you're not ready, I wouldn't reach to them just yet. Only do so when you feel like you could have the interview in the coming period. Second, it sounds like you need a bit of fire behind you ... (read entire answer)

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Interview Dilemma

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Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the offers! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your situation: First of all, securing multiple offers indicates that you have a competitive profile and desirable skills. ... (read entire answer)

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Interview follow-up

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Cristian

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Hi there, Anything under a week is a bit too soon. Don't worry, they didn't forget about you. I'd suggest if you get to two weeks and you haven't heard back, then that's when you should follow-up. Let me also share w ... (read entire answer)

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What seniority is the case interviewer for BCG? (Specifically BCG SEA)

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Most recent answer on Jul 30, 2021

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Hi there, In the first round it's generally Project Lead level, sometimes Consultant or Principal. In the final round it's generally Principal and Partner. The case interviewer has created their own case and had it ... (read entire answer)

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Get ready for interviews after a break: how?

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Florian

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Hey there, Congrats on the comeback! You are in a good position now since you have valuable experience from the previous rounds so you can discount the effect of novelty. You know exactly what to expect. you hav ... (read entire answer)

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The Case Interview Workbook

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Most recent answer on Jun 26, 2021

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Hi there, Like all case prep books, this is good to get you started. It'll get you from 0 to 50. As in, you can become solidly intermediate with a book like this (and live casing). However, you won't get from 50 to 10 ... (read entire answer)

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Type of interviews with various consulting firms- candidate led or interviewer led?

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Vlad

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Hi, The general understanding is that Bain - interviewee led, Mck, BCG - interviewer-led. However, it varies with the interviewer and even at McKinsey partners in the later rounds can give you an interviewer-led case ... (read entire answer)

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Partner vs Recruiter Advice

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Most recent answer on Jul 26, 2020

Clara

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Hello! I don´t see them contrarictory honestly :) First, regarding your experience, 5 years + Ivy MBA is perfect for the associate position in MBB (called like this in Mck, changes for the rest, but is the post-MBA ... (read entire answer)

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on Jul 26, 2020 on Jul 26, 2020
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Any sample case interview questions & answers?

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Most recent answer on May 31, 2020

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Hi Jae Hun, you can find below some steps for the preparation and related resources to use that can offer case interview questions: General understanding of the process: get a general idea on what a consulting int ... (read entire answer)

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COVID-19 and interviews

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Most recent answer on May 27, 2020

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Hey Theo, Of course it has an impact on economy and also consulting industry. However, at the moment I don't see the risk of Coronavirus causing a long lasting recession as it was the case in the last financial crisis ... (read entire answer)

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What consulting companies are hiring / interviewing right now?

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Hi there, two points to add: 1) You could view challenging times as a reason to stop trying. Or, it could be all the more reason to hustle hard. Even in the best of times, the odds of an individual getting into BCG we ... (read entire answer)

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How to be more concise?

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Sidi

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Hi! Usually this is highly correlated with not taking adequate time to think about what you want to say. Most candidates put themselves under time pressure, and as a result they build the habit of starting to talk bef ... (read entire answer)

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List of popular ways in which MBB interviewers like to challenge candidates?

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Most recent answer on Feb 02, 2020

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Hi Anonymous, I agree with Vlad, the points you mentioned are quite standard and you may expect in the majority of the interviews. Additional points where you could be challenged are: Graph interpretation – provid ... (read entire answer)

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what does Academic way of solving cases mean ?

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Clara

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gave the best answer on Jan 10, 2020

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Hello! What they are telling you with this is that you followed the conventional ways of problem solving, those that can normally be found in books (Cheng, etc.) Bear in mind that each interviewer has only one case, ... (read entire answer)

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