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Do referrals work for summer internships at MBB?

MBB Non target Referral undergrad

Most recent answer on Feb 29, 2024

Cristian

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Cristian

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Wow, that's a great profile. I don't imagine you to struggle in getting referrals. Whether referrals are accepted or not for the internship program depends a lot on the geography and the firm. Plus, they keep changing ... (read entire answer)

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Do I need MBB Referrals?

Referral undergrad

Most recent answer on Oct 31, 2023

Francesco

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Francesco

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gave the best answer on Jul 29, 2020

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Hi there, Congrats on your great GPA first of all, that’s pretty impressive. Your profile seems very solid but MBB are recruiting fewer people this year – a referral can just help, thus I would go for that. Bett ... (read entire answer)

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How Long Should My Framework Take?

Client and MBB undergrad

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Clara

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Clara

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gave the best answer on Jul 28, 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! In a 1-h interview, you have arround half an hour for the case, it´s standard. Hence, the usual is to take ~2 mins to write the tree and then another 2-3 to comment it, followed by interviewer questions. ... (read entire answer)

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Do different MBB offices offer interviews on the same day?

Bain BCG internship MBB Mck McKinsey recruiting undergrad

Most recent answer on Jul 26, 2021

gave the best answer on Jul 25, 2021

Hi there, Yes timelines across offices are different AND rejections/invites just come at different speeds for everyone. Please just be patient (and double-check that you applied!) and you should start hearing back s ... (read entire answer)

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Where should I focus my efforts as an undergrad that's so confused?

Advice undergrad

Most recent answer on Jul 19, 2021

Erica

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Ex-McKinsey / 100% offer rate / LBS / Principle driven / Real case/ If you get the interview, you should get the offer!

Erica

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gave the best answer on Jul 18, 2021

Ex-McKinsey / 100% offer rate / LBS / Principle driven / Real case/ If you get the interview, you should get the offer!

Hi Jeremy, It's great that you start preparation quite early as the more time you have for preparation, the much higher chance you get in joining the top firms. Even though the recruitment process involves multiple st ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Offer & Delay in Graduation

cancelling offer MBB mbb offer McKinsey & Company offer undergrad

Most recent answer on Jun 29, 2021

gave the best answer on Jun 28, 2021

Hi there, So glad to hear that you received an offer and that we were able to help! Don't worry...everything will be fine here. Think about it: All the other firms were fine with this, so why wouldn't McKinsey be? (an ... (read entire answer)

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on Jun 29, 2021 on Jun 29, 2021
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Can I transfer offices from internship to FT?

internship MBB officetransfer undergrad

Most recent answer on Dec 30, 2020

gave the best answer on Dec 08, 2020

Hi there, From a risk perspective I would highly advise against this. Each region has a stake in their interns and invest a lot of time/money in filtering out/recruiting you. I would highly advise that you look to c ... (read entire answer)

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Slalom Case Interview - Undergraduate

Case Interview case study Slalom undergrad Undergraduate

Most recent answer on Dec 01, 2020

Clara

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Clara

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gave the best answer on Nov 28, 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! In most cases, small and boutique consulting, the process is very very similar to the big MBB. Hence, best is to leverage the same classic approach, that Im going to copy down here, hope it´s useful! Best, ... (read entire answer)

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Impacts of covid-19 on future opportunities

covid19 MBB Summer Internship undergrad

Most recent answer on Nov 24, 2020

Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 05, 2020

This is very difficult to answer, however, I can tell you that at the moment most consulting and non consulting firms will at least hold recruitment until they can better gauge the situation. If your internship got ca ... (read entire answer)

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on Nov 24, 2020 on Nov 24, 2020
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MBB recruiting with COVID

BCG Bain McKinsey Consulting interviewing Consulting Resume Coronavirus covid19 Deloitte McKinsey recruiting undergrad undergraduate business degree

Most recent answer on Nov 09, 2020

gave the best answer on Jul 06, 2020

Hi Natalie, First, more than happy to quickly look over your resume and answer some quick questions. Second, here are a few thoughts on how COVID-19 is affecting the consulting world. INTERVIEW FORMATS Most inte ... (read entire answer)

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How long should a case interview take?

MBB undergrad

Most recent answer on Oct 31, 2020

Axel

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Axel

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gave the best answer on Jul 24, 2020

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Hi! This totally depends on the case that is given. If there is a 30-minute timeslot for the case provided in your Bain interview, the format of the case is adjusted so that it is feasible to solve it within this time ... (read entire answer)

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on Oct 31, 2020 on Oct 31, 2020
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Undergrad Internship Interview Differences

MBB undergrad

Most recent answer on Jul 13, 2020

Francesco

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Francesco

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gave the best answer on Jul 10, 2020

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Hi there, There is no difference in the interview itself for undergrad or MBAs – you will still have a structure as: Fit Case Your questions There are different expectations though. If you are a post MBA, t ... (read entire answer)

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