Bombed my BCG interview. Is it even worth sending a thank you email? And if I do is it a bad look to acknowledge I didn’t do as well as I had hoped but still appreciate the opportunity?

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I mean, I really wouldn’t worry about it. Earlier this week someone posted a graphic of their absurdly named spinoff groups, and today one of their employees is asking if he/she should dispute a charge related to passport photos. Not sure it’s cracked up..

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Won’t impact the offer either way, no need to mention underperforming, but regardless, professional to send it

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Don't sweat it, there's always Bain and McK. Learn from this.

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Just send it. Don’t highlight your shortcomings. Might inadvertently tank a review that wasn’t as bad as you thought

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Was just super nervous and seemed very uncomfortable then messed up some easy mental math because of it

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It happens to everyone..for an internship at KMPG ended up tearing up in the interview with a Partner trying to hold in a cough (the rolled down my entire face) so crush your weekend and get back in it

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Ps sorry to hear it! 😓

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Send the email. It’s a courteous thing to Also, interviewing isn’t easy- no one likes to reject candidates who have worked really hard to prepare. As an interviewer, it’s nice to know that my time was appreciated, even if the decision was not to hire.

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Definitely do the professional thing regardless of performance, and don’t evaluate your performance in the email though, that’s their job

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Send the email don't mention the flub up. They've already discussed you

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Don't mention the bad performance. No good will come of that. Only downsides.

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Who knows, maybe you shouldn’t be so hard on yourself. I’ve thought I bombed many interviews and presentations only to find out later I killed them

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I’m not really interviewing elsewhere. To be honest I’m trying to leave consulting but would have taken the BCG position because of the prestige so that’s why I’m not so upset about it. I’m looking into other industries that i might be interested in and trying to get out of financial services. And I got the right conclusion but it took a lot of guiding and I could tell from their faces I had made too many errors

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My interviewers were principals btw

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Bombed how?

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Keep gate for future open .. do send thank you and add that u could have do e much better in a more causal environment and invite them for dinner conversation

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I sent the emails - haven’t heard anything back yet. Thanks for the advice everyone!

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Updates?

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I did not get the job

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