An increasing number of new hires joins McKinsey, BCG or Bain as an experienced hire or as an experienced professional. While the majority of the top consulting firms’ new hires still come straight from university, the share of Young Professional who join a consulting firm with a couple of years of previous work experience is on the rise.
In this video, I lay out for you what you need to know if you want to apply to McKinsey, BCG or Bain as an experienced hire, i.e., with previous work experience. While they initially carry out similar tasks, the career paths of experienced hires and graduate hires differ to a certain extent though, which differences you ought to be aware of when applying as an experienced professional. Joining a top consulting firm with work experience comes with some pros, but also certain cons.
In the video, I will also explain to you how your motivation to join a consulting firm as an experienced professional may mismatch McKinsey’s, BCG’s and Bain’s motivation to look for candidates with previous work experience. Concluding from this, I share with you my tips for your application as an experienced hire and tell you what to emphasize (and what to maybe hide…). At the end of the video, I reveal to you an out-of-the-box tip on an alternative route to become a consultant as a Young Professional with previous work experience…
Find out how to best apply as an experienced hire to McKinsey, BCG or Bain!
📌 TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 - Introduction & agenda
02:04 - 1. Experienced hire vs graduate hire
04:20 - 2. Experienced hire: pros & cons
07:48 - 3. Your vs company motivation: mismatch?
11:15 - 4. Experienced hire application tips
13:58 - 5. The out-of-the box tip
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