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mid-career gap to MBB

mid-career Transition from industry

Most recent answer on Feb 19, 2022

Adi

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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience

Adi

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gave the best answer on Feb 18, 2022

Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience

This is totally fine and many people do this. Just explain your situation well and make the story connect. Talk about how you are using/used the gap year to balance personal situations with improving your skills.

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Mid-career from State Dept. to MBB London

CV London MBB mid-career UK

Most recent answer on Jun 24, 2021

Anonymous gave the best answer on Jun 23, 2021

Hi A! Here my thoughts on the two questions: Profile: It might be interested, but you want to highlight the experience that is relevant for the MBBs. Things like solving complex problems, managing relationships to k ... (read entire answer)

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Mid-career shifts

BCG boutique firms MBB mid-career Shift

Recent activity on Jun 06, 2018

Anonymous gave the best answer on Jun 06, 2018

Hey there, The ease of doing this depends a bit on where you are. In the UK it is very common for people to transition 3-4+ years into their career into consulting at MBB. In fact I know several colleagues that transi ... (read entire answer)

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