Evening all, planning to move out to the UAE from Western Europe in the next year and looking for a role in consulting. Will have 3.5 years in big4 consulting (public sector and consumer goods projects mainly) and an MSc in Strategic management from a top European b-school. What are my prospects for MBB/T2 post-MBA Associate roles? Any insight/thoughts/advice welcome!

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So hard to answer. Someone with your profile has gotten in at MBB+T2 and someone with your profile has been screened out so you never know until you apply. Post MBA role is highly unlikely tho.

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Fair, more than a few factors impacting the outcome.

I suspected as much about the post-MBA role, just don’t want to undersell myself when applying!

Thanks for the response!

Sell them on your passion for public sector and that’s where you see your future = done.

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Will do, thanks!

The right question is not getting in... you should ask your self are you ready to fly weekly (Post COVID-19) to Riyadh?!... or 2-3weeks and one week in home base (Dubai or Abu Dhabi) during COVID-19

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For the jump in salary from where I am now, I’ll walk to Riyadh every week!

Hey Riyadh is getting better btw .. vision 2030 n all 😅😅😅

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