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sixthirtythree

I'm going to be honest and say not very high.

I'm going to be more honest and say near zero.

Not very high is such a positive spin on what is really, very very low.

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sixthirtythree

President_Ben

I'm going to be more honest and say near zero.

Not very high is such a positive spin on what is really, very very low.

HR is good at positive spins :smile:

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sixthirtythree

HR is good at positive spins :smile:

Correction. See-through positive spins.

Reply 5

sixthirtythree

HR is good at positive spins :smile:

For the sake of clarity, I think HR are universally, useless.

Reply 6

Ben Dover the Lollipop Man

do a masters or mphil from Oxbridge or LSE and then maybe you have more of a chance.

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fahadraja

do a masters or mphil from Oxbridge or LSE and then maybe you have more of a chance.

And if she still couldn't get a job at McKinsey after a masters? I would be pretty pissed.

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Kelv

And if she still couldn't get a job at McKinsey after a masters? I would be pretty pissed.

Then you'd be pretty optimistic.

Reply 9

Jxhn

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Sorry for another question, but its kinda related and I didn't want to start a new thread! What about History at LSE - totally unrelated degree? Or perhaps at UCL I have both offers and are choosing...

Reply 10

Kelv

And if she still couldn't get a job at McKinsey after a masters? I would be pretty pissed.

Doing PPE at Oxford doesn't gurantee McKinsey but you can't do a degree for just one company. I heard some crazy stat from some one Mckinsey only invites 90 people every year to take the test(i think its for its london office) thats nothing in comparison to applicants!!! You are still unlikely to get it to be honest. If kates interested in Management consulting (Mckinsey is more involved in Strategy Consulting) there are many other firms such as OC&C, P&A, LEK, BCG you can consider. There are many firms but the problem lies in the fact they hire VERY FEW people. I personally think it is harder to get into Strategy and top Management Consulting than nearly all banks. The likes of GS PIA and GS M&A is probably along similar lines in difficult within Investment Banking firms.

Just my views but I friends and family in a few of the above firms and departments they have given me some views as I was interested in consulting.

Fahad

Reply 11

fuglyduckling

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I don't think it's worth choosing your degree around what will get you into McKinsey because the odds are that you won't get in anyway. For what very little it's worth, when I did an Easter thing there, it was overwhelmingly Oxbridge with a couple from Bristol, Bath, Durham, Edinburgh, and UCL. I think maybe one or two from LSE and CASS and I remember one guy from Dundee. PPE was very popular but there were also people doing Languages, Physics, and Medicine so I'm not sure that degree subject is super important. Most people were on track for a first and were heavily involved in extra currics (own businesses, international-level sport etc.).

EDIT: Consultants that I spoke to ... 2 were Edinburgh, 1 Bristol, 1 Yank, 1 German, 3+ Oxbridge (1 with HBS).

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Jameo

Very tough to get into. I had first round interviews with BCG and McK last year.From my experiences FO IB is a LOT easier to get into.

Between them BCG,Mck and Bain might take on 30 grads a year. Maybe 5,000 apply. Im not joking.

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I heard a crazy stat a few years ago where mckinsey had 50000 applicants for 50 places worldwide or something. Thats extraordinary!!!!!

Reply 14

nat3

to be honest i dont think its even worth all that effort.

i'd much rather face that much competition and get into a hedge fund or private equity house.
Same prestige, roughly same amount of hours and much much better pay

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