Your thoughts on consulting career prospects
Hi everyone,
Please share your thoughts on consulting career prospects.
Studied at non target university following which I acquired really good work experience in industry, four years in total, with international exposure and career progression during that time. I am fluent in french and conversational in German and basic knowledge of Spanish.
I am embarking on MSc program at top target university in Europe, UK - London, which according to university web site and consultancies' website all major companies have campus recruiting there (McKinsey, Bain, BCG and etc.).
Now, I am personally not necessarily targeting McKinsey, Bain or BCG, but the likes of Rolland Berger, LEK, Mercer, OW, AT Kearney, and etc., would be perfectly fine for me.
What are my chances? With four years of work experience in industry do you think I qualify to apply as professional applicant and aim at higher position or still only OK for analyst position?
Thank you all so much.
Lilo
LBS?
if it's LBS and a post-experience Masters (i.e. 2+ years of work experience required to apply), it is reasonable to try to join the firm as a consultant.
if it's a pre-experience Masters (i.e. no work experience required), you probably will be joining as a business analyst or whatever the entry-level position is called.
LBS is a business school.
LSE.
LBS is a business school and I think they only offer MBA and perhaps one or two MSc programs.
Its LSE.
MSc is open for both those with and/or without work experience. However, what does it matter what kind of masters it is (pre-experience or post experience), surely the companies look at the actual work experience or the lack of it on one's CV.
I've just head a look at AT Kearney web site and according to their web site three years of work experience qualifies for associate position. I presume and hope its the same in other companies as well.
consultancies and banks recruit at LSE predominantly for entry-level roles.
you may be better off getting an MBA or a post-experience masters at LBS
it's impossible to answer your question. all i can say is, that you should have at least a decent chance at getting a 1st round interview. after that, it's all your how you interview. these questions are simply irrelevant (it's very different from "what are my chances at getting into ____ school".
you didnt even answer the OPs question
don't you have perezhilton.com to bobo around on? why must you bobo around here?
Sorry but I don't understand the whole perezhilton.com and boboing around comments.
he was addressing kalice in a derogatory manner. and yes, obviously the recruiters look at work experience. make sure you have some interesting/impressive achievements on your cv to make you stand out. other'n that, you studying econ? almost anything would be better than another mba, but the mba program is what allows you to network. if possible, try taking some classes from the mba program - it would teach you valuable (tho ridiculously simple) concepts and skills and allow you to make friends with possibly important contacts.
but to answer your original question, getting a master's is a possible post mba position. depends on relevant experience and skills. if you have a year or two exp you should be fine.
good luck.
Why aren't you targeting MBB, B as well? Plus, you need to update yourself on OW/Mercer.
You need to decide whether you want to hedge your bets and apply for entry-level, or risk it and apply for experienced. To be honest, just phone up/email and ask - ideal opportunity to get in touch with HR, make yourself known to them.
PorcineAviation,
Your post bring up two questions I have for my own search:
1) I am under the impression that it is more beneficial to apply to all firms, MBB and second tier, that you remotely would have a chance at getting in at (and that you would be willing to work at, of course). Is that a faulty assumption on my part? As of now, that is what I'm planning on doing next summer after I finish my grad programs--apply to all consulting firms of interest, and if I get an offer or two, going with the best one. Is that a good strategy in general, or do you only apply to one tier when it comes to consulting firms?
2) In regards to the difference between applying to entry level and experienced positions, if you apply to a firm for an experienced position and they don't think you are sufficiently qualified, are you then considered for an entry level position? Or are the two completely separate application processes? Again, I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to applying to consulting firms, so I'd be interested in seeing if you could expand upon those topics.
Thanks!
Apply to all of them. It's more time consuming, but your chances obviously increase. Also have a backup - regardless of whether you would take it, and can offer some leverage/fast-track value.
Two different processes: entry-level is generally campus recruitment (for targets, online for non) with set superdays for interview rounds; experienced is on a more ad hoc basis. Often HR will move your application to where they you're most suited to, but applying at the 'wrong' level can also suggest you haven't done your research, so there are no guarantees. From this perspective, as I said before, phone up HR before your apply.
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