Got offers at Bain & McK, didn’t even get an interview at BCG (with a referral), the one I really wanted. Why is BCG recruiting so weird?

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I got bain and not even an interview at the other 2. Just the way things happen

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It’s like rolling the dice. I got offers at McK and BCG but got rejected by Bain so who knows…

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I only got an offer from BCG, didn’t make it thru the Bain process and no McK interview (3 years ago during OCR)…you’re not the only one who thinks our recruiting is weird

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Had McK / BCG offers but didn’t make it through Bain’s process. It’s a numbers game.

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It’s a cold game, dog

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Why do you want BCG more than Mck and Bain?

Strength within one specific practice

The bennies

Thanks BCG2

Got BCG offer but no interview at Mck or Bain, makes no sense lol but congrats!!!

Everyone knows that BCG is a little weird.

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