2012 Consulting Interviews / Rejections / Offers

Thought I'd set the ball rolling on this one as I can't see a similar thread elsewhere (Mike//, thanks for setting the 2011 one :smile:

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For all those who are applying to consulting firms for 2011 what is the status of your applications? Mine below:

(updated 09/12/2011)

McKinsey: Rejection
BCG: Rejection
Bain: Rejection
OW: Rejection
ATK: Rejection
Marakon: Rejection
RB: Rejection
SKP: Waiting
Credo: Rejection
PWC: Rejection
EY: Rejection
KPMG: Offer
Deloitte: Rejection
Accenture: Rejection

:smile:

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 1

mikestem

OP

How is everyone going? Mine doesn't look so good this year....

Guess those cuts in banks are not helping either....

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 2

wazzup

Original post by mikestem

Thought I'd set the ball rolling on this one as I can't see a similar thread elsewhere (Mike//, thanks for setting the 2011 one :smile:

)

For all those who are applying to consulting firms for 2011 what is the status of your applications? Mine below:

McKinsey: Rejection
BCG: Rejection
Bain: Waiting
OW: Rejection after tests (I managed 15 in maths and 14 in verbal....)
ATK: Rejection
Marakon: Rejection
RB: Waiting
SKP: Waiting
Credo: Rejection
PWC: Rejection after 1st round
EY: Waiting after test
KPMG: Final round (date not confirmed)
Deloitte: 1st round next week
Accenture: AC next week

:smile:

did atkearney send a rejection letter to you?

Reply 3

mikestem

OP

Original post by wazzup

did atkearney send a rejection letter to you?

I don't think so...they automatically reject you in 2 weeks, unless they sent you an invitation....

Reply 4

gurkin123

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I only applied to a handful and am waiting to hear back from them all- Credo, Booz and OC&C.

Oh, and I failed the OW tests...

Reply 5

mikestem

OP

Original post by gurkin123

I only applied to a handful and am waiting to hear back from them all- Credo, Booz and OC&C.

Oh, and I failed the OW tests...

They are really hard...right?

I don't think anyone could finish all of them

Reply 6

gurkin123

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Original post by mikestem

They are really hard...right?

I don't think anyone could finish all of them

They certainly were tricky questions and obviously the time element is a problem...Think it was the verbal reasoning that let me down though, found that a lot harder than the maths (which is odd as I study an essay subject and stopped maths at AS level!)

Reply 7

Vindobona

18

I applied in Austria and Switzerland.

BCG: rejection
McKinsey: rejection
Booz&Co: rejection
Oliver Wyman: rejection
AT Kearney: rejection

Bain: waiting
OC&C: waiting
Arthur D. Little: waiting
Roland Berger: waiting
Simon-Kucher: waiting
Deloitte: waiting

Reply 8

mikestem

OP

Original post by gurkin123

They certainly were tricky questions and obviously the time element is a problem...Think it was the verbal reasoning that let me down though, found that a lot harder than the maths (which is odd as I study an essay subject and stopped maths at AS level!)

Agreed... and the noisy environment isn't helping either!

The lady took all of us into one room where there wasn't enough space!

Reply 9

mikestem

OP

Original post by Vindobona

I applied in Austria and Switzerland.

BCG: rejection
McKinsey: rejection
Booz&Co: rejection
Oliver Wyman: rejection
AT Kearney: rejection

Bain: waiting
OC&C: waiting
Arthur D. Little: waiting
Roland Berger: waiting
Simon-Kucher: waiting
Deloitte: waiting

Just out of interest, why don't you apply London? :confused:

Reply 10

vishy2in

Bain: waiting
Booz: waiing
Mckinsey: presumed rejection ( had to reply by today, will confirm tomorrow)
OW: 1st round interviews
BCG: rejection
Credo: rejection
LEK: waiting
OC&C: waiting
rb:waiting
parthenon: waiting
mars: waiting
mercer: waiting
ad little: waiting
monitor: waiting
markon: rejection
at kearney: rejection

Reply 11

RobinSheridan99

Just had a rejection after first round OW. Case study was very different to what I was expecting, which was a standard business case. It was more a series of short mental maths questions, which I wasn't really prepared for. Still, positive experience, so good luck to everyone still waiting on that.

Reply 12

Vindobona

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Original post by mikestem

Just out of interest, why don't you apply London? :confused:

I'm Austrian and only came to the UK to do my Master's here. My plan was always to go back home afterwards and start my career there :smile:

Reply 13

yoyoyomo

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has anyone applied to CHP Consulting? Had an telephone interview with them today. Find out on monday

Reply 14

mikestem

OP

Original post by vishy2in

Bain: waiting
Booz: waiing
Mckinsey: presumed rejection ( had to reply by today, will confirm tomorrow)
OW: 1st round interviews
BCG: rejection
Credo: rejection
LEK: waiting
OC&C: waiting
rb:waiting
parthenon: waiting
mars: waiting
mercer: waiting
ad little: waiting
monitor: waiting
markon: rejection
at kearney: rejection

I notice an interesting thing. OW seems send out lots of invitation for test this year and rejects lots of people as well after test....

I guess they don't even look at CV before that

Reply 15

mikestem

OP

Original post by yoyoyomo

has anyone applied to CHP Consulting? Had an telephone interview with them today. Find out on monday

Isn't it an IT consulting? I didn't apply

Reply 16

RobinSheridan99

Its a strange one with Credo. I spoke to a guy who had been passed through today, and some have had rejections, but I haven't heard either way. Hoping for something tomorrow. They are a really good firm, very keen to work there.

Reply 17

mikestem

OP

Original post by RobinSheridan99

Just had a rejection after first round OW. Case study was very different to what I was expecting, which was a standard business case. It was more a series of short mental maths questions, which I wasn't really prepared for. Still, positive experience, so good luck to everyone still waiting on that.

Don't worry, mate. You have already done very well.

how is your application for other firms?

Reply 18

RobinSheridan99

Mars: Waiting
Monitor: Waiting
ATK: Waiting
CVA: Waiting
Credo: Waiting (Strange really, hoping for something tomorrow.)
LEK: Waiting
Arthur D Little: Waiting
Boxwood: Waiting
Parthenon: Waiting
Hiscox: Waiting
Civil Service: E-tray

Marakon: Rejected
Accenture: Rejected
IBM: Rejected
OW: Rejected
PA: Rejected
Deloitte: Rejected
Capgemini: Rejected
KPMG: Rejected

I didn't apply for MBB in the first place. I was unlikely to get there anyway, so worked on other applications instead.

There are quite a few smaller firms on my list who accept speculative applications. Will send some off to them.

Chatting to my stepmum last night, we will all have very long careers, and this will be the first job of many. I think the stress of it all, is a lack of plan B. I don't really know what else I could possibly do, and that is really stressy.

Reply 19

vishy2in

Original post by mikestem

I guess they don't even look at CV before that

Yeah, I think at least from the target schools they just invite everyone for the tests and then short-list with respect to the scores. I say this because I received my test invite almost instantaneously after submitting the application and there is no way they would have gone through my CV / cover letter till then keeping in mind the no of applicants!

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