Question for those who recruit campus hires at Big 4 and tech companies: What do the resumes of those who get to the interview stage look like? I met a recent college grad (he was my Uber driver) who wants to start a career in Cybersecurity and recently graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice. I gave him links to internships and staff positions but his resume needs some TLC as he has very limited work experience and nothing is relevant. I’d like to refer him but his resume is very bare.

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Received an interview for a BCG "consultant" level role. Any insights to WLB at the firm or MBB in general? Potential client would be manufacturers/commercial side.

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I have a nostril piercing, do i need to take it out for management consulting interviews?
For reference: 23 yr old female, indian

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Anyone lateral from B4 to LEK? Thinking about applying and wondering what your experiences were like (in terms of types of projects, work life balance, etc)

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Is job hopping bad?
I just recently accepted a corporate strategy position (6 months ago) at a company I like for a lot of reasons, but it’s not exactly the industry I want to stay in. I’m getting interviews at companies I originally wanted and am wondering how it would affect my image if I took them.

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Feeling burnout and not feeling very appreciated. Looking to make a move and would like some guidance. I can only move after next September to avoid retention bonus clawback. If so, is April-May a good time to look for interviews? Also, how can we filter for jobs that will potentially offer more than my current pay. Very few open LinkedIn jobs show pay range. Looking to talk to someone who moved recently

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McKinsey & Company Just had the first of my final round interviews with McKinsey & Company. A bit taken aback as the interviewer specifically asked me to share a PEI story that I have not shared with the previous round interviewers. I have not heard of other case partners who had the same experience and they were usually able to share the same stories as they did in the first round. Any insights on this? Thanks much!

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I’m currently lucky enough to have been invited for interviews with different companies. Two of them used the exact same logic and personality test. Can I reference my responses or that I’ve just filled out a similar test to my interview with the second company? If so, how would you go about it?

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Hello, any former MBB interviewers or partners willing to help with prep for 1st round McKinsey interview? Happy to pay a reasonable fee for your time… pls DM me.

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Why Kearney

Interviewing for Strategic Operations Practice

Any insights into industry/wlb/average project timeline?

The website didn't provide much. I didn't want to provide a basic answer. Appreciate any insights y'all have

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Do you get rejected by email or over the phone after a super day interview?

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Hi all - I’ve got a scenario interview to do a project discovery in an hour session to nail down the high level requirements. Does anyone have a good guide and/or template I can use for some planning? This is is a more technical project in nature.

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Any thoughts on Why Kearney for the behavioral interview? Thanks! Kearney

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I rescheduled an interview due to a client conflict and now I have the flu the day before my reschedule date— is it OK to reschedule? really worried about seeming flaky

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I am a recent business grad from Saskatchewan Canada. I am in the interview process with one of the big 4 accounting firms for a position as an analyst (title given before moving up to a consultant). I would dabble in tech, financial and human capital projects while I find my niche. They have asked me to send them my salary expectation and I hope that some of you could give me insight as to what would be a salary I should be expecting / asking for. Thank you in advance!

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Happy Sunday all. This is an odd one but hear me out. I just finished the final round of interviews last week for a middle office role at JPMC. I’m being considered but my friend who works in the dpt told me that I’m no longer the top choice. This role would change my life in spectacular fashion and I want to do whatever I can. So with that, I’m asking if anyone here is established at JP and would be wiling to reach out to the hiring manager on my behalf. I can type the email.

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Have an entry level interview AlixPartners performance improvement coming up - anyone willing to connect and chat about the role?

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Have a case interview coming up for AlixPartners Enterprise Improvement group. Any tips?

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Cheers to all of you who are preparing case interviews, you got this bro

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I’m applying to a staff level position at ey. I’m a recent college grad (December 2021) and I have 8 months of consulting internship experience. The application is requiring a college transcript and asking that I list my GPA grade. Although I already graduated and have consulting experience, how much can a bad GPA affect my application? My undergrad gpa (<3.0) is not so great due to personal reasons, so I’m a bit nervous my application will be bypassed in the r

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How bad is it to pull out of an interview a couple days prior?

