Does school play a factor when interviewing with BCG (already have Interview)? Assuming fit & case portions go well.

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Deff plays in whether BCG says it does or not. Unconscious bias is a real thing.

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No

And @D1- regrettable and inappropriate if true

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Nope

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If you got the interview, then all that matters is case and fit. Your interviewers likely went to your school already, and if they didn’t, it doesn’t matter.

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When I interviewed “you’re from (my school) how are you here?”

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I think there are 2-3 people in the entire company that went to my school..that too after an M7 MBA

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I don’t think it is unconscious bias as much as they aren’t telling you. Conscious and silent bias.

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Unconscious bias. Take a look at the pool of hires. I know my school, a target school, is what helped me network and get interviews in NYC, which I consider to be a region with some of the most competitive candidates.

^ yes but that was in the process of getting interviews. After you have the interview, they’re basically saying that your school doesn’t matter anymore - because you and your school (whether because of or despite) were enough to get you an interview

@B1 - True. :)

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