Thoughts on getting into MBB in Germany as a fresher and a best possible grade of 3.3

Question

Dear PrepLounge community
I am a master's student studying MSc in Management at the Technical University of Munich's School of Management. I am currently near my graduation and my aim is to get into Bain or BCG as an Associate Consultant. I have attached my resume for your reference. My grades aren't up to the mark now. I am currently at a GPA of 2.8 which I can improve to a best of 3.3 if I supplement all my electives and pass my thesis with the best grade possible. I would like to know what else I can do to land my dream job as I got to know that learning German is also another key to getting in.

Thank you for reading :)

Answer 1

Hi there,

So look I don't like telling people there's no chance. I think you should network agressively and apply - you may as well!

But, your odds probably aren't good. With low grades and no/minimal German I really don't see you getting in. By the way, it's not just “learning German”. It's being fluent and professionally proficient in it.

Make sure to network and see which offices make more sense for you!

Answer 2

Hi there,

even if you dont have excellent grades, you can still have chances, as long you offer something else (e.g. work experience, amazing achievements/extra-curriculums activities, etc.. I would recommend to give it a good time of thinking and then try to put it in the CV considering only 1% of the applications get the offer, which means your CV really must stand out and I am sorry to say, your CV is not standing out by far. BUT even excellent candidates have often poorly written and very unattractive CV, so just get the work done. You can get a coach, the ROI on CV writing is very high.

Good luck

Lucie

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Answer 3

Hello!

To add on top of what has been said, you can´t have a CV that is longer than a page (it´s said 1 page / 10 years, but truth is that it needs to be one page)

Cheers,

Clara

Answer 4

Are MBB offices in India an option for you? I see you graduated First Class in your Bachelor studies in India which is very good.

Unfortunately it will be very difficult to get into German MBB offices if you do not know the language well, since this is typically required.

Answer 5

Hi there,

To be honest, not knowing German is a bigger problem than the grades. For most firms in German offices, fluency of German is a requirement. Perhaps consider other locations as well.

Best,

Cristian