Cracking into MBB Consulting: Ask Me Anything

So you've set your sights on McKinsey, BCG, or Bain-congratulations on choosing the path with the world's most polished rejection emails. Good news: it's very crackable, and I've done it.

I made the leap into BCG myself, survived the case interviews (yes, including the dreaded market-sizing and the "walk me through your thinking" stare-down), and have since advised CXOs across the US, Europe, and APAC. I know what these firms actually look for-beyond the buzzwords and the perfectly structured frameworks everyone parrots.

Bring your questions on anything: résumé screening, networking that doesn't feel cringe, case interview prep, the behavioral/PEI round, off-cycle vs. on-cycle recruiting, or the eternal "do I even have a shot?" Bring the doubts too-I've heard (and felt) them all.

You ask. I answer. We turn "I hope they call" into "which offer do I take?"