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Anyone familiar with Hexagone Capital? Any feedback on their services? (As a financial advisor not an employer)

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Out of curiosity, how "easy" of a move it is to go to consulting in Middle East from Europe?

Completely fluent in English, currently Senior Consultant. What would the job market there look l… more

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What are the current starting salaries for Manager grade at various firms (big 4, t2, mbb) in UAE and KSA. I'm not sure if this bowl maintains a spreadsheet of this info.

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How do you find consulting sustainable as a career? If you are staffed on a horrible project, you are done. Have you guys had the same experience?

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McKinsey & Company Hi,

I am from Malaysia and I am looking to apply for associate position within McKinsey Middle East offices. Are there any consultants who can help to provide referral. McKinsey &am… more

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Hi fellow fishes, based in UK and looking to move to GCC, specifically Saudi Arabia due to family ties. Have lived im Saudi before.

Over 10 years experience in Programme management and Transformation.

A… more

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What are some of the things you did to become super fast with Excel and PowerPoint? Although I have been using these tools for 2 years now, I'm still very dependent on a mouse and the toolbar... I really want… more

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Consultants in BCG Riyadh- interested in some unfiltered anonymous insights about the type of work/ general culture/life at the firm. Esp interested in speaking to expats who made the move from NA/Eur… more

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Is it worth it to apply to OW and Kearney Middle East openings without a referral at the Entry Level as recent graduate from the UK or are these roles reserved for the Home Nationals. Any insights would be appreciated.Oliver Wymanmore

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How will Deloittes' global restructure impact its business model in the ME? Will they cut jobs?

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Hi all,
What’s the best/easiest position to lateral/exit to to T2 / MBB? (Senior Consultant, Manager?)
Currently at a boutique/T3 firm as entry level and up for consultant promo - and want to assess my … more

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Hello! Anyone working in corporate strategy roles at NEOM? Would love to know about your experience especially if you’re working in Corporate strategy, or strategies in the 14 sectors like Enowa, Tono… more

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Is it worth to move to Riyadh or UAE from Canada?
Can I come back to Canada and still progress career-wise?

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Anyone work at Accenture? Would love to get a referral

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Im looking to transition to an in-house m&a roles. Anyone any idea which companies would be best / how to go about it?

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Anyone know any recruiters that are hiring? I have 6+ years of data visualization experience and open to working in UAE or Saudi.

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How can i check whether a university masters can be accredited in the UAE or Saudi. Im planning to do a part time masters in data science with Uni of Essex in london.

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Hi Fish! A friend of mine is a freelance consultant specialized in sustainability and renewables. He recently moved to Dubai from NA with 7 years of experience. Any one looking to staff a sustainabili… more

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As an expat, which trading platform do you invest through and why? (E.g., sarwa, IBKR)

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Any difference between a Dubai vs Abu Dhabi job contact?

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How’s work during Ramadan period ? Do you miss iftar because of work or work after iftar ?

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Anyone staying in Riyadh want to grab iftaar one day? Am staying at the Hyatt Regency in case anyone else is staying there

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Any firms still accepting summer internship apps?

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How common is SMO work in MBB/T2? SMO being strategy implementation support, ad-hoc analyses etc.

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Any Engineer consultants were able to make the move from North America to ME. If so how did you do it?

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Hi All! Happy Sunday ☺️

I'm based in the UK and looking to make a move to the Middle East. My background is primarily in business intelligence and third party risk. Though I'm open to most forms of strateg… more

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Hello, I am looking for people in PE / Investor practices in MBB / T2 willing to provide a referral. I will share my background details in DM for consideration (currently in T2 in Dubai, but my backgr… more

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Hello everyone I have experience in renewable energy & sustainability I consulated several projects solar related in Arifca & middle east.
Can anyone help me get a new consultanting opportunity… more

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Looking to compare entry level consulting salaries of the B4 (Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG) since the excel sheet seems to be outdated

For Monitor Deloitte entry level it’s around $55k a year including … more

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Is BCG and OW still hiring for their Riyadh office?

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Folks! Any consultants here who have their base/bench in Abu Dhabi and live in Dubai? Wondering how life is like. About to move and my company (consulting firm) has registered in Abu Dhabi. Given work… more

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How long does it take to hear back after MBB final round interviews?

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How strong is Oliver Wyman's presence in KSA , are they expanding and what type of projects they are mainly focusing on.
I'm working at IBM Canada but interested in moving to KSA

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Question about Strategy&, Kearney and Oliver Wyman. Which hotels do consultants of these firms typically stay in when doing projects in Saudi? Want to compare travel perks

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Hello All,
The news of the Mckinsey consultant who took his own life is saddening and depressing.
I am not familiar with the circumstances but during my Mckinsey days I bore witness to many things that atle… more

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Why do people say ADL has the best culture in the ME? What does it do differently?

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What is the best way to get a foot into the ME technology market as a consultant/director?

Interested in finding out about employment, how to navigate the market and where to start as an experienced di… more

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Bain & Company Hello

I'm looking for a referral as an Associate entry-level at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) . and Bain & Company . I've been a project manager for 1 year and I was previously a strat… more

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Hi I’m starting soon and wanted to know if you guys wear tie or not?

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Bain & Company When will we finally see MBBs/T2s open offices in Jeddah? Pretty much all MBB/T2 firms have TWO offices in the UAE (ie Abu Dhabi and Dubai), yet ALL (to my knowledge) have only ONE office in Saudi. Yes, it’s clear that the focus on public sector means that most of the work … more

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