How does one get an interview with MBB if applying laterally?

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Know someone! It's how I moved to BCG. They can refer you, and then your resume will be screened and hopefully you'll get an interview!

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Outside of the SIG (10% of the firm, soon to be less), Booz Allen hires for specific open positions instead of for general good candidates. Centralized recruiting / job tracking is horrid so that's why it's hard to apply online because it's hard for the applicant to find the specific job and that resume to get to the right manager. Most open jobs aren't posted because centralized recruiting sucks, so referrals are necessary for those jobs at Booz Allen

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Sorry not into that. But. Show impact; that you have analytical horsepower; client skills; problem solving... be explicit and don't waste bullets

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Show actual impact of you, not what a team did

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So getting an interview at Booz Allen through online application is almost unheard of, most are referrals. Does MBB focus on campus recruiting or is it possible to come in from another firm?

So specifically to BCG, do referrals go a long way?

Well I know you now :-) would you mind screening my resume?

Yeah I also got in through referral

Can I forward my resume over for vetting?

Thanks for the tips, any further advice on how to build contacts in the firm?

Know someone? Maybe college alumni. LinkedIn email (although not overly successful).

I only know people at McKinsey, I truly do not know anyone at BCG.

Where did you go to school?

For undergraduate work I went to American University in Washington DC, and for my masters I went to George Washington University.

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