Need help choosing between 3 internship offers
Hi all. I am very lucky to have received three undergrad internship offers. None are MBB, and while I think that's totally fine, that is my end goal.
Background/Decision Criteria
- Not considering pay. Just want to know what gives me the best shot for breaking into MBB for full-time
- Coming from a Midwest semi-target school, aiming for an MBB Seattle office
- Made it to BCG Seattle final round (screwed up the case), "waitlisted" for Bain first-round (ultimately passed over), offered an opportunity to interview with McKinsey Seattle for full-time in the spring (not given an internship interview)
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Offer Descriptions
Written in no particular order
1. Capital One - Business Analyst Intern - McLean, VA or Plano, TX
- First Round: One 45-min case, Final Round: Two 45-min cases and one 45-min product interview (with some behavioral)
- Well-known and large internship program, mostly internal business analysis projects (ranges from product to credit modeling to data analysis etc.)
2. KPMG - State and Local Solutions Advisory Intern - Sacramento, CA
- First (and only) Round: Two 30-min behavioral interviews
- KPMG lists their SLS practice under Management Consulting > Customer and Operations Service Line, so while I think this is strategy, I'm a bit unsure (One example I heard was a digital transformation/modernization project for a state health services agency)
3. West Monroe Partners - Customer Solutions Consultant Intern - Seattle, WA
- First Round: Behavioral and skills interview, Final Round: One 45-min case and one 45-min behavioral/values interview
- My only offer in Seattle, where I want to work full-time
- Projects mostly in the realm of call center optimization, sales account strategy, process improvement, marketing operational strategy, etc. They are a digital-focused company and do a lot with Salesforce as well
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I am genuinely excited about all of these offers and the people I've met at the firms, but I want advice from people who are more familiar with the industry as to what is the best career move. Thank you!
*This post has been cross-posted to gather the most perspectives possible
+1 for formatting
I would suggest Capital One since it is biggest brand and MBB loves brand. Though, I would also advise to think about which company you would be happiest at if MBB does not work out (to break this down even further, i would think about exits , and which company has the exits that interest you, culture, etc). It sounds like Seattle is really important to you, which likely will not, of course, be possible with C1.
I will say though that people generally say that getting the interview and each stage of the process is a bit harder for internship than full time, so i think you should feel good about the position you are in, as it pertains to full time recruiting.
Capital One. The BA seems like a cool gig, would’ve looked into it more if I knew about it.
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