What is the criteria to understand when its the right momento to go to interviews? Is it when your performance is perfect anytime you do cases? Is it a feaseable target?
What is the criteria to understand when its the right momento to go to interviews? Is it when your performance is perfect anytime you do cases? Is it a feaseable target?
Hi Anonymous,
some criteria that signal you are good enough for an interview are the following:
Note that you may apply before reaching all the previous points, as there is some time lag between the moment you apply and the one you will receive an invitation; moreover, you could also be able to postpone the interview if needed.
Best,
Francesco
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Dear A!
The right moment is if:
Hope it helps!
Best,
André
You will never be 100% ready, and luck (or lack thereof) will always play a role - this is real life after all.
From a pure 'case interviewing' perspective, I think you are ready when you can lay out a framework, follow it, give interim conclusions and a solid final conclusion even in a state of high stress or sleep deprivation: at that point, your brain can run the case on auto pilot, and you only have to really focus on cracking the actual case without having to worry about the mechanics.
For me, I knew I was ready after listening to LOMS and knowing in advance whether what the candidate was saying was right or why it wasn't (and how to do better); a few subsequent mock interviews with MBB consultants / coaches confirmed it - and my subsequent admission to BCG proved it.
As others have already pointed out already, the first big hurdle is to actually get an interview - and you will likely have to apply before you are ready. Good luck!
Hi,
I'd argue that 'going to interviews' should not be a hard milestone of itself: aim to first obtain some real interviews at companies that are not on your list of favorites, and then only go to the next step of interviewing with your target companies.
So you should already start interviewing when you feel 80% ready, and be very attentive to the feedback you get and how you assess your performance. Then for your favorite companies you should indeed feel really on top of your game, and meet some objective criteria like Vlad mentions.
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