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I have 18 years of experience , out of which 9 years I worked in Manufacturing industry in Quality and Planning area, then I shifted my career to SAP Functional in Manufacturing domain and in IT industry now for last 8+yrs. In between I have done executive MBA from IIM Kozhikode.Am I eligible to work in consulting in Bain India and Bain any other country?
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I’ve seen a couple at KPMG do it. However, it is typically very difficult because an SM is heavily reliant on their network for success. When you join a new firm you have to rebuild the network and that often takes time. It is also tricky because you can easily make yourself look incompetent starting off because of the lack of a network or understanding of the organization you joined. You also are at a disadvantage to home grown SMs. To sum it up, can it be done - yes. Is it likely - no. I’ve seen a lot more failed direct entry SMs than successful ones.
There’s plenty of MDs at D who come in as SM. Making partner is rarer though.
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Friend of mine boomeranged back to D after being at Accenture and made Principal on average / normal timeline
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At D?
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I know of a few at EY. Certainly seems to be more common for people with longer tenure, but it happens.
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Know many non-homegrown MDs here. Surely a challenge but absolutely possible.
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Coming in without a network to a B4 as an SM has an average probability of <20% to MD and <5% to P/P based on what I’ve seen