Is it just me or is campus recruiting this year crazy competitive?

PhD in Neuroscience from Cambridge with demonstrated interest (courses) in consulting.

Lots of case interview practice.

Straight rejection from McK London (with partner referral), BCG and Bain.

Got to a few first and final rounds at T2s but nothing has stuck yet.

Wtf?

This whole process is really making me think consulting is not a good career choice

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Economy is in a downturn
Most companies are in a hiring freeze
Be grateful you’re even landing interviews in the midst of all this
It means companies are considering to hire you even with this economy

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The market is very tight this year. A lot of firms have limited slots and very high acceptance rate of return offers from summer interns

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It's the recession. Companies are looking to reduce risk by hiring less and cutting costs.

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Hey, in a very similar boat PhD from UCL in chemistry and trying to break into the field. Have you got any advice for the ClearView London interviews? My first rounds are next week. DM if possible I'm happy to share my experiences so far too (I've got a fair bit now)

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What level did you apply for? And how was the process overall? I’m thinking of applying to CV London next year so would be good to know :)

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Final round LEK (US LSS)
Final round ClearView London
First round SKP US
First round BCG Associate US
Final round Blue Matter London (in progress)
First round Oliver Wyman (in progress)

Straight rejection from CRA (London), MBB (all London), Trinity (London) and Putnam (London)

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EY-P, Kearney, ZS are great firms and worth a shot too, specifically ZS as I think your profile will be interesting to them

Look in the US.

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What about visas? Heard H1-B lottery is worse than 50:50

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Tried Capgemini Invent? May be a good stepping stone as entry route, happy to chat if you’re interested

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Ummm didn’t you just offload a whole bunch of new hires?

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We're hiring a bunch of post doc associates. We don't have a referral program but you can look here if you want to stay in your field.

https://www.hhmi.org/careers

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Do neuroscience?

I can work in Germany but only speak English 😭

Visiting associate?

Post-doc

Neuroscience

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