Do MBB hold early interviews for FT candidates with expiring return offers?
For context, I'm a current student at a non-target state school, and have been networking with the NYC offices of MBB. Interned at GS last summer and while trying to set up interviews with MBB for this past fall I was given the advice (from the MBB consultants I'd been networking with) to accept my GS return offer (for a second summer) as the MBB NYC offices wouldn't be able to interview me before my return expired. I was told this was because MBB internships are more selective, and being from a non-target certainly didn't help.
Assuming I were to receive a FT offer at GS after this summer, would it be possible to have early interviews with MBB before my GS FT offer expires? Does MBB offer early interviews for candidates with expiring FT offers?
The process is somewhat opaque, but I know for a fact that Bain and McKinsey both do this (BCG probably does as well, I just haven't specifically confirmed it). If you have a full time offer, get in touch with recruiting at MBB or reach out to your contacts and let them know-- they should be willing to put you through an accelerated recruiting process around August if they're interested.
I can confirm BCG will do this
In my experience (non-US), MBB does practice accelerated interview schedules. This is especially so if you have received a FT offer from either of the other 2 competitors. Friends have also told me that after their first round McK interview they filled up a form which included a section on current interview processes with other firms, what stage these interviews were at and offer acceptance deadlines.
They will bend over backwards to do this if you have an offer from another MBB, and will likely consider it for other offers like GS/JPM/MS. That being said, NYC/SF offices of MBB are more competitive than most of the rest of the system, so they may be more selective than they are at my MBB (non-NYC/SF).
Thanks for the insight, all. Does anyone have experience in this sort of accelerated process? What was it like/was it any different from the standard process?
A little late, but for future readers. I had a 2 week exploding FT offer for a BB in NYC. I reached out to Bain for early interview as they were my first choice. I basically skipped the first round and instead did a superday with more interviews. Also got an accelerated interview with McKinsey and did a first round in my home city, with a longer second round at my office of interest.
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