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7 Things Bain, BCG & McKinsey Look For In Their MBA Hires

Bain, BCG, and McKinsey hire hundreds of MBA graduates into consultant roles each year. But what skills and characteristics do the Big Three consulting firms look for?

Mon Aug 17 2020

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7. Track record

Are you smart? Are you an impact player? Can you make it happen? You want to provide good answers to these three questions during a Bain & Company consulting interview. Being smart means GMAT score, GPA, undergraduate institution. 

Then, you’ve got to show you made an impact in previous roles. “What I want to know is, were you good at the things you did? It’s one thing to say you managed the production process for a $10 million facility, it’s another thing to say you were responsible but improved productivity by 5%,” Keith explains. 

“I think what a lot of students miss is telling me they did something and giving evidence they were good at it. That tells me you’re thinking about the results and that’s what I need for my clients.” 

Finally, can you make it happen? Are you a leader?

“There’s something about being in charge of a student conference where flights were delayed, and the keynote hasn’t arrived. When there are 500 people in room waiting for someone to take the microphone, how do you figure it out? Have you been responsible for something that says when it goes wrong, you’re accountable for figuring it out?”


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