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I’ve been part of the interview process for quite a while. Just recently, I’ve been getting LinkedIn invites from the interviewees before the interview even happens. Anyone else find this a bit strange?

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Bain & Company I have interviewed with MBB a few times during the past 2 years and have been preparing for new MBB interviews the past few months. I've been regularly casing and working with a coach, but I'm still not performing at the right level. How do you deal with this? It's very frustrating because I'm trying, but I'm simply not good enough. Other people only need 5 days to prepare for and pass MBB interviews and I'm stuck years later
McKinsey & Company Bain & Company Boston Consulting Group.

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Will be an intern at a T2 next summer, coming from a non-target. Only got 1 MBB interview -> final round, rejections from the other 2. Had partner level referrals at 1 of the rejections, nothing at the other. How do I make sure I get all 3 interviews for FT if I choose to re-recruit?

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I've been working at my current firm for 8 months... not satisfied with the WLB, the work itself, and my pay. If I want to start applying elsewhere, would I be applying to the same pay grade level or senior consultant (the next level up)? Should I wait for my first promotion before applying?

Which consulting firms should I apply to? I'm 1+ years out of undergrad. All comments and suggestions appreciated, thanks.

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I have been told by my Accenture recruiter that feedback of my interviews were positive and that she's waiting on some approvals for the offer letter. How much time can these approvals take? It's already been a month since I was told about my interview feedback.

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Does getting a referral guarantee a first round interview at your company? Assuming there’s nothing terribly wrong with your application/resume/cover letter

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New York life insurance strategy role: upcoming interview anyone with experience or knowledge there? What's the interview like and what's the culture there?

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Bain & Company Could anyone share tips and experience with with the digital interview? I applied to one of the MBB North American offices and got a Hirevue interview email Bain & Company McKinsey & Company @bcg

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How often do you interview externally to assess your rate in the market or options?

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What is the structure for the Deloitte case interview round? Interviewing for the Capital Projects Group. Is it interviewer-led with the standard structure-math question-brainstorm question structure? Deloitte

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What do you know about Aptive? Interviewing for a "contingent hire" position. Does that mean a 1099 gig?

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Anyone able to provide examples of recent MBB case interviews? It’s been a few years since I had to do this… would be an experienced hire with a background in revenue growth

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Have a Gartner 30 minute “interview” scheduled with a University Recruiter next week. Was contacted after attending my school’s career fair. Any idea on what to expect?

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When’s the best time to apply to MBB as a lateral hire with 1 YOE (also 1 year out of undergrad)? I guess I’d still be applying to the entry level roles

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What’s the most thought-provoking behavioral interview question you’ve received?

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What are some good responses to answer this interview question? Tell me about a misconception about you which is not necessarily true.

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Anyone work at CFA corporate willing to provide some insight? Interviewing for an L10 role

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Any suggestions wrt to Axtria? The compensation, work culture etc? Looking for career switch into consulting from ML/AI. While trying to find interview opportunities with MBB for Consultant, a friend suggested senior roles in Axtria.

Any advice?

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Partners, have you ever been recruited by a client and turn it down? If so, were there any repercussions? I am one year from partner and being recruited by a client...looking like they will move quickly on an offer after initial interviews and I’m worried that if I turn it down it’ll be tough to sell back to that client.

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Interviewing for FAANG job requiring some SQL experience. I have used it at work but in pretty basic ways, what would interview questions on it look like?

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Hi..
I Appeared for an interview for RPA - Automation Anywhere. I didn't got any response after the interview. Then when I reached hiring manager through LinkedIn I got to know I cleared all the rounds but my expected cts is high so they might have rejected. First thing is I never said what I am expecting . And I clearly told In managerial round that I am open for salary discussion.

But no one responded. Will I get the call back in time? Or I just leave it and go ahead with other companies?

Wrapped up 3rd interview (including initial HR call) on earlier this week Director… when do you think I could get a offer?

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I plan to another 6-8 months in preparation and upskilling myself before I even apply.
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