I graduated in 2011 from an Ivy (see username), 3.8, 1500+ SATs, etc. I worked at MIT/Sloan for a year doing operations research, specifically startup strategy, helped a prof write case studies and develop a curriculum, and from there I went to work at a startup, developing its operational and marketing strategy. I've been doing that for 8 months, and - surprise! - it's starting to tank. It's a tough world out there.
I want to get into consulting now, specifically management or strategy (or geo-political strategy). I've never really had a go at this, save for one final round interview with BCG back in 2010, of which nothing came. I'm great with interviews and cases, perhaps shittier at networking. My question is:
How difficult is it to transition into consulting after ~1.7 years of relevant job experience? Ideally, I'd like to get into MBB, and I am willing to network/brownnose the shit out of countless leads to wrangle an interview - but 1) is this actually possible or likely, and 2) would they stick me into their incoming analyst class, or what? Is that conventional for a somewhat recent college grad? Or should I pack up and look elsewhere?
to clarify: I had second thoughts back in August 2011, thought about trying again for consulting, networked a bit, but was excited at the prospect of a more academic environment for the time being. Was this a fatal step?
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Depends how relevant your experience is. With 2 years, you'd probably go in the grad class unless your experience lined up well with an area they were pushing into.
Definitely possible though, but would require extensive networking for MBB. May be necessary to accept something lower, like a LEK/Roland Berger/Deloitte
Interesting. Dropping "Roland Berger" must be the Oceanian in you.
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