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Seniority negotiation

MBB negotiatian seniority

Most recent answer on Feb 28, 2024

Benjamin

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

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

Hi, Based on my experience, I would strongly suggest you take the C1 (consultant 1st year) position. 6 years industry experience is similar to those who go through the MBA route (the average YOE for top schools is ofte ... (read entire answer)

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Seniority downgraded if joining MBB from other firms

seniority

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Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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gave the best answer on Nov 05, 2021

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi there, This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I am happy to provide my perspective on it: First of all, there is no general rule on how MBB assesses previous wo ... (read entire answer)

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Roles and Seniority at McKinsey / BCG / Bain

Bain BCG career progression McKinsey roles seniority

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Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi! Yes you are right - there are certain roles which have the same name but differ slightly. However, the general career progression on the "classical" consulting track is almost identical across the three MBB firms. ... (read entire answer)

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How to talk slower and "more senior"?

communication pace seniority speaking

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Hi Anonymous, Guennael and Sidi both raise great points, but there's an observation to be had in the way that they presented these points. Both of them segmented their responses into 3-4 key items. Think about d ... (read entire answer)

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