Recommendation for when to start looking in earnest if planning to transition to an industry job post Sept bonus payout? 3 months out, longer? Newly (expected) minted Strategy SL M

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What level are you BCG? I regularly get solicited by corporate recruiters and headhunter type folks directly in LinkedIn. Seems to be mass comms targeting post MBA consultants. Up till now have mostly been ignoring, though I did chat with a Google recruiter briefly (didn't proceed to submit a resume though).

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I’ve jumped ship twice and my search time for one search was six months and the other was three and a half. So start now.

And just to edit if you wonder, I was being somewhat picky for these job searches. I already had a job so wasn’t under pressure

Been 4 months, I’m not being picky, and it’s been a hard process. I’m also not close to anything.

@BS1I thought Boston Consulting employees are high in demand, easy to find another job. What type of work you do?

Management consulting. I haven’t seen it as easy.

Thanks for the input. Are you sourcing on your own, mainly through recruiters who reach out on LinkedIn, and / or other avenues?

I see why it’s been hard to find a job. Good luck though. @OP try connecting with recruiters on LinkedIn and when applying for a job on a company website, update your resume to match key words from job requirement. All the job board has resume filter

BCG recruiter person, then I have reached out to all recruiters I could find and were recommended. I have never had a recruiter reach out to me on LinkedIn. I apply on internal websites to BCG, through LinkedIn, or listings. But usually get an internal person at company to recommend me and refer- still, I usually don’t get to a phone screen.

+1 for starting now. I’ve been looking about four months.

@BCG it could be heavily dependent on where you live, especially if you are outside a large metro area on the coasts

I have been looking for quite a while but not desperate to find a new job. If you are targeting a new job right after September I would start now

Also - my understanding is that summer tends to be a little slower as the stakeholders involved in the recruitment and interview process can be on vacation, etc. so start soon.

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