Any advice on how to switch from big 4 to tier 1 consulting firms like BCG and MCK?

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Generally either build up specific expertise in a high-priority area (network within your target office to find out what those are), or demonstrate that you've done something impressive in addition to excelling at work (built a startup in your spare time etc.).

It will probably be assumed that you applied to MBB when you applied to your current job but didn't make it, so you need to demonstrate that during these years something has changed to now make you a stronger candidate.

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Go to a top business school, the case prep required will be really hard to do on your own

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