MBB & T2 - what firms would you consider?
Hey all,
I'm currently preparing my applications for a short internship between my Masters and Bachelors.
I know that its a highly contested topic, which firms do count as T2 and which don't, but Ill try it anyways:
I'm quite confident that I will get into a T2 consulting firm. I specialized a bit in tech and I am applying for US, CA, AU, GB, DE (in that priority).
Those are the firms I am looking to apply to:
MBB:
"Tier 2":
- Accenture
- Arthur D Little
- Booz Allen
- Kearney
- L.E.K.
- Oliver Wyman
- Roland Berger
- ZS
Are there any that are missing? Any that I should not consider? And do you have any experience with how more difficult it is to intern in those countries with a German passport?
Thank you in advance!
Not to shoot your hopes, but I highly doubt any of these companies will take you in their US or GB office unless you go to university there.
It's just a headache, harder to convert you to full-time (which is the goal of the internship for the business, ultimately) given visa needs. And frankly, unless you're a genius (no offense again, but if you were you probably wouldn't be posting this kind of thing on WSO) they can find a carbon copy of you if not better at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, UNSW, Waterloo, McGill, etc... think about it from a HR / labor market perspective.
I would shoot for DE only if you're a student in DE or whatever country you're a student in
For reference, in my large NA office, there are no interns from non-US universities this summer
no comment on tiering bc it's derivative
Curious about your thoughts on Elixirr
Accenture is not tier 2. It’s bottom tier. Avoid tech / data consulting.
I don't know if they do internships, but I figure S&, EYP, Monitor should be on there.
Also, an FYI, Bain London does not do AC Internships in the UK.
OW, LEK, RB and Kearney are the only T2s in your list. Accenture is in a comparable bucket to the Big 4. Booz is a legacy brand similar to but better than ADL. I'd say a tier 2.5/3. ZS is only healthcare so in a race of its own. Even within HC, I'd put it as a Tier 2/3 if you consider ClearView, LEK, Putnam as T1s. If you like tech, look at tech-specific firms like Altman Solon or comparable TMT boutiques.
AlixPartners, but unsure if they offer internships for undergrads. (They most probably don’t, but double check)
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