Recently received a reject from Bain for full-time MBA recruiting. Specially bummed because I made great connections at my target office and did few cases that went pretty great as well and I did not even get an interview invite! I am not sure what I did wrong. Is the headcount target reduced due to poor economic outlook?

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Don’t kick yourself for it.

In MBB recruiting, you can do everything right and still not get the offer

There are many variables throughout the process that are out of your control

Keep your head up

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I wouldn’t beat yourself up over it, MBB recruiting is tough as you know. Keep on pushing for the next one

I understand that MBB is tough to crack and the competition is really high but not even getting an interview is a hard one to swallow.

It’s likely due to reduced headcount targets as the economy slows down, don’t beat yourself up, my team at big4 is reducing recruiting efforts as well. You will get picked up somewhere, just do good work and it won’t matter in the long run

Don't stress yourself too much about it. There are probably some internal issues or problems. I'm sure you can land a job somewhere. Good luck.

It very well could be.

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