AlixPartners I am a CPA and currently working for a well known fintech as a senior accountant. I plan to pursue a part time MBA program which is a target school of Alixpartners. What is my chance of landing a turnaround/RX role at Alixpartners post MBA? I have a kid and I am a single source income of my family. So I couldn’t do a FT MBA.

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I did mine through university of texas. It was in person on the weekends. I got my job with AP through on campus recruiting and we heavily recruit from that program.
It sounds like your experience would fit into TRS but the nice part of the MBA is you get a reset to some degree. You may consider trying to get into Performance Improvement (PI) which is your more traditional management consulting. It pays a bit better (about 10-15%) and it is marginally less stress as you aren’t up against bankruptcy court deadlines. Feel free to DM with any questions.

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Don’t do TRS. PI is a lot more fun and it pays materially more. It’s at least 30% more. Trust me, I’m in TRS

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It’s an extremely selective firm, so it’s tough to say a high number. If you broadly target TRS, I think you would have a decent shot, but it’s hard to say where you’ll end up.

Why TRS though? By the time you’re done with the part time MBA program, the recession will be over

I think TRS fits my finance/accounting background well. I find it interesting too. The recession probably hasn’t started yet. Even though it ends after my MBA, a good/stable economy means that there are many other opportunities.

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So many variables it’s impossible to put a number down. Plus interviews at Alix are challenging with multiple components

I don’t actually think AP has target schools. There are some schools we recruit at (like Texas) but that’s a function of who is on the recruiting team and where they went to school. AP believes heavily in the hiring process. If you went to Booth, graduated top of your class, and you bomb the assessments, you don’t have any advantage over someone that got a 3.5 at Michigan, Norte Dame, Texas, etc.

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