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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, if the recruiter is on longterm break, they probably referred to another HR contact in their email note of absence. Try to contact some other HR person for follow up but not the interviewers. They will likely ... (read entire answer)

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BCG Middle East Fresh Graduate

BCG MBB Middle East

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Anonymous C gave the best answer on Apr 15, 2024

If you are talking about the Riyadh office, Deloitte is a very respectful firm, especially for you as a fresh graduate. As the other commenter mentioned, if you were not able to pass the final round for BCG you should a ... (read entire answer)

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In MBB, if you're under consideration for office X then does that mean you've been rejected from any offices higher up in your prefereces?

Bain Bain & Company BCG MBB McKinsey & Company strategy consulting USA

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Cristian

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In the US, it's a bit different. Basically, it rather means that the office that you're being considered for was actively looking for more people to recruit, whereas the offices higher up in your preference were alread ... (read entire answer)

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When is the 12-month ban counted from?

MBB

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Cristian

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Cristian

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It's not a fixed time. It's rather an indicative period of time, which they assume is necessary for you to develop the additional skills to make it worth interviewing you. So even if 8 months have passed since you wer ... (read entire answer)

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Seeking Advice for Upcoming Consulting Firm Event

Coffee Chat Cover letter Referral

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Francesco

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Francesco

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Hi there, 1) Should I contact them before the event? What would be your goal when contacting them? Depending on that, it might or might not make sense. If you need to apply for the summer internship before the event (I ... (read entire answer)

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Getting staffed as a post-MBA Associate

Post-MBA staffing

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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 Lionila, it sounds like you know the area you want to work in. So the best you can do is to try to get as much exposure to that area as you can. Raise your hand and let the people in your company know what you are pa ... (read entire answer)

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DHL Management Consulting

consulting DHL Consulting supply chain

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Cristian

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If I were you, I'd shoot an email to the recruiter exactly with this content. The format of the interview should never be a secret for you. And the more you find out from the recruiter before the event, the better posi ... (read entire answer)

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US PEOPLE ONLY PLEASE! Does having an referral matter for MBB?

networking Referral Referral program at MBB

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Cristian

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Cristian

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I can understand how all of this is confusing, especially with so much hearsay floating around. It gets even more confusing when you speak with people in MBB who aren't part of the recruitment process and who assume th ... (read entire answer)

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How much does Bain care about "fit"? Can it be an unspoken reason for rejection?

advanced degree Bain & Company MBB USA

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Fit is usually cultural fit (and well… Bain really has a bias/preference towards extroverts/ outgoing people, in my humble opinion). If there's an issue regarding target industries… then they would usually let you know, ... (read entire answer)

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Where to find affordable mentoring session?

consulting MBB

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Some coaches offer discounts over their base prices (or you may be able to negotiate one). For example, I am giving out 30% discounts in April (up to 10 candidates) over my current price. To be honest, while I understan ... (read entire answer)

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I have done with my interview at one of big 4 firm and now it’s have been more then 3 weeks

Interview results

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Udayan

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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /6 years McKinsey recruiting experience

Udayan

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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /6 years McKinsey recruiting experience

Most likely if they are not replying it's because a decision has still not been made. If it was a no they would have sent a rejection mail and if it was a yes they would have made an offer. They may be still waiting to ... (read entire answer)

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UK MBA: Transitioning from Growth/product role at a startup into consulting

consulting MBA transition UK

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Udayan

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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /6 years McKinsey recruiting experience

Udayan

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Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /6 years McKinsey recruiting experience

You have a great profile from a work experience perspective! In terms of MBA - I would not look outside Top 7-8 schools in the US, LBS and INSEAD. You will be severely limiting your chances to get into a top consulting ... (read entire answer)

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Do you have a question for our consulting experts, too?

Big 4 or MBB to IB

career consulting investment banking Private Equity

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Cristian

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Cristian

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Pamela, That's a tough one, but to be honest, from a long-term perspective, all options are great. Yes, it would make more sense to stay for your promotion and then go in directly as a Senior Associate, but if you have ... (read entire answer)

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Recall for the interview at MBB

MBB

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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, I have not heard of that happening. A candidate who does not pass the first round can reapply after the 12-18 months ban period and might get invited again if they were able to add relevant new experiences to ... (read entire answer)

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Apply to both McK BA and Junior Associate? How does that work?

business analyst junior associate McKinsey Middle East

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Cristian

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Cristian

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The reality is that in 95% of cases it's either the first office or nothing. As in, it's rather an exception that the first office reviews your application and considers you to be more suitable for the second office and ... (read entire answer)

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Rohertragsmargen

Roland Berger Case: Onlinestar

Laura asked on Apr 14, 2024

Warum rechnet man die Rohertragsmargen in den einzelnen Produktkategorien auf Basis des Vorjahrs und nicht auf Basis der Umsatzprognose von 501 Mio Euro - und später in der Berechnung der Gesamtprognose nimmt man aber d ... (read entire question)

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Bain SOVA preparation

Bain & Company

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Cristian

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Check out RocketBlocks and MConsultingPrep for test examples. Happy to also share a few examples of similar tests (though not specifically SOVA). SOVA combines the common elements of all such tests (inductive reasonin ... (read entire answer)

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Bain SOVA test deadline

Bain & Company deadline SOVA

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Cristian

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Cristian

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Theoretically, no. Practically, yes. Reach out and explain that you have some other urgent deadlines (e.g., professionally) or you're unavailable for personal reasons and that you would require an extension. I've seen ... (read entire answer)

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Importance of Cover Letter

Application consulting

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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, the cover letter gives you the chance to talk about your motivation and ambition - it adds a personal touch if it is written well. The CV is just a list and descriptive but not inspirational. Of course it is u ... (read entire answer)

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URGENT - Case Study interview for M&A Operation (Deloitte), Operations Due Diligence, ODD, Synergies, Carve out

Carve-Out Deals Deloitte Excel for consultants M&A Case operations cases Synergies

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Cenan

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Expert interview coach and mentor | Strategy&, PwC UK and Germany

Cenan

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Expert interview coach and mentor | Strategy&, PwC UK and Germany

Hey Cameron, I believe I can help you as I'm a Due Diligence consultant and left Strategy& Deals London only three weeks ago. Feel free to reach out.

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