Has anyone moved into a MBB firm from a big four? Interested in applying to one of these but not sure my likelihood being that I come from an IT auditing background

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From KPMG audit, not happening.

Option1: K audit -> K consulting -> MBB
Low probability of success

Option 2: K audit —> K consulting-> T2 -> MBB
Low to medium probability of success

Option 3: K -> T25 MBA -> MBB
medium probability of success

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Many. But how do you stand out versus your peers?

MBA, start a business, freelance management consulting, pro bono consulting doing strategy, research papers, non profit work, and involvement outside of work (ex, are you passionate about saving the elephants in Tanzania?)

From it audit your odds are zero without an MBA to pivot

MBA sponsorship is just a perk to retain undergrads hires. You’ll be paying for your own MBA, but definitely can go to MBB (of plenty of other places) from an M7 school

It’s possible, but not probable without an MBA unfortunately.

Yes we do sponsor MBA’s, but that’s more of a retention feature for A’s recruiter from UG so they don’t jump ship after reaching C.

Frankly, even jumping directly from KPMG to a T2 would be a challenge imo — as someone who made the transition from IT audit, I echo all points above that your best/quickest plan of action would be an MBA.

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