Deal team specifically - does anyone know what the path looks like and/or firms that are amenable to hiring post-MBA consultants?
Trending Content - Private Equity Forum
Career Resources
WSO Free Modeling Series - Now Open Through
November 30, 2026
9 Free Financial Modeling Lessons
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
High Finance Applications
Guaranteed
Get at least one offer GUARANTEED
- 1:1 support
- 92% success rate
- 2,000+ mentor network
- Unlimited Live bootcamps
- AI for resume + LinkedIn
- Networking automation tools
- HireVue simulation tool
- Full course library
- Private Slack community
- 20hrs of mocks
- + much more...
Hate to be a buzzkill, but this path is incredibly rare. I can't think of a single example.
Two questions: (i) What did you do pre-MBA? Path is a little easier if consulting (but still nearly zero unfortunately), (ii) Are you MBB at least?
1) broad financial services, don't wanna doxx myself, but have done QofEs, capital raise work, and have seen a transaction end to end (company I worked for was selling itself).
2) Yes
1) broad financial services, don’t wanna doxx myself, but have done QofEs, capital raise work, and have seen a transaction end to end (company I worked for was selling itself).
2) Yes
Never seen it - potential path could be go to PE Port Ops and then to operations-heavy LMM fund where your consulting background could be more valuable.
Autem inventore dolor delectus. Voluptas odit ab quis. Dolorem quasi porro quos optio consequatur quasi.
Rerum illum sed voluptas animi ipsum incidunt. Sed quis sit ipsa asperiores sit. Consectetur et asperiores unde labore atque. Optio consequatur expedita ut quis ipsam ad fugit dolorum. Illum tempore et rem dolor eligendi sunt ullam.
Dolores molestias quidem asperiores atque. Dicta enim repudiandae distinctio a magni aut tempore illum. Eum temporibus et qui voluptatem rerum delectus voluptatibus.
Sint laudantium qui fugiat quis. Reiciendis quam aliquam iure commodi. Nihil quam omnis sequi ut eos tempore vero.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...