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PwC 🐠, I interviewed with the firm about 6 months ago for a Senior Associate position on the forensics team. I wasn’t extended an offer because the position was given to an internal transfer, at least what I was told. I tried reaching out to the recruiter I worked with last time but the email bounced back and wouldn’t be delivered. I was hoping to see / reapply if the group still was looking for seniors.
In your opinion, would it be best to reapply as a cold application?
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Currently @ Arthur D. Little Limited Dubai as SE Manager w/ base comp of 285k $ + 10-15% bonus. Vert limited fit w/ people & projects in the region (MEI) & not motivated by seniors. Not happy w/ the job but good WLB. Very likely to promote to Pr which would include a 20-30% jump in total comp but shift to more variable
Move to MBB as PL. Projects & people are supposed to be great and he could see himself in the long run. Comp is 170k $ + 60% bonus. Will take 1.5y to move to Pr
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My advice is to stay away from talking about the technical aspects of your work at all costs. Prepare at most maybe 3 high level sentences about a project you worked on just in case you’re asked. However this is very unlikely to happen.
Instead, focus on creating stories that are relevant to consulting. These should be stories about how you worked with teammates through difficult situations, how you improved your lab by accounting for and taking advantage of your team’s diverse skill sets, how you managed stakeholders, etc. As a starting point, check out the PEI dimensions on McKinsey’s website and try to think of stories where you demonstrated the specified traits.
Of course, it’s great if you have a wide variety of lab experiences and real-world work experiences to draw stories from. However the latter is not strictly necessary. I know many PhDs who did well on the fit portion just by telling stories about these kinds of interpersonal dynamics in their lab and university extracurriculars.