Been a while since I’ve posted… It’s a bit shocking to think that we’re already 12 weeks through a 16 week semester (75%!). While we’ve definitely had a busy semester so far, it seems like the intensity comes in waves. If you were to plot my “mindshare” on a weekly basis so far, I think [...]
Entries Tagged as 'recruiting'
Bain vs. BCG
April 5th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Decision time. This is a tough one. When it comes to management consulting, there’s definitely no clear winner among the “Big Three”. As I’ve met other people working through the recruiting process, I’ve encountered all sorts of decisions: people will turn down each of the firms in favor of the others with little consistency across [...]
Tags:bain·bcg·comparison·decisions·internships·mckinsey·recruiting
BCG Sell Weekend
February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I just came out of a “sell weekend” with BCG. Each of the consulting firms host weekend-long events for offerees. I don’t know if many industry recruiters do this, but it’s definitely a hard sell that’s bound to have an impact on the decision-making process. I have to admit that I’m extremely impressed with them… [...]
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Top 10 Case Interview Tips
February 20th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Uncategorized
After experiencing some success last week, I thought it might be nice to give back with a few bits of advice for others trying to decide how best to prepare for consulting case interviews. I went to a bunch of the sessions provided by the consulting club & career services (including Case In Point and [...]
More Case Interview Prep…
February 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
My first in-person interview is tomorrow! I’m excited and nervous – HBS works the schedule such that they give an entire week off for students to focus on interviews. I’m glad that we have this time off… although, I must admit, I’m incredibly jealous of my sponsored colleagues who are taking the week to lie [...]
Interview Invite Results
January 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I should probably follow-up from a previous post and mention that, no, I didn’t actually get rejected from every interview on campus. (Although, when you’re getting rejection notices daily, it certainly feels like it!) The last few invites trickled out this weekend and it actually turned out surprisingly well. Here’s what the breakdown looked like [...]
First Internship Rejections
January 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
First internship rejections today! 0 for 2 so far. You know, I did apply for a lot of jobs that were “stretches” with the understanding that it wouldn’t be a good hit rate, but I think I underestimated the psychological impact of receiving “sorry, you’re not good enough” letters from an employer every day for [...]
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