Is the “bar to pass” the same for all candidates recruiting for the same role at MBB?

Eg, if an experienced hire in consulting, MBA grad, and experienced hire from industry are all applying for the same Consultant role, would there be a higher expectations for the experienced hire in consulting?

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On paper yes, but in reality no. No interviewer is ever unbiased to your background. If you are a non profit worker who doesn’t understand what reliability is …. I don’t mind, but if you are a corporate strategy person from a CPG company, ofcourse I do … and the same applies for MBA students as well.
So the standards are different based on your experience indeed !

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Yes grid reliability is a clear concept for that sector. It was just unclear from the original post what the McK person was referring to in relation to “reliability.” This is a basic word that can be used in many ways in many different contexts. But it was framed as a cross-cutting concept. So that’s what we are trying to get to the bottom of. Grid reliability is specific to the electricity grid. Has nothing to do with CPG. Whereas I suspect in CPG there are various ways the word reliability is used, like “the probability a product will perform its intended function,” or from a corporate finance standpoint, could refer to the reliability of the financial data itself (I.e., accurate and verifiable). So what I’m missing is the cross-cutting concept of “reliability” that “every MBA student should know.” Is it product reliability? Financial reliability? Grid reliability? Delivery reliability?

Not MBB hiring but this is what I know: bar to pass is the same, bar to get offer is also dependent on experience, needs and marketability.

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