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Rejection at MBB - would it be a good idea to try again?

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Most recent answer on May 06, 2022

Udayan

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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

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gave the best answer on May 06, 2022

Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

If one bad interview was indicative of whether one makes a good consultant, almost no one would ever get in! Rejections happen, they are a very normal part of the interview process. In my experience rejections happen fo ... (read entire answer)

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Consulting career possibility for a Customer services engineer

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Most recent answer on Mar 19, 2021

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Hi there, My honest view is that your resume/profile is not particularly appealing to a generalist strategy consulting firm (for example, MBB). It may be more attractive to a specialist consulting firm (primarily mana ... (read entire answer)

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Switching between teams/roles in consulting firms

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Most recent answer on Jan 20, 2020

Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

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gave the best answer on Jan 15, 2020

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, Switching the geography can be easy or hard. The key criteria - you should have some partner / director in that office to support your move Switching from consulting to internal roles (building the org, acquir ... (read entire answer)

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