MBB without networking
Hello,
I'm a sophomore from a semi-target school studying Economics and Computer Science with 3.9/4.0. I have a prior internship experience in a second-tier consulting firm (not US office) and I'm involved in some CS research at my school. I'll be spending this summer interning at a boutique IB in NYC. Except for this one internship, I haven't done a lot of extracurriculars related to consulting, and while I have done some networking with alumni, they are not in consulting/banking industry. Some of my family members have worked in MBB and I know a few consulting people in my home country, but since they haven't worked in the US office, they are not much of a help in US recruiting.
Is it possible to break into consulting without networking? My worst fear is getting my application rejected even without getting an interview.
I got two MBB us offers without networking but I went to target
Depends on your school to some degree. Top target schools can get offers without it. The lower ranked the school is, the more important networking is.
A different question: why not just do the networking? Not only do you have the benefit of locking down an interview, but you also gain valuable contacts that you'll become friends with and call on down the line in your career. There are people I know that I met while recruiting for consulting that have given me job opportunities 4 years later, all because we spent time networking. Very little downside (if any) and all upside, why not just network?
might seem like a stupid question, but how do you define networking exactly? what falls under networking?
30 min coffee chats w current employees
I’m not sure why you’re tryna over complicate it it’s as simple as that
I went to a school considered a semi target and got two MBB regional U.S. offers without networking, but my school is a top target to the specific office location I was Recruiting
what if your uni doesn't host coffee chats
That's where the following two things become your friends:
"Hey WSO, here's a lot of clear reasons I should network. Should I network?"
Dude it's May of your sophomore year, you have a huge amount of time to network - why would you not just do it?
I got a MBB offer without networking (at a non target), just make sure you have a really strong resume and be 100% on your cases
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