All Things MBB

Struggle with complex chart reading in case interviews and tend to blabber alot without getting to key insights. Any tips on how to get better at this?

LA / West Coast MBB men: what do you wear to work? Joining LA office of MBB and would love your suggestions. Moving from east coast with the typical finance uniform of lulu abcs + dress shirts + vests… more

How to best prep for an experienced hire case interview? I’ve been out of school for about 4 years and honestly have a heavy tech implementation background from big4, so I’m getting anxious about case… more

Any tips on how to improve framework logic articulation in case interviews? Somtimes struggle to do it under time pressure in case interviews

Compensation is long overdue a correction. The last one was 4 years ago. Is there anything in the grapevine? What are the odds on 2027 increase?

Is the “bar to pass” the same for all candidates recruiting for the same role at MBB?

Eg, if an experienced hire in consulting, MBA grad, and experienced hire from industry are all applying for the sa… more

Not MBB, but anyone interview with OW and have comparison of difficulty? McK is the only MBB I’ve interviewed with, so not sure where differences lie besides interviewer vs. candidate-led

Anyone who completed BCG final round today receive an offer call yet?

Just received McKinsey Associate offer in NA. Have some time until start date, willing to offer some coaching sessions, hit me up!

Are weekends protected at BCG at the post-MBA level? Or is it project dependent?

Any benefit to starting at MBB in August vs September?

Hi All - I desperately need help with something. I was an ex management consultant and recently lost my job. I have been getting decent number of calls but am having a lot of trouble converting them p… more

Dream job is higher education admin — Dean of Students or similar. Would love advice from anybody who has made this move or is familiar! Thank you

FOUNDER available for Q&A. Top firm for compensation, selectivity, WLB, freedom and flexibility. On flight LAX to JFK right now and this movie Normal is super boring so I’m avail for your Qs. Than… more

Incoming A/AC/BA, scared of getting staffed on a dumpster fire of a case — how do I figure out what/who to avoid?

If you left MBB as an SM, EM, PL, etc; and then had to take an unexpected multi-year career break, how would you position yourself coming back? Would you look to down-level in a more relaxed setting?

I… more

Tired of leadership thinking if we used AI more that it would solve the workload problem. AI can make pretty slides, but you still have to verify the data. It’s not always correct in its analysis. Yo… more

Have an interview for Sr. Product Manager at Bain and Co. TSG. What is the culture like on the administrative side? Anything I should be aware of?

Starting at MBB soon and wondering: would I ever find myself able to take ~2 weeks off for surgery and recovery sometime later during my first year, or is that just not realistic in this line of work?

What are the most common M/SM failure modes post-MBB?

Curious as to your thoughts - for smart people with good education, but still relatively new in career and domain expertise, what have you seen as the most com… more

Hi folks,

I’d love to learn some networking tricks from you all.

When attending an industry or academic conference—especially when you’re the only person from your team or company there—how do you successfull… more

When applying to Experienced Hire roles, do we need to have a good reason to apply to an office in city where we've never been? Or do offices not care and just need to fill roles ASAP based on rel… more

How do you pick projects/decide what practices to focus on? I'm starting soon as a Consultant and I'm trying to figure out what to do. People have suggested finding a lane/niche early and staying there, i… more

Does rejection from a practice-specific Associate role at McK prevent you from applying to another such role before the end of the cooldown period?

Can someone in or formerly from McKinsey Transformation share their experience? Can you be staffed on non-Transformation projects? Were you able to transfer into other practices over time?

Anyone at BCG work in the CFO Excellence line? Looking to connect. I’m a CPA with consulting, CFO level duties, and IPO (US and International) experience. Curious about the day to day of the job and t… more

Does bcg eh at the consultant level typically hire for a certain niche / gap that needs to be filled in a given office? If rejected after the decision round, what is generally the cool-off period?

Hi all, anyone who applied to BCG EH Associate the week of May 11 or later hear back at all? Been some time and trying to gauge whether it’s a reject

About to start Post-MBA at M in a US office this summer. Considering asking to defer start date for a mix of personal (relating to recent family events) and professional (I’d like to try finance — and… more