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Do firms take Masters (MPhil) students for summer internships

Bain & Company BCG Big 4 consulting Master Summer Internship

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

Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the Master's program offer! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: First of all, some consulting firms do indeed consider Master's students for summer internsh ... (read entire answer)

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Delaying graduation to recruit?

recruiting

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I am a junior at an Ivy who got interested in consulting recently. I'm not sure if I am ready to recruit right now. If I take my Senior Fall semester off and graduate in December 2025 instead, will I be able to recruit ... (read entire question)

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Where does BCG do their annual cohort kickoffs?

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Anonymous A asked 6 hours ago

Already have BCG and Mck offers. I know from some friends that Mck does their cohort kickoffs at Kitzbuehel… Where does BCG do theirs if anyone knows?

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How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations?

PrepLounge: Personal Fit

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Daniel

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McKinsey / ex-Interviewer at McKinsey / I will coach you to rock those interviews

Daniel

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McKinsey / ex-Interviewer at McKinsey / I will coach you to rock those interviews

This question tests your ability to do things 80/20. What is 80/20? It’s a rule which basically states that 80% of the results come just from 20% of your efforts. So, in practice it means that during the stressful sit ... (read entire answer)

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BCG Platinion Online Assessment

BCG Platinion

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While I can't directly answer your questions, here's some information that I believe might be useful. They use a mix of technical questions / cases and regular case interview cases (probably more IT/Digital focus). A fe ... (read entire answer)

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Toxic Workplace -Seeking Advice on Promotion and Pay Discrepancy

MBB strategy

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Alberto

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Ex-McKinsey Associate Partner | +15 years in consulting | +200 McKinsey 1st & 2nd round interviews

Alberto

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gave the best answer on Mar 13, 2024

Ex-McKinsey Associate Partner | +15 years in consulting | +200 McKinsey 1st & 2nd round interviews

Hi there, I'm sorry to hear about your situation. To your questions: Q1: How to approach the conversation with the department head effectively? Keep the conversation fact based and try to avoid any kind of emotional res ... (read entire answer)

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How to prepare for a presentation-case-interview?

Case Case Interview consulting presentation strategy

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Dennis

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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Dennis

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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Hi there, find below two example cases that could be used for the presentation-case interview format. Usually these types of cases will contain a lot of exhibits and data for you to sift through to extract relevant info ... (read entire answer)

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Best time of the year to apply for MBB at Consultant/Associate level

timing

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gave the best answer on Mar 15, 2024

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Wow, that's a huge question that only triggers more questions from my side. The biggest two are 1. are you applying for a starting role or as an experienced hire 2. what region are you applying to If you're applying f ... (read entire answer)

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Clarifying Ban Periods at Consulting Firms

Case Interview Kearney dubai MBB Mentorship

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Francesco

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Francesco

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Hi there, 1) Does the ban period only apply if a candidate makes it through multiple rounds of interviews but does not receive an offer? Or does even being screened out after the initial application trigger the ban peri ... (read entire answer)

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Tell me about ADL - considering a lateral move there

ADL ADLittle

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Florian

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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets

Florian

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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets

Hi there, I don't have specific insights except that ADL is considered a tier-3 firm which comes with the benefits and drawbacks you would expect: Work-life balance is better compared to T2 Trajectory, reputation, exit ... (read entire answer)

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Can I get some more time for my case interviews???

MBB

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Hi there, It depends on how you're recruiting. It also depends on the firm and their pipeline/needs. Recognize that if firm x needs to hire people to fill their pipeline requirements, that that is when you want to inter ... (read entire answer)

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Moving to Riyadh alone from Europe

Middle East riyadh

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gave the best answer on Apr 23, 2024

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Sorry to hear about your concerns. I've had lots of candidates going for Riyadh and all seem to enjoy it, so I can only say good things about it for now. Check Fishbowl where you're likely to find lots of consultants ... (read entire answer)

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Market sizing - EVs in KSA

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Iman

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Systemiq | Ex-BCG | 10 years experience with 8+ specialising in sustainability | Free Intro | Ex-PrepLounge candidate

Iman

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Systemiq | Ex-BCG | 10 years experience with 8+ specialising in sustainability | Free Intro | Ex-PrepLounge candidate

Hi! You can take a look at this example and tweak it to KSA.

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Relocation bonus negotiations - advice

bonus negotiation relocation

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Dennis

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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Dennis

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gave the best answer on Apr 23, 2024

Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Hi there, I have seen cases where HR said no initially and then that got changed once a partner talked to them. It really depends on the situation and how much support you might get from a partner. HR is usually concern ... (read entire answer)

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Prepare for the job

Bain

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Oliver

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Former BCG interviewer (75+ interviews for associates, consultants and MBA hires) | I will make your practice perfect

Oliver

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Former BCG interviewer (75+ interviews for associates, consultants and MBA hires) | I will make your practice perfect

Hi there, First of all, I advise you not to worry too much about your business background knowledge before starting your internship. Many hires, the majority in some regions, do not come from an economic or business bac ... (read entire answer)

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Meeting with no show partner counts in amount of meetings?

No case partner

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Worth asking PrepLounge admin on this. It shouldn't count if you actually didn't benefit from the meeting. This is a common problem that candidates have. Not everybody is reliable with showing up. Once you find 1-3 pe ... (read entire answer)

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Re-application to MBB after being counseled to leave.

MBB

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Udayan

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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

Udayan

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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

Is there a reason you want to go back, especially given that you're doing well and are liked by your team? In terms of going back - of course it's possible but not for the firm you were counseled to leave. For other fir ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Rejection Email

McKinsey & Company

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Santiago

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Ex- Consultant at Mckinsey (With Offer from BCG too) | Expert Case Coach | Passionate for Case Studies

Santiago

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Ex- Consultant at Mckinsey (With Offer from BCG too) | Expert Case Coach | Passionate for Case Studies

The email follows somewhat the standard rejection format, I wouldn't expect from them to reach out. There are way to many applicants at Mckinsey. Don't be discouraged; instead, consider applying to other consulting fir ... (read entire answer)

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Mckinsey interview doubts

McKinsey

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It kind of depends on the interviewer. Some would rather have questions after the whole prompt, others give you room to ask in between. Either way, making this a conversation is never regarded as a negative, so you're f ... (read entire answer)

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BCG Consultant Roles Questions

Application BCG consulting

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Oliver

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Former BCG interviewer (75+ interviews for associates, consultants and MBA hires) | I will make your practice perfect

Oliver

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Former BCG interviewer (75+ interviews for associates, consultants and MBA hires) | I will make your practice perfect

Hi, Great to hear that you are applying for BCG. Three suggestions: Depending on the region you are applying in - the easiest way to apply is through a BCG organized recruiting event. They might offer business courses, ... (read entire answer)

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