Monitor Consulting
Hey everyone, first time poster.
I'm a senior interested in going into consulting, specifically Monitor Group. I had interned for a global strategy consulting firm previously for two semesters--what would the GPA requirement be? The website does not list anything specific for a cutoff. Also, I'm a double major (one quant one qual) and a minor (quant) if that helps.
On the website I saw that they only recruit from: Harvard, Georgetown, Stanford and Northwestern. Would I have a better shot if I happened to attend one of these schools (um..I'll let you guess which one haha).
Cheers
... What do you think?
Monitor's on the way down right now - why specifically there?
What I was thinking as well...
Is there something I'm missing? Monitor has been steadily declining and doesn't seem to be a very ideal place to be right now.
I know people in one of their offices in Asia and they seem to like it, though they work some serious hours... as for GPA cutoff- I don't know for sure but I can tell you one of my friends from school (lower tier ivy league) is there and had a 3.4 or so, so it's not absurdly high... he's got a lot of language skills though i guess
The reason I'm asking is because I only have a 2.8GPA and a 3.1GPA in my majors, but I am a URM. I have a lot of experience with one of their major fields of business and plan to apply through campus recruiting. Is it worth a shot?
While I understand that it may have in fact come from an illness, the URM status isn't THAT much of a crutch for the gpa bro. I would say apply anyway, you don't have anything to lose, but you need to make sure that EVERYTHING else on your resume can outweigh that. Athletics, work experience, everything. You should reach out to the firm's recruiters as well and network your ass off.
Contact folks from Northwestern who work there now and try and get that cosign. It's an uphill battle, but it is doable. Best of luck.
Not making an excuse, but my GPA was low due to an illness and frequent periods of hospitalization over my sophomore and part of my junior year.
Make sure to mention that somehow in your cover letter.
My guess is that the OP thinks he will have a leg up being from one of only four schools that Monitor recruits at, whereas he would have no shot at other firms.
urm won't help that much getting the job... but get a respectable gmat and you'll get into m7 then you can get a job in consulting 5-6 years from now...
Can anyone elaborate on "Monitor is declining" please?
Official press release is out to answer your question...... Google Deloitte Monitor Group
wow that's pretty big news. i wonder whose name they'll use.
wow
How selective is Monitor Group? (Originally Posted: 01/26/2009)
How selective are they? I have experience in accounting/ibanking/consulting....but i only have a 3.3 gpa and i go to a non-target school. Are they much more focused on gpa? Do i even have a shot? Thanks
3.3 GPA, not looking good man. Hate to be the bearer of bad news
with that GPA, I'd look elsewhere, especially in this market
It's not the GPA that kills you - it's being from a non-target. In this market Monitor now only focuses their recruitment efforts on a very limited number of schools.
You'll have a serious uphill fight. Monitor may not be MBB but it's still a very selective/prestigious shop.
Monitor is just as selective as MBB for undergrads (maybe a little bit more so, since I believe they recruit at fewer schools).
Yea, plenty of kids from Harvard/MIT want to stay in the city for the summer with their friends. For FT, alumni are fairly concentrated as well.
You'll definitely want to look elsewhere having a 3.3 non-target.
where would someone with around this GPA from a non-target look?
With a 3.3 GPA and non-target:
Your best option is to cast a very wide net. Both with your networks (alumni, former places of work, friends and family, etc) and Google Search for regional boutiques and consulting firms that would have a specialization in your area of interest (eg, technology, retail, etc).
In addition, grad school can often be a "reset" button (if you go to a target school for a masters, an MBA, etc).
Hope that helps.
Kevin www.managementconsulted.com
Monitor Group (Originally Posted: 08/27/2008)
Just wondering how good Monitor is in general compared to MBB in terms of:
1) B-School Placement 2) Placement to PE
In terms of B-School, Monitor places very well. Monitor is extremely well known and respected among MBA programs specifically as a result of its academic roots. Monitor places well among the top schools (ie. Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Kellogg etc). Obviously there will be more MBB students in these programs because they are larger firms (McK has 7,500 consultants vs. Monitor 1,500), but Monitor will be taken as comparable to MBB. At the end of the day though, consultants take up about 20-25% of many of the top school's entering classes. It's what you do at the firm that matters.
As for placement, I'm not sure exactly how it compares. I'm sure that Bain would argue that it is tops. I know people that have made the jump and been very successful, also Monitor does have it's own PE arm.
We do a good amount of M&A Go/No Go due dill, so you will have the exposure and build the skills that PE firms look for from consultants.
Monitor Clipper - PE arm
http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/monitor-clipper-funds
B School placement - MBB >>>>>>>>>>> Monitor even after adjusting for the size of the firm
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