Internships for MBB undergrad recruiting
I am a sophomore at a HYPSM college, have a high GPA (est. 3.9 when recruiting), and generally have good extracurricular activities, though notably, I'm not a member of a consulting organization since it's difficult to get into one at my school. I have had 1 unpaid startup consulting internship in my freshman summer, and nothing solidified for sophomore summer. I'd like to ask you guys a few questions regarding MBB recruiting:
What are my chances for recruiting for MBB given my situation?
What sort of internships should I be looking for for sophomore summer? *Very* few consulting-focused internships seem to take sophomores at all. Is it bad if I don't get a "high profile" sophomore summer internship?
How/when should I start networking? No one at MBB offices seem to be accepting my LinkedIn invites. Is it bad if I don't network at all and just hope my resume is good enough?
Thank you:)
Based on the most helpful WSO content, here are detailed answers to your questions regarding MBB recruiting:
Chances for Recruiting for MBB
Internships for Sophomore Summer
Networking
Additional Tips
By following these steps and leveraging your strong academic background, you can improve your chances of securing an MBB internship.
Sources: Consulting Recruiting 2023, Networking and general strategy as a rising sophomore?, chances of MBB, Case study interview for MBB consulting - 24 of my best tips on how to get in, Q&A: Recent graduate starting at MBB soon
Impossible to say. From a UK perspective, being from a strong target like those listed would normally be enough to get you the online test. It then comes down to your performance and school doesn’t really matter.
My big advice for internships would actually be not to do consulting - unless it is either another MBB or a very specialised shop (if you want to present deep expertise in a certain field, which is a bit of a risk with the generalist model). In general, folks with strong academic research roles, gov/multilateral, good banks etc are going to be more distinctive when hiring than someone who has a B4/T2 internship - and likely more interesting to work with too. So I’d suggest, within reason, find the most interesting/impressive internship you can and pick something you’ll be good at; far better than settling for a second rate consulting job, in my view.
Not sure if my case is an outlier, but I study at a UK target (Oxbridge) and got insta dinged from all three for summer internships despite having a brandname tech internship and a couple spring weeks - is FT different to SA?
There’s some randomness, but dinged from all three before tests would be quite unusual. Have you asked someone in MBB to review your resume?
And yes, FT generally less competitive than SA.
Doloremque error est repudiandae eveniet et. Voluptas debitis sed id doloribus. Nam dolores deleniti magni iste veritatis est. Quae similique eum ducimus sunt.
Itaque sint reiciendis sit ducimus quisquam dolores. Omnis repudiandae enim aut praesentium laudantium recusandae. Aut omnis ipsa non debitis ratione perspiciatis. Placeat amet nesciunt error et perspiciatis cum. Velit iure et voluptatem laborum saepe. Sint est dolorum aut sequi esse et id.
Numquam asperiores possimus laborum assumenda esse nisi et. Ipsam omnis id et pariatur qui aut.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...