McKinsey Internship plus money vs. chilling the months before BB IBD Summer Internship
Hi,
So the question is pretty straight-forward. How tiring would it be for someone who has never worked more than 40hrs/week to first intern at McKinsey for a couple of months to later on intern at a BB? I would really welcome the additional income that would be earned from the McKinsey internship as well as the security of having a return offer at McKinsey as a fall-back during my banking internship. I am however more interested in banking and would like to know how big of a negative impact the McKinsey internship could have on my sharpness during my banking internship?
Strange question, I know. But it would be great to hear from someone who has done something similar earlier, i.e. having their first real "demanding" job straight out of school for 5-6 consecutive months.
Thankful for any advice.
it will be easier than FT in IBD. TBH, if you can't handle consulting for a few months, there's no way you can handle IBD for 2 years.
That's true. I have however heard from others that the summer analysts more often than not get tired at the end of the internship. I would not like to jeopardize my chances of crushing my summer internship over something as trivial as tiredness from previous internships.
I believe that I could do it but everyone seems to talk about the burnout that happens at your third or four months of working in very demanding conditions. Having "the first-year burnout" is not a very favorable position to be at as a summer analyst.
Simply put: If you can't handle 5-6 months of intense work, you should not accept either a McKinsey or BB full-time offer. Take the McKinsey internship, and see if this is a lifestyle you can envision for yourself.
On top of what's been said I would recommend trying out McK to see consulting, too. It's a great name and a good complementary experience on top of IB.
You will not be any more tired than you would be if you didn't take the McKinsey internship honestly. It would be stupid not to take it.
I'm reading this with the assumption that the McK internship is a summer gig and the BB internship is a fall gig, is that the case?
McK is a mid-spring internship, (got to choose when I had time) and the BB is a summer internship. Already accepted both though so this discussion is pointless.
Best of luck.
Try consulting and see how demanding you find it - if you do burnout quickly it could mean that this career choice is not for you
Do it. Good chance you look back one day and wonder what MBB is like. I went IBD -> MBB myself
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