Did I lose my chances at BCG north America by giving a preference for middle east?

Recently applied to consultant at BCG with Canada offices as first and second preference and middle east as third (with a 15% interest).

Recently got an interview invite for middle east but nothing for Canada. I'd love to work for BCG but I'd love to be able to do so in Canada. Where do I go from here? Can I request HR to change office or would that make it seem like I'm not interested?

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Transferring offices isn’t hard, one option is to start in Middle East and then lateral to Canada after a year.

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You might have a unique skill that differentiates you in the middle east. You can check with HR but I would still express interest even if middle east.

As above poster said, you can lateral to NA after. Middle east could be a great adventure

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Why did you rank ME at all if you wanted to be in Canada? You could try asking the recruiter but honestly each system does recruiting separately so it’s pretty unlikely they’ll be able to influence Canada recruiting to get you a spot

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Yea I think you should’ve just ranked 3 Canadian offices instead lol

This happened to my brother a few years ago. Do not listen to those saying you can easily transfer internally as that is not true. BCG middle east office is internally viewed as not on same level as europe / NA offices as the type of work is different (exclusively public sector work for saudi) If you do not see yourself being in the middle east office long term, speak with the recruiter and try to interview directly with NA region right now. Good luck!

Thanks so much BCG 2&3. I'd like to live in Canada for personal reasons and this makes me hopeful

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