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Generalist role vs specialist role? and which master program that suits the best path?

Bain & Company BCG generalist graduate program MBA McKinsey Specialist

Most recent answer on Apr 02, 2024

Alessa

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McKinsey & Company | BCG | Roland Berger

Alessa

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gave the best answer on Apr 01, 2024

McKinsey & Company | BCG | Roland Berger

Hi! First of all, pursuing a Master's degree is indeed an option. However, many colleagues at MBB enter the firm with Bachelor's degrees, obtaining their Master's/MBA in cooperation with the specific consultancy. This ... (read entire answer)

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Experience Hire - Expert of Generalist

Experienced Hire generalist MBB

Most recent answer on Dec 31, 2023

Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gave the best answer on Dec 16, 2023

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

These are great questions. Happy to provide my perspective. 1.) Should an experience hire always be applying only for Expert roles? I assume there are no barriers preventing us from applying for generalist roles too? ... (read entire answer)

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How to spin the story of consulting generalist for corporate strategy roles?

generalist

Most recent answer on Jul 08, 2023

Benjamin

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

Benjamin

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gave the best answer on Jul 03, 2023

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

Hi, Sharing based on my experience getting approached over the years by headhunters and also having friends who have jumped to corp strat pre-Manager level. I think you could do 2 things: Angle and index your experience ... (read entire answer)

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Generalist Versus Expert Track

Experienced Hire expert generalist

Most recent answer on Jun 14, 2022

Kurt

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Conducted over 100 interviews for grads, interns & experienced hires

Kurt

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gave the best answer on Jun 14, 2022

Conducted over 100 interviews for grads, interns & experienced hires

Hi - great question and good to think actively about this.The answer is… it depends!Ultimately, MBB will hire an individual where they can justify the business case for doing so. That could take the form of a specialist ... (read entire answer)

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Interviewing at Multiple MBB Offices

and Bain BCG generalist McKinsey

Most recent answer on Apr 18, 2022

Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Clara

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gave the best answer on Apr 16, 2022

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! Usually, it shouldn´t be the case within the same firm. The interviewing and recrutiing process is supposed to be global: hence, if you are being interviewed in one position and/or location, it should be the onl ... (read entire answer)

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PE Consulting or Generalist Track - Bain SEA

Bain generalist Private Equity

Most recent answer on Mar 19, 2022

Udayan

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

Udayan

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gave the best answer on Mar 18, 2022

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

It would be easier to see if you can post the exact wording you received. My initial take is as follows Bain probably has a high demand for PE analysts currently Your profile tells them that you might be a good fit for ... (read entire answer)

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Which one will lead to better future, Generalist or Digital Consultant?

career progression Digital exit opportunities Future generalist prospect

Most recent answer on Oct 23, 2020

Pascal

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Ex-Bain Manager | 10 yrs MBB experience | 250+ people interviewed | Written case expert | Open to give limited discounts

Pascal

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gave the best answer on Oct 22, 2020

Ex-Bain Manager | 10 yrs MBB experience | 250+ people interviewed | Written case expert | Open to give limited discounts

Hi Anonymous, Don't think about what will give you a better future, think about what you are most passionate about. Consulting is a marathon, not a sprint. And in order to stay in consulting for the long run (>3 ... (read entire answer)

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Remain generalist or specializing?

consulting generalist specialization

Most recent answer on Apr 01, 2020

Robert

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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Robert

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gave the best answer on Mar 31, 2020

McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Hi Anonymous, When looking at a typical consulting career, it usually progress like an hourglass: During your junior years, you are more of a generalist across industries and functions. Oftenly it's driven by part ... (read entire answer)

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Do BCG Gamma consultants transfer into the generalist track?

BCG consulting Gamma generalist

Recent activity on Aug 10, 2018

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 Jul 20, 2018

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

Hi, I believe nobody has the statistics, but overall the transitions from / to generalist tracks are extremely rare whether it is the research / Gamma or any other department. Unfortunately, there is no official caree ... (read entire answer)

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