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Job Hub: Virgin Group Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

This group has a startling 300 companies in its portfolio in sectors ranging from travel, telecommunications, health, financial services, leisure, music, space travel, and renewable energy. The group’s travel-related operations, led by 51%-owned Virgin Atlantic Airways, are among its largest cash generators.

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Job Hub: Airbnb Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

They sought to create this type of connection experience for people everywhere when they traveled, and the idea for the bigger Airbnb was born. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 34,000 cities and 190 countries.

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Student consulting – it does more than deliver

Tom Spencer

Even if you later decide against a career in consulting, the experience will still provide you with transferable skills that are attractive to any employer, so it is a good experience to have in the bank. Aside from improving yourself for others, the experience can also help you develop as a person.

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Applying to McKinsey from a Non-Target School

CaseInterview.com

This reminds me of my own story applying to every investment bank on Wall Street and not even getting an interview with most and not getting past Round 1 with anybody. You put in a lot of time, energy, and money (travel to interviews, taking people out to lunch, buying a new suit, prep materials, etc.) The learning curve is expensive.

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How to Get a McKinsey Interview Through Networking

CaseInterview.com

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. I cold called an array of Islamic Banks to secure a copy of this very exclusive report. I had a great cover letter.