I've been lucky enough to be invited to interview at 10+ consulting firms, including MBB. But I keep on getting rejected. My performance seems to be inconsistent, or if I do fine, I still don't get the role because I guess I don't present as phenomenal or make any mistake compared to other candidates. I'm consistently a standout employee once I'm hired, but I guess I'm not a standout interviewee (yet).

Kinda sad and am not sure what to do after trying different approaches, including therapy. :(

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