2019 APD MBB Full Time Recruiting
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I heard McK is only hiring in a few offices: NY, LA, and SF
how reliable is your source? seems odd considering how many offices they have.
BCG interview offer on Friday Aug. 9 at 10:55am EDT. Interview to be held in Boston on Aug. 23. Applied to Philadelphia as first choice.
I am 0-3 for the year.
McKinsey Off-cycle: 1/18 First round (Chicago), 3/22 Second round (Chicago) ->no offer
BCG: Bridge2BCG Early Interview: 7/19 (Philly)-> No Second round Invite
Bain: 8/19 First round Webex, 8/26 Second round (Boston)-> no offer
Its rough, trying to figure out how to pick myself up and try again maybe next year. Especially after you feel like you got so close. One thing I can say is when the partner calls and they dont sound excited and the 2nd thing out their mouth isnt congratulations....its like damn no offer.
BCG offered no feedback, which I thought was funny because during Bridge they swore everyone would get feedback, but it is not always true. After I didnt get a same day call from Bain I knew it wasnt a good sign.
The one thing I never really understood if you re-apply, your resume isnt going to look that much different than the last time you applied (you might join a club or something but adding things like new research projects would be a tad challenging given the short timeline).
Hey there,
My advice is to do whatever you need to do to mourn, and then start prepping for next year. There is a significant portion of MBB consultants that got it on the second try, and think about it: next time around you will have another year to prep, polish, and have the intrinscit benefit of already knowing how the whole thing works. I am on my second time around (made it to final rounds last year) and am so much more confident that ultimately this will culminate in an offer. Also, invest in working with a coach. It's pricey but you can't argue with the ROI.
As far as your resume being different, get involved with all things consulting you can. Do case competitions or apply for volunteer consulting projects (the big school consulting clubs normally run these once or twice a year). Go to professional conferences, and better yet volunteer at those conferences. The diversity once like ROMBA and national black are great if you qualify for those networks.
Also, I would recommend waiting more than the minimal 6 months to reapply, because they are off-cycle at that point and hiring much fewer people, increasing the likelihood of rejection. Saw several friends go through this.
Go have some whiskey and shake it off. This is doable. Good luck!
Dinged after McK R1. Hopefully my recommendation can help those still interviewing or going to in the future.
Based on the feedback I received, I recommend that you not only focus on doing math quickly and creating frameworks to fit the case specifically, but also to make sure to practice developing deeper implications after you answer each quant question. They're essentially looking for evidence of great business sense. The interviewer indicated I had to be prompted for the "so what" and that I too quickly jumped to a conclusion when I should have posed the implication as a hypothesis. Whenever you're brainstorming, also make sure to get creative to also show your biz sense. Finally, always make sure you understand the objective of each question and that you are indeed calculating toward that objective.
Best of luck to all those still in the running!
MBB second round was on Friday 9/13... think my phone will break at the rate I've been checking it...
Recruiting is over for me: today I sent in my signed letter to LEK for the NYC office, October 2020 start date. I'm leaving my important dates below to help any current or future applicants. Feel free to ask anything.
A bit about me: 6th year PhD student in biomedical sciences at a major medical center in Manhattan; UG was at a target school class of 2013.
Recruiting results:
McKinsey: Applied 7/11, rejected 8/1
BCG: Applied through Bridge to BCG, rejected from bridge/1st round interview offer 5/3, 1st round interview 7/16, rejected 7/17
Bain: Participated in AIC 6/17, applied FT 7/10, rejected 8/12
ClearView: Participated in Connect to ClearView 7/17-7/19, offered 1st round interview 7/24, 1st round phone interview 8/12, offered final round interview 8/22, final round 8/28, rejected 8/30, feedback call 9/6
Health Advances: Applied 7/24, 1st round interview offer 7/31, 1st round interview 8/23, final round interview offer 8/26, withdrew application 8/28
IQVIA: Participated in Insiders event 7/12, offered 1st round interview 7/26, 1st round interview 8/6, final round interview offer 8/14, final round interview 8/21, verbal offer 8/22, offer letter 8/23, declined offer 9/13
LEK: Applied 7/23, offered 1st round interview 8/9, 1st round interview 8/23, final round invite 8/25, final round 9/3, missed phone call from MD 9/6, verbal offer 9/9, written offer 9/10, accepted offer 9/16
Huron: Applied 7/22, 1st round interview offer 9/17, will withdraw 9/18
Navigant: Applied mid-August, withdrew 8/23
I hope this is helpful for those still in the process and for future years. Feel free to ask questions on this thread, or DM me.