Big 4 Intern to MBB

Hey everyone, so I am from a non target Canadian School, McKinsey does do recruiting at my school however. I am looking to get into MBB but I found no topic concerning a Big 4 Intern moving to MBB for Grad positions. I have done a 12 month project management internship with a large energy company and also a 4 month internship with a Big 4 in audit. I have an A CGPA and many leadership positions within the school.

Is it still impossible?

 

Taking a gamble here, but are you at UofA? If you are you basically need to have outstanding extracurriculars and internships and a very quant major (accounting does not count) for MBB. All 3 of MBB (Bain is probably hardest) hire from UofA btw, just need to network a little bit.

 

It's not impossible but you're not exactly the typical profile. I would recommend networking as much as possible and possibly attending recruiting events (and leaving a great impression, of course).

 

What's the typical profile? I found that these guys are pretty random, I have a friend from the same school who just got a McKinsey interview and he is from a Life-Sci background. He did do some lab research positions but other than that; I don't consider him a strong profile.

 
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In my experience, most McK consutlants (if not MBB consultants, that can vary by office, too) come from your typical target (with some semi-target) schools with strong GPAs, decent ECs from which you can develop a compelling story, and interesting internships with at least one recognizable name.

Overall, this can depend on whether one is planning on focusing on a specific industry or one wants to spend some time as a generalist. Likewise, the more previous experience, the more diverse the admits, but even then you are extremely likely to find something close to the above.

 

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