How to get tech jobs at MBB? I’m trying to move from medium consultancy firm where I did a lot of cloud engineering for the past 2 years and enjoyed it. Coming from unusual background (no relevant degree, only 2 years of relevant experience, early 30s) makes me feel like it’s a lost cause

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MBB have digital/tech/implementation arms now. McKinsey has McKinsey digital and McKinsey implementation jobs on their career site. BCG has gamma, TA and Platinion. I want to say Bain has something similar too but I’m not sure what. I think you’d find something you like in these parts of the companies. Pay can be less than generalist sometimes, but it’s still good pay.

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Is it possible to move from the digital arm to more general role as time goes? I got a first round to McKinsey’s Planetrics (yay!). While still fucking cool, it’s very specific and I’m in consulting for the variety

I applied to 2/3 of the MBB tech roles without any referral and got an email follow up 12 hours later from one of them. Gonna apply to the last one I didn’t apply to last time today

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How far did you get in the interview?

Go for BCG Platinion or McKinsey Digital

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