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How to Answer "Why Consulting?" in Interviews

AT Kearney Bain BCG consulting consulting job FIT fit interview management consulting MBB McKinsey motivation PEI PrepLounge: Personal Fit reasons strategy consulting The Boston Consulting Group tier2 why why consulting why mbb

Most recent answer on Oct 10, 2023

Anonymous gave the best answer on Oct 04, 2017

I would recommend spending about 1 - 2 minutes on each question. You have a lot to get to in the interview. Less than a minute will make you seem rehearsed and shallow and more than 2 minutes for each will take up too m ... (read entire answer)

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Fit question

FIT motivation

Most recent answer on Aug 03, 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 Aug 03, 2023

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

Hi there, If this is a question in the context of MBB, then my sense is that you are an experienced hire who is coming in at an older age vs. the average of your position (probably below the manager level). In this scen ... (read entire answer)

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Loss of motivation after rejection

career opportunities motivation

Most recent answer on Jun 07, 2023

Francesco

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#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Francesco

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gave the best answer on Jun 07, 2023

#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Hi there, Sorry to hear about the rejection, that's never easy to deal with. In terms of your question: Q: As a result of the rejection, I've lost quite some motivation and willingness to look for alternatives. How can ... (read entire answer)

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Did too many cases & Losing Motivation. What do I do to recover?

motivation

Most recent answer on Aug 29, 2022

Lucie

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10+yrs recruiting & BCG Project leader

Lucie

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gave the best answer on Jun 11, 2022

10+yrs recruiting & BCG Project leader

Hello there, sorry to hear about your journey so far. 6 rejection: is the reason the same or are you getting different reasons for rejection? I think every rejection is disappointment but also opportunity to understand ... (read entire answer)

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Motivation to prep for full time recruitment

2021 full-time motivation

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 28, 2020

Dear A, Things that motivates me every day is setting a clear goal on the one hand, and time pressure — on the other. So, first identify the companies which you really want to join and be part of, and secondly set for ... (read entire answer)

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How would you convince/show your motivation for a firm?

Ernst & Young motivation Personalfit

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Francesco

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Francesco

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gave the best answer on Feb 25, 2021

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Hi Alina, You may choose three points out of those below to structure an answer for why Company/Team XYZ: Sectors of interest: specific focus of the team/company in areas/products interesting for you People ... (read entire answer)

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Rejected lack of motivation

BCG McKinsey motivation

Most recent answer on Apr 30, 2020

Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 05, 2018

Hi there, As an interviewer, if I made a comment that someone was "lacking motivation", there would be a few things that I would've liked to see which he/she didn't demonstrate: Enthusiasm for problem solving and ... (read entire answer)

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How to maintain motivation of practicing cases

Application Case Interview motivation

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Francesco

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Francesco

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Hi Anonymous, a couple of tips: Keep track of your progress. Write down mistakes and see how many you do per case, or a similar metric. Keeping track of things allows to see improvements and keep motivation. Think ... (read entire answer)

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Online Application Forms: The "Other" field

Application Clarifying questions internship knowledge motivation Online Application Online Form Other Roland Berger

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Aug 01, 2018

Hey there, Interesting question. Most consultancies won't ask this information, but if you are, I can see a couple ways you could fill it out: Any specific information about scheduling interviews: For example, if ... (read entire answer)

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Roleplay interview (client and consultant)

Client Discussion motivation Personalfit roles

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Dorothea

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Ex-Oliver Wyman with 100% interview success rate - specialized in female career coaching

Dorothea

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gave the best answer on Jul 09, 2018

Ex-Oliver Wyman with 100% interview success rate - specialized in female career coaching

Hi, this is very likely to be a roleplay where you encounter a "typical" client situation, I can think of the following: Your partner surprisingly cannot make it to the meeting and you have to step in and lead the ... (read entire answer)

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Hello Community ! I start loosing motivation for consulting because of the stressful process, I don't know if anyone experienced this also.... What should I do ??

1st round consulting motivation

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Vasilis

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x-BCG Dubai, x-Recruitment lead for BCG, Case Interview Expert (350+ interviews, 100% recommendation rate), Ops Manager @ Uber

Vasilis

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gave the best answer on May 26, 2017

x-BCG Dubai, x-Recruitment lead for BCG, Case Interview Expert (350+ interviews, 100% recommendation rate), Ops Manager @ Uber

Hey there - we have ALL been there. Trust me, its a long and extremely intense process and I understand how difficult it can be on a personal level. In consulting, and in life, you will often have to come across many re ... (read entire answer)

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