Valid reason for applying to office

Hello!

I honestly disagree with previous answers, and I am exhibit A. 

Family reasons are indeed a very valid and respected argument for an office transfer. I precisely built a case arround that for a transfer between the Madrid and the Zurich MGI office. 

PM me if you want more details. 

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

Hi Anonymous,

At the end of the day it's actually less complicated than you might think - it's just 2 perspective which need to be aligned.

1) What's in it for you personally. You just need to have a solid argumentation for that. And by default this will be a personal topic, so no need to be afraid of discussing that.

2) How does that match to the firm's interests. Just don't forget about that perspective - ideally you have/can build some argumentation on how the target office can even benefit from that.

Hope that helps - if so, please be so kind and give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!

Robert

Hi there,

Yes and No.

Yes, it's a valid reason and you can say this.

No, because you need to (and can) do better.

You need to show that you're particularly interested in that region, or genuinely interested in the company, etc. etc.

Would be great if you can expand your question a little bit but I have listed a few below:

• Nationality
• Language skills
• Market experience
• Studies 
• Personal connection (family)
• Specialization relevant to industries frequently served by the target office

-A

Hi there,

To keep it short - "a spouse's impending/potential job offer" can count as a 50% valid reason for selecting the country to which you applying to (you need to couple it with some intrinsic interest you have in the region)

However, in order to get an offer, you need the following stars to align in your favor (which are independent of your spouse's Job offer)

• The MBB office accepting only English speakers (I would say Amsterdam offices are more open than in Belgium)
• Ability to issue visas in these covid times
• The typical CV and job requirements for any MBB applicant (which looks like you might have the credentials for based on the little info you shared)

I would say, the best thing to do is to actually start putting an application together, you have nothing to lose. Again, don't only focus on MBBs, branch out to tier-2 as well.

I hope this helps

Khaled

Hi there,

In general yes, strong family reasons are enough for getting an interview.

On the other hand:

• a potential job doesn’t sound a strong family reason. If she actually gets the job, then yes, it is strong enough
• you can just target Amsterdam with your background as with very few exceptions the other offices require local knowledge
• you should try to get a referral to maximize your chances of an interview. You can find more on that here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/hey-everyonehope-all-is-well-3176

If you need help with referrals please feel free to PM me.

Best,

Francesco