Hey guys, I'm finishing my undergrad this month and accepted a full-time offer with a top tier consulting firm (let's call it Firm X) starting in September. Since I have 4 months to kill, I applied for part-time jobs/summer internships to make a bit of money. Today I got invited by email for an interview next week and happens to be for X's biggest rival.
I'd like to interview for the role because the brand name and experience (I have no prior consulting experience) will help with getting assigned to good projects when I start at Firm X. Obviously, I will let Firm X know before interviewing with them, to make sure there isn't a conflict of interest (my contract isn't clear on this). How should I approach this? If anyone's ever done this before, let me know how you went about it.
Congratz on these multiple offers. The good stuff's ahead.
This is a huge conflict of interest and will definitely not be well received by your future employer.... Also, offers in top firms usually have restrictions in terms of working for competitors.
If you are so eager to start, you should push for an earlier start date with your FT employer. No need to start on the wrong foot.
Honestly, just take a vacation before starting ;)
This is a stupid move. If you're future employer finds out, massive chance they revoke your offer or fuck you another way. They'll assume that you're either actively shopping to work for their biggest rival, or that you're dumb enough to not realize they would think that and thus have really poor judgment.
Just go work as a bartender on a beach in Thailand for the summer. You'll be the coolest kid in the office when you start.