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Career Advising career progression oil & gas

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Hi there, My advice would be to get a career coach! You have $ earned from all these well-compensated roles. Sounds like a great time to invest it in someone who can help you chart the right path. Two reasons: Free advi ... (read entire answer)

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Miner's case structure

mining oil & gas

Most recent answer on Oct 05, 2023

Moritz

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Hi there, I happen to work in mining, leading financial decision evaluation for project work of this nature. You will have to work backwards here from the objective, which is focused on profitability. I would argue that ... (read entire answer)

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Mckinsey Specialist - Oil & Gas Practice - Petroleum Asset eXcellence (PAX) - case interviews

Experienced Hire McKinsey oil & gas PAX

Most recent answer on Jul 27, 2023

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Hey there, The interviews for experienced hires at McKinsey do not differ from a generalist or entry-level roles. For both, you are expected to go through Cases The 3 PEI dimensions Now for the cases, I have worked with ... (read entire answer)

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BCG McKinsey and Bain Experienced Hire oil & gas

Most recent answer on Jun 16, 2022

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Hi there, I think we had some personal contact already - but here's my take for others to read: O&G professionals are generally desired if they can manage the transition from having a technical operator mindset to h ... (read entire answer)

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Hiring an engineering grad with 10+ year non-consulting exp

Engineering and Management Consulting hiring oil & gas

Most recent answer on Mar 01, 2022

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Hi there, You need to network! Not only will networking help you find companies that are hiring at this level, but also dramatically improve your odds of getting past that initial selection stage. Secondly, it's likely ... (read entire answer)

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Application to BCG Middle East & Case Prep

BCG bcg Dubai Cover letter dubai oil & gas renewable

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Yes! All those projects are hot in the Middle-East right now across all consults. O&G firms in the region have been struggling to keep up with the global pressure and competition to reduce emissions. With carbon mar ... (read entire answer)

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How to prep for a specific consulting role (McKinsey)

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You do not need to prepare industry specific questions for casing. They will ask you questions from across industries because casing is to assess your ability to solve complex problems and not just your ability to solve ... (read entire answer)

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Oil & Gas/ Energy offices for Top Consulting Firms

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Most recent answer on May 07, 2020

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Hi Sachin, 1) Like for any industry, your best guess is generally a good one. I.e. whichever countries/cities are known for x industry, that's likely where consulting firms will be. 2) This is an awesome excuse to n ... (read entire answer)

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Oil & Gas cases

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Anonymous A gave the best answer on Feb 17, 2017

Hey! I have 2 cases which are related to the oil&gas industry (although I think even if you apply in a very oil dependent nation, you can expect any kind of case): Oil Co is a holding company that manages a port ... (read entire answer)

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Specialist - Oil & Gas - Petroleum Asset eXcellence (PAX) Interview

Case interview process McKinsey oil & gas oil and gas PAX

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Feb 11, 2018

Since I've never heard of this, I reached out to a friend of mine who works in Houston for McKinsey, which I believe is your target consulting company. Contrary to what indicated in other answers here, he said that th ... (read entire answer)

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