Any good answers on “why Boston Consulting Group “ question in the interview? Frankly, I’m happy to just step up into MBB? Applying in Europe if it matters

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BCG prides itself on its curiosity and intellectual culture. The people are also “the best” there so mention one of these two or both and talk about how relationships exist at work and outside of work because of how wonderful the people are. Offer the Koolaid but don’t be tempted to drink it. Everyone has awesome people (and bad nuggets) and the culture is far more office-dependent than firm-dependent.

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Culture is more team/pyramid dependent than anything 😄

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Do you have friends who work there or have you talked to anyone there? If so ask them the question and repeat something similar in your interview (probably something about bright people, mission/values and culture)

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- innovative approaches tailored to the client and situation, not just off the shelf solutions
- collaborative approach, views clients as partners and creates buy-in at multiple levels of the organization to facilitate lasting change, rather than only engaging with highest level of leadership

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Need to talk to people who work there in your office to get a real answer

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Never got asked it across all 3 interviews

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RIP i dont know anyone there lol

Contact people through LinkedIn for a 10 mins chat about their experience there

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