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Networking to Get McKinsey, Bain & BCG Offers

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I applied to nine firms, and I had networked heavily with the four major players here in Germany, which are McKinsey, BCG, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (which are huge here!), However, I got invited by all top firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Berger)! When I was at McKinsey, I used to read hundreds of applications at a time.

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How to Get a McKinsey Interview Through Networking

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I wanted to send you a quick note on how I have been able to secure a McKinsey interview , despite not knowing anyone in consultancy. Whilst writing my thesis on [ A topic related to economics in Islamic Countries ], I desperately sought the "World Islamic Banking Competitiveness Report", co-authored with McKinsey & Co.

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Applying to McKinsey from a Non-Target School

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Using your frameworks and guidelines, I was able to recently secure offers from Oliver Wyman and McKinsey (I accepted the McKinsey offer). My school is a non-target and I am not sure if anybody from my school has received a non-MBA position at McKinsey in the past 10 years. so it seemed like a better fit for me, so I focused.

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Case Interview Advice from Another McKinsey New Hire

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At McKinsey (London), the final round interviews, much like the first round, are all entirely interviewer-led scenarios. Some candidates at the McKinsey final round discovered that their interviewers were using the same exact cases across both rounds!). CV/covering letter. It simply wasn't like that! End My Comment.

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Facing Rejection from Consulting Firms

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Either your academic credentials or work experiences were not impressive enough (by their standards) or your cover letter didn't stand out enough. The cover letter is very, very, very important. Did I mention the consulting cover letter is very important? Not a single 2nd round.

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From Bagging Groceries to $80k Consulting Offer

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While not as prestigious as Mckinsey or BCG, the firm is top in its field when it comes to [ Person's Favorite Industry ] consulting, and that focus was what I was looking for. I spent the last five months working in a grocery store after having turned down several job offers in finance and banking upon graduation last May.

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Welcome to new readers plus a few questions answered

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Thanks to Marquis first and foremost, who is both a fellow Stanford grad and fellow ex-McKinsey consultant. Management Consulting versus Investment Banking. After 2+ years at McKinsey, it was time to move on. After 2+ years at McKinsey, it was time to move on. Check out his blog here. Top 10 Resume Tips.