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Agree with B1. The main differentiator between the experienced hires who did well and those who struggled was the humility and openness to learning of the former group.
Be humble! Learn from those who are younger as well as those who are older. Set up coffee chats with everyone on your team within your first few weeks of starting, and keep them up every few months (outside of your direct supervisor, who you should connect with every week or so)
The best thing you can do in your first year is take all the opportunities you’ve been given and crush them without complaining
Push back within reason, but don’t be picky about things - this is true for any new hire, but the added reality right now is that there isn’t a ton of work right now so you want to get staffed and develop a good rep for yourself even if your first case isn’t your most ideal one. You can try to select for team/industry/case type more after you’ve developed that, and once the economy recovers a bit. Best to position yourself to really excel in a year from now, when you have the credibility (and pipeline) to be more selective in what you work on
Re: social stuff, a lot of offices are still finding their footing post COVID. I would definitely try to get to know your class through organized stuff but also set up happy hours or whatever with people if you’re up for it; easiest to be the organizer if nothing is being organized. Volunteer groups in the firm may help too, but YMMV in terms of which ones are actual ongoing social/professional groups vs ad hoc events
Of course. DM / post if any other questions. You’ll do great if you stay calm and have a good attitude - just don’t overthink it ☺️
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Agree with B1, use the first year to learn, master the toolkit, get to know the company, do alot of different types of studies.
I came in with 10+ yrs experience.. just needed that mindset to accept its learning from younger people and understanding what consultancy is
Also I avoided studies where I would lean purely on my experience in the first 6 months. To force myself to be able to be an slround consultant and only later I combined that with expertise/experience.
It can be a tough journey, many give up, but decided to stick to it and made partner.
A2 ill find out first of january 😂
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If you’re coming in without any tenure, it just comes down to being humble and hungry - use your first case and first few months to just observe and learn. You’re going to make mistakes - just learn from them.
If you’re coming in with tenure, there are more nuanced things to watch out for and higher expectations out of the gate. As a general rule though, have an ownership mindset and be a good teammate. That will take you quite a ways in and of itself.
Avoid BCG. There’s a whole thread in our bowl about how bad experienced hires (laterals) are treated.
Will be at McKinsey but helpful to hear thoughts about MBB as a whole
How’d it go, OP?