Is it really true that MC's only recruit from Oxbridge and Golden Triangle???????????

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kings dont even offer economics.

its just i read a few threads saying only top 4 london unis and oxbridge are recruited. So it got me thinking. I think the only way anyone will really know is if they know someone that does the recruiting for any of these mc firms...untill then its all speculative..

Reply 22

jy9626

dark<>horizon

kings dont even offer economics.

king's has business, which is rated fairly high, though.

Reply 23

ma2k5

jy9626

king's has business, which is rated fairly high, though.

Not really.

Reply 24

jy9626

ma2k5

Not really.

well. tbh, i don't know much about the business world.
but according to some league tables, king's is not the best for business, but is rated 'fairly' high.
there must be a reason why the MC firms pick King's grads though.
I don't get why they don't go for Warwick grads instead anyway.

Reply 25

Consultant

Okay, just a quick post for now. There are two different classes of management consultancy as I see it, the Bains, BCGs, Mckinseys, OC&Cs, LEKs, et cetera and then the Accenture, Cap Geminis, PWCs, Deloittes et cetera.

For the first group you pretty much stand no chance without amazing, amazing extra-curriculars and work experience from outside Oxbridge (perhaps including LSE in that, though to a lesser degree). These are the really competitive places, numbering thousands of applications per place.

The second group I have less experience with, but it is generally far, far less competitive to get into and they usually employ far more graduates from a far wider spread of universities. The work conducted is not going to be as prestigious or as impactful as that at the first group, but you will probably get to work with large clients, as the first group do and the exit opportunities into the first group aren't extremely bad if you do an MBA.

Reply 26

jy9626

loggins

Lol...Kings...

I don't get why they don't recruit warwick grads as much, since king's does not even offer economics and has business that is not the best but just fairly good.
However, it's not an institution that can be lol-ed at, generally.

Reply 27

LawBore

loafer

hay guize, i think bournemouth uni got a few people to BCG last year :awesome:

!1

irrelevant but interesting http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123503750085821073.html?mod=loomia&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r2:c0.0517835:b0

TSR =/= 4chan.

Reply 28

Sulman674

If you think about it, thos euniversities signify the elite of the country, therefore, they ration out the best for the companies already, so rather than trawl through a laboriously long interview process to see who has the most potential, they'll probably pick someone from those uni's purely on the basis that if they could get in then they are going to be among the best for the job. In saying that, of course there are other reasons why people don't go to the "elite" unis, but on average, it does make sense.

Reply 29

837491

LawBore

TSR =/= 4chan.

merde! and i thought einstein was dead :rolleyes:

Reply 30

LawBore

loafer

merde! and i thought einstein was dead :rolleyes:

God knows how I found that one out...

Reply 31

837491

LawBore

God knows how I found that one out...

lol. i use it to signal to other members that i am being facetious :cool:

Reply 32

Eklipz89

lmfao at the neg feedback over my sig :wink:

its not shared, its 2 different ones :top:

someone a little hurt?

Reply 33

Consultant

Also, with regards to taking a lot of people from Leeds/Kings/UCL etc., I think these are mainly going to be hired for the Tier 2 firms (Big 4 Consulting, Accenture, Cap Gemini, etc.) and not for the Tier 1 giants/boutiques. :smile:

Reply 34

lyrical17

Consultant

UCl tier 2???

Reply 35

Krush

lyrical17

UCl tier 2???

"Tier 1" Management Consultancies almost exclusively recruit Oxbridge students.

Reply 36

Consultant

lyrical17

UCl tier 2???

With Tier 1 management consultancies being almost entirely Oxbridge graduates and from what limited experience I have of Tier 2 management consultancies, they will be dominated by Oxbridge graduates too, though with a far greater mix of graduates, from places like UCL, yes.

Reply 37

TheBrightShadow

130ss

No.. Thats a load of bull.. My uncle works at prince waterhouse coopers and he never went to a top uni.. I also know many people that work at top places who went to bad unis.. it is all to luck end of the day