How much does being an international hurt for US MBB recruiting from a core M7 feeder?

I’m Canadian with a nontraditional background and deciding between recruiting for MBB Toronto vs Chicago. I want to optimize for the office where I’d have the strongest odds, even though Canadian comp is lower. Also curious whether Chicago is meaningfully harder than Toronto.

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International status doesnt matter for MBBs, sponsorship is no issue (im an international hire in US office)

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Just to share based on what I’ve directly observed — I’m a Canadian citizen working at a U.S. consulting firm, and there has been a clear shift since COVID. Many U.S. consulting firms, including MBBs, now explicitly state in their job applications that they do not sponsor visas and will not consider candidates who will require sponsorship in the future (e.g., H-1B).

Thesedays, sponsorship is only considered for highly specialized or very experienced hires. It’s become quite difficult to secure sponsorship as a university graduate.

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Chicago will be hard from your school. Just being completely honest.

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Toronto will also be hard unless they’re top of their class and very involved with great internships

Do you have a US work permit/do you require sponsorship?

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So “Canadian with a nontraditional background” actually means “not a Canadian at all” …?

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