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Yup, thats your only chance when it comes to management consulting. Good luck to you though, maybe you can be that 1 out of 100Originally Posted by Rocky437
Originally Posted by ryair max 1
Even these are not guaranteed methods for finding employment.Originally Posted by Th3RealF0lkBlu3s
Hope everyone in college developed relationships that they can build upon after school. If not, at least search for internships and find ways to add to the resume while being underemployed.
Also, name recognition still holds a good of value at least in the job market I'm in (I can only speak for DC area, one of the strongest markets in the nation). There are a lot of people here with degrees from well-known schools. A lot of employers will show more interest in big name universities than small schools.
Yesterday I visited Bain and Co, a management consulting firm I'm interested in, however I'm not getting my degree from one of the few schools they heavily recruit at. Anyways, I ran into a straight up consultant who works there in the elevator on the way out, he's like "I only know one person here who didn't go to one of our core schools, but he's a Pan Am Rower." If you didn't go to one of the schools they like, you have to be "top of your class" he said and have extracurriculars. Bain is a very prestigious place though, I think they are only interested in you if your a super child whose a student athlete with an amazing GPA, or if your not an athlete, you need some serious extracurriculars and work experience. He told me to get my MBA from one of the school's in my city that they recruit at, and try to apply after that. I haven't talked to the recruiting lady yet though, Imma do that soon.