S11E24: 10 reasons to work for McKinsey... and 6 reasons not to

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Send us Fan Mail5 people just landed offers at McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, and L.E.K. We got them all in one room and asked them the same question: what actually worked?The real stuff – how many cases they did, how they networked, what they wish they'd done differently, and th ...  Show more

S23E17: Ex-Bain Interviewer Shares What Gets You Hired at Bain

Send us Fan MailMitali Jalan was told she couldn't break into consulting as a chartered accountant. She was told it was unlikely she'd land Bain as an international MBA student. She got the offers anyway.She worked at Deloitte India and Bain London, then sat on the other side of ...  Show more

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