Bain & Company Have you seen many people make the jump from big 4 to MBB? Id like to attempt this myself (as a 1.5 YOE, C) and would love to hear some success stories and lessons learned!McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group Bain & Company

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Legend states that there was a KPMGer who made the switch and is now a McNugget. It’s possible

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Follow up question to OP’s original post.. Is it worth it to go B4 > MBB instead of B4 > Tech?

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Possible and definitely seen many do it on here. I’ve gotten interviews at two of them, but interviews can be tough. See if you can get a referral, as it doesn’t seem to hurt with getting an initial interview.

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Following. SC at Deloitte currently and have interviews lined up at McKinsey - super eager to get through it successfully.

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Thanks a lot :-) - it is indeed for the associate role within the PEPI group.

I joined Deloitte only last September as an experienced hire with 3.5 YOE. The problem was that the partner and director who hired me quit the firm... so a big chunk of work/projects I was supposed to do just completely disappeared and they started staffing me on workstreams I have absolutely no interest in. Made a compelling enough case I think. Passed the assessment and now have the interviews coming up.

I did it

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M1 congrats :) could you please elaborate on your path and what you thought were the success factors in your transition?

Left D last year as a C (~2YOE) and have seen a couple of my starting class moving to M and BCG

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Did this from Deloitte w/ less than a year of experience. Get a referral and study!

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Congrats! Would you be willing to refer?

I see it happen all the time. Sometimes it’s a great fit and sometimes it doesn’t work. Really be sure before you make the leap. You will work more hours, just an honest warning. I have many friends at big 4 and they do have better WLB than myself and my colleagues at BCG and my partner at McK

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Did this from D tech (not even strategy)

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