Summer at MBB consulting firm willing to take questions Forum

[Anonymous User]

This is the OP here (summer but now will be joining full time).

Prep: If you're not familiar with the case practice, I would start with the Victor Cheng videos. They're not perfect and he's annoying, but it's a good start. After that, do practice cases, ideally with someone else going through the process. Use the official cases on the firms' websites, and also try to contact alum at the firms and get them to give you cases.

There is no significant difference from summer and FT hiring. You may have a more uphill battle for FT since there may not be as many spots open (because of returning summers and sponsored MBAs) but that's speculation and shouldn't discourage you. If you're good enough, they'll want you.

[a corsair]

This is the OP here (summer but now will be joining full time).

Prep: If you're not familiar with the case practice, I would start with the Victor Cheng videos. They're not perfect and he's annoying, but it's a good start. After that, do practice cases, ideally with someone else going through the process. Use the official cases on the firms' websites, and also try to contact alum at the firms and get them to give you cases.

There is no significant difference from summer and FT hiring. You may have a more uphill battle for FT since there may not be as many spots open (because of returning summers and sponsored MBAs) but that's speculation and shouldn't discourage you. If you're good enough, they'll want you.

The bolded is generally not true. In fact, most offices hire more for FT than for the summer.

http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/f ... r-rate-mbb

[Anonymous User]

This is the OP here (summer but now will be joining full time).

Prep: If you're not familiar with the case practice, I would start with the Victor Cheng videos. They're not perfect and he's annoying, but it's a good start. After that, do practice cases, ideally with someone else going through the process. Use the official cases on the firms' websites, and also try to contact alum at the firms and get them to give you cases.

There is no significant difference from summer and FT hiring. You may have a more uphill battle for FT since there may not be as many spots open (because of returning summers and sponsored MBAs) but that's speculation and shouldn't discourage you. If you're good enough, they'll want you.

The bolded is generally not true. In fact, most offices hire more for FT than for the summer.

http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/f ... r-rate-mbb

1 - You're using a wallstreetoasis thread from 2011 to contradict me? Come now, I'm open to disagreement but really

2 - Yes, most offices do bring in more full times than they have for the summer. But, those extra spots are more often than not taken up by people who were sponsored for an MBA - they are NOT mostly brand new hires. In most offices, including mine which is one of the bigger ones, the total number of entering associates is not quite double the summer class. I would guess out of the non-summers that are coming in full-time, at least half were sponsored. That leaves about 50% of the remaining spots to you if you have had no previous connection to the firm.

As I said however, that shouldn't discourage someone because if you're good enough, they'll give you an offer.

[a corsair]

This is the OP here (summer but now will be joining full time).

Prep: If you're not familiar with the case practice, I would start with the Victor Cheng videos. They're not perfect and he's annoying, but it's a good start. After that, do practice cases, ideally with someone else going through the process. Use the official cases on the firms' websites, and also try to contact alum at the firms and get them to give you cases.

There is no significant difference from summer and FT hiring. You may have a more uphill battle for FT since there may not be as many spots open (because of returning summers and sponsored MBAs) but that's speculation and shouldn't discourage you. If you're good enough, they'll want you.

The bolded is generally not true. In fact, most offices hire more for FT than for the summer.

http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/f ... r-rate-mbb

1 - You're using a wallstreetoasis thread from 2011 to contradict me? Come now, I'm open to disagreement but really

2 - Yes, most offices do bring in more full times than they have for the summer. But, those extra spots are more often than not taken up by people who were sponsored for an MBA - they are NOT mostly brand new hires. In most offices, including mine which is one of the bigger ones, the total number of entering associates is not quite double the summer class. I would guess out of the non-summers that are coming in full-time, at least half were sponsored. That leaves about 50% of the remaining spots to you if you have had no previous connection to the firm.

As I said however, that shouldn't discourage someone because if you're good enough, they'll give you an offer.

1 - Sorry, I should have been more clear with my signal. I meant: Most offices hire more for FT than for the summer. See, e.g., http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/i ... n-from-mbb
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/i ... ffer-later
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/m ... -full-time

2 - As a counter-anecdote, I have a friend who is going into MBB FT (also into a big office) who says that 1/3 of the incoming class was sponsored. YMMV.

[Anonymous User]

This is the OP here (summer but now will be joining full time).

Prep: If you're not familiar with the case practice, I would start with the Victor Cheng videos. They're not perfect and he's annoying, but it's a good start. After that, do practice cases, ideally with someone else going through the process. Use the official cases on the firms' websites, and also try to contact alum at the firms and get them to give you cases.

There is no significant difference from summer and FT hiring. You may have a more uphill battle for FT since there may not be as many spots open (because of returning summers and sponsored MBAs) but that's speculation and shouldn't discourage you. If you're good enough, they'll want you.

The bolded is generally not true. In fact, most offices hire more for FT than for the summer.

http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/f ... r-rate-mbb

1 - You're using a wallstreetoasis thread from 2011 to contradict me? Come now, I'm open to disagreement but really

2 - Yes, most offices do bring in more full times than they have for the summer. But, those extra spots are more often than not taken up by people who were sponsored for an MBA - they are NOT mostly brand new hires. In most offices, including mine which is one of the bigger ones, the total number of entering associates is not quite double the summer class. I would guess out of the non-summers that are coming in full-time, at least half were sponsored. That leaves about 50% of the remaining spots to you if you have had no previous connection to the firm.

As I said however, that shouldn't discourage someone because if you're good enough, they'll give you an offer.

1 - Sorry, I should have been more clear with my signal. I meant: Most offices hire more for FT than for the summer. See, e.g., http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/i ... n-from-mbb
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/i ... ffer-later
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/m ... -full-time

2 - As a counter-anecdote, I have a friend who is going into MBB FT (also into a big office) who says that 1/3 of the incoming class was sponsored. YMMV.

Fair enough. I think we both agree on the basic conclusion - one way or another the poster shouldn't worry about it, if they're qualified they're qualified.

[a corsair]

Agreed, it's an academic point. Apply and do your best when you do. Congratulations on the offer by the way, it's not easy to land.