Serious question: do I *need* MBB on my resume to have good exit ops from consulting? I have an M7 MBA, but struggled to land interviews because I didn’t have big brands on my resume (confirmed by recruiters). I wouldn’t be surprised if most/all F100 and FAANG hired MBB only.

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I have BCG on my resume and it opened zero doors. It isn’t the brands, it’s the networking. In fact having MBB on it could close doors depending on the industry you want to enter.

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B5, I think all BCG1 is trying to say is that without some effort, work, and humbleness, great opportunities wont come.

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As others have said, I think something else is going on there if you weren’t getting interviews in b-school. I’ve left BCG and joined a tech company. I definitely get more excited about candidates who worked at MBB, but just extended an offer to someone who now works as an IBM consultant over someone at BCG because the IBM consultant came off better in interviews.

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Helpful answer. Prior to moving into consulting, I hired consultants from many firms.

Experience and fit almost always outweighed firm name.

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No, you definitely don’t need MBB on your resume - as others have mentioned, maybe there is something else preventing you from breaking through. What types of opportunities are you going after? Are you giving the recruiter or hiring manager a coherent story that aligns with the role they are hiring for? I typically find that consulting resumes (I’m a former Booz&Co/Strategy& consultant) are so general that they don’t compel the recruiter to pass it along.

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