Bain & Company Had my final Bain & Company not too long ago for experienced consultant. Unfortunately was not offered a full time position. Bummer. Cases & math didn’t seem too hard, but hindsight is 20/20. Need to focus on driving forward. Spoke with recruiter at McKinsey & Company for Associate, but didn’t make it to interview phase. Not sure why. Applied to Boston Consulting Group, but got an automated rejection. Brutal out here! Previous big4 consulting experience. Referrals welcomed & appreciated.

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I think I just froze like a deer in headlights, perhaps too anxious. Cases revolved around growth, m&a and synergies. Id probably give myself a 6/10, in terms of overall performance: definitely not worthy of a full-time offer. I think I need to improve on overall case management, structure and leading forward. Again, I think I was just overly nervous. No real feedback though. Hopefully, if there is a next time, I’ll be a little calmer.

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I’m sure you’ll get a referral, the market is hot right now! May I ask why you think it didnt work out? Did they provide feedback if you thought it went well?

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Good luck with everything, I didn’t make it past Bain’s first round a couple weeks ago and haven’t had much luck elsewhere. I am sure you will only get better with time and experience and eventually make it there.

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Thanks, you as well! You’re at big D, so you’ll be solid. But, to your point, practice makes perfect.

Check out this resource, it has case studies and a good way to get familiar with cases: https://economics.virginia.edu/sites/economics.virginia.edu/files/Darden%20Case%20Book%202018-2019.pdf

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