"Interview up" to MBB Given COVID 19?
Currently a student at a public target who just finished up a summer internship (albeit virtual) at a Big 4 strategy consulting arm. Luckily, I was fortunate enough to receive a return offer with enough time on the expiration date to re-recruit. I am tempted to just take it, but my plan all along was to re-recruit this upcoming fall, gunning for a ft position at MBB. I am now wondering the merits of going through recruiting again (given COVID 19). Recruiting on my campus will be completely virtual, essentially eliminating any chance of making an organic connection through networking. Virtual case interviews will be nothing short of awkward. Most of these firms have already provided their summer interns with FT offers, likely lowering the recruiting headcount. Plus, my internship this summer was minimal and virtual, so I don't have any experience to speak to in a behavioral.
I understand where I interned is a great place to start my career, I just know the opportunities afforded to me would be much larger at MBB. Not really looking for answers on here, just wanted to shoot the shit and see if anybody more experienced had any thoughts/advice on this matter.
Thanks.
How long until your offer expires? And which Big 4 (they're not all equal, like EY-P>KPMG).
Think EY-P, Deloitte S&O, S&
No word on the exact date right now, was only informed that we would have the opportunity to pursue other interests in the Fall.
Shoot your shot with MBB if you have the time. Don’t want regrets later.
No reason not to apply if you have the time. Understandable if you just want to be done with it and won't care much, but might as well try if you're the type of person that would wonder "what if" if you dont try.
Am former MBB and worked closely with recruiting. If you're at a public target, I imagine there is a recruiter/team dedicated to your school; that info should be available on the MBB's website. Reach out to them and let them know you have an offer and are curious if they offer accelerated interviews. At least from my experience, it is very typical to see interviews get accelerated. I interned at MBB and there were even a couple folks who received FT offers before we did because their interviews happened so early.
Is it possible to accelerate MBB interviews with non-consulting internship return offers?
I can't say for sure this is how it works for all MBB or even other offices within my MBB, but I believe that the decision to accelerate interviews is entirely made by an individual office's recruiting team. That's how it worked in my office. In other words, there's no hard and fast rule, and recruiting teams will make the decision on whether to accelerate someone's offer on a number of criteria--considering not only where the candidate's offer is at but also what the MBB's class size is anticipated to be/how much interested they've received/how many interns they have getting FT offers/etc.
Short answer is, if your deadline occurs before the MBB timeline, there's no harm in reaching out to the recruiter to let them know your situation and ask if accelerated interviews are possible.
Anecdotal, but I was accelerated for MBB processes and I was the only T2 intern -- most of the others I met who interviewed that day were from EB/BB investment banking. One interned at Facebook (SWE). I imagine it'd be difficult to justify getting accelerated with a F500 rotational role or something
MSFinance part time online at private non target, think (JHU, Vanderbilt). Went to a state school for undergrad so this was my way of pre-MBA rebranding myself. Do I have a shot of summer 2021 roles for MBB, despite my state school scar? Does MBB recruit full time often or is it more like banking where there's summer offers and that's basically it? I was mostly focused on banking in undergrad but my entrepreneurial endeavors are pushing me to consulting now. Can I PM you?
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