I’m a T20 MBA graduate, two years I’d boutique consulting experience. I applied for a Consultant role at one of the MBB via a referral. My referrer connected me with two partners to chat with next week. Any tips for these conversations? I’m super nervous

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Personal opinion but I think in a conversation like this where it’s more “friends connecting friends” it’s always best to be casual. Prep, but don’t rehearse, worst case here is you come across as robotic. Look into the partners background and make sure you have a couple questions you can use to keep the conversation going, but this is just a screening, don’t try to prove you’re the smartest person in the world in a 15 minute phone call.

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Best of luck OP! Crush it!

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