MBB Chances
-HYP Undergrad -3.55 GPA -Pres of huge undergrad organization (only soft) -no work experience whatsoever
Chances at interviews/jobs with MBB or other good consulting firms? Be as harsh as possible.
Have you graduated yet? Any internships?
major?
Not graduated yet. Philosophy major.
You have a solid background. The two keys to landing interviews, assuming you're looking for an internship: If you're looking for full time, one of these obviously doesn't apply.
Network. Get a list, google, linkedin search, whatever. Type in the name of each MBB, followed by your alma mater. Cold-e-mail those people, and set up some phone calls. When possible, go meet them for a cup of coffee and introduce yourself. Either way, you need to network.
You need to get some experience that you can sell as relevant. You're bright, but they'll want to know you have the quantitative, analytical background and at the least, an interest in business, market, or corporate topics. You do that by joining a consulting club, starting a consulting club, taking more math classes, take more econ, business law, etc. Do some reading (McKinsey Mind, Good to Great, all the over-eager kid classics, haha). You'll need a legitimate angle from which to convince them in interviews and when they look at your resume that you have a strong interest in the field. If you really know you want to go for it, then that shouldn't be too hard.
Obviously, if you are looking for FT this fall, the result is a little different. You'll need to spin/sell what you've got.
Can you clarify: what year are you, and if you are about to graduate this year, what have you done with your previous summers?
As a phil major, I like attacking tough problems that require a lot of thought and coming up with solutions. I come from a liberal arts background (as do my peers) and so I'm not sure how to handle this criticism that I should have showed interest in business (except I probably should have gone for an internship this summer!).
How best to convey genuine interest in the consulting industry in such a short amount of time? I've been researching these case study books and find them really interesting.
Bump.
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