Hi! I’ve been applying for jobs in consulting for almost 5 months now. Feeling super demotivated as I’ve literally gotten 1 interview. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. I have a 3.8 GPA as an Econ grad student and 3.5 years of previous work experience as a Research Analyst at a financial research firm! I’m open to any suggestions! I’m also an international student, so anxiety related to being in visa status etc also piles on. Thanks in advance!

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Your visa (and therefore the need for future sponsorship) may be an unfortunately significant factor

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Smaller Companies that I know have hired OPT/international applicants right out of college:
Analysis Group, NERA economic consulting, Acumen LLC, QES (strategy consulting), Brattle Group

Bigger companies with known OPT acceptance:
McKinsey (they have $$ to sponsor, Google, LinkedIn, Meta, Citi

Hope this helps with your research!

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Are you employed now? Do you have opt?

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Haven’t applied to EY yet! But thanks, that helps me feel better haha. I will check it out!

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