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I tend to overwork myself and it’s really taking a toll on my mental well-being. I want to learn a lot and prove myself to my superiors so that they recognize me/see value. Now my work has a sense of dread to it. I watched my parents be workaholics growing up, so it’s all I know. I’m also goal-oriented and driven, so achieving a lot scratches that itch for me. But, it’s making me want to quit cause I’m burned out and depressed….im not sure what to do. Any suggestions would be helpful.
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Hello 🐠 I wanted to know why interview get cancelled. I had total 04 rounds of interview at Morgan Stanley. And 02 rounds were planned. Today I received mail that your 02 rounds are cancelled and HR will contact you. Whats the meaning of this? Am I rejected again...?
Note : in all previous rounds I got positive response from recruiter. Morgan Stanley Tata Consultancy Deloitte USI Cognizant
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This is not meant to sound snarky. The best tenure to exit is the tenure where you get an offer for the dream role. You don’t have to pick that tenure in advance. You can start looking now and make the decision when you have more information.
I had no timeline for leaving, but knew it would eventually. Spent 3+ years (starting year 2 post MBA) actively engaged with headhunters and being very picky. I probably accepted chats with 80% of HH who reached out, shared resumes for 15-20% of those, politely declined the rest - “keep me in mind next time,” did a handful of interviews, and, importantly, built relationships with a few HH who knew my dream role criteria. I also anchored discussions around top decile comp, typically 60%+ higher than current at any given time.
Fast forward and I ended up exiting for an 80-90% bump to a CEO reporting role at a public co where I already knew the team very well.
Develop your network (especially headhunters and senior clients) and cultivate opportunity now. At some point, a role will smack you in the face and force you to leave.
BCG1, this is all so helpful! I was at Bain before business school and the headhunters that reached out then wasn’t anything like this - probably a combination of tenure and my general lack of engagement with them (and therefore minimal targeting on their end). Will be sure to keep your advice in mind after I head back post-graduation.
Depends on role and industry you want to exit to, but staying to EM is probably better than exiting pre-EM
Look out for opportunities over a long time frame, the best exit is often not one you find once you hate the job so and lose your flexibility/leverage
Very good advice; thank ya!
Notwithstanding the above, if you are an undergrad hire without MBA, BCG consultant and McK EM are tough exits. You will be far less tenured (at 3-4y) than most other candidates (with 5-8 inc pre-MBA) for the roles you want.