| Topic Name: |
How good is Bain at picking the right people? |
| Message Name: |
hmm |
| Date Posted: |
01/13/2006 |
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I'm not sure if Bain picked correctly?
I know this is an odd question, and I am really grateful to have obtained an offer from Bain in one of the US offices. But I am a little hesitant about becoming a management consultant for two reasons.
1) I met many top candidates during my interviews (3 rounds, 6 case studies in total) and I felt they were much better qualified and more outgoing than I was. Yet I was told that only 2 of us were hired in the end. Was it a mistake??
2) I did not get into the final rounds for BCG/ McKinsey for offices in the same location. In fact my feedback for one of them was that I lacked 'pragmatic business sense' and had problems looking at the big picture.
I find it very odd that I could do well in the Bain interview but not in the others. Hence I am wondering if you guys had any opinions as to how good the Bain recruiters are at picking people with potential? I really do not want to join consulting and realise that I am not cut out for it after all. Thanks for any feedback. |
| Message: |
that you didn't make it at M/B is irrelevant.
however your statement "I really do not want to join consulting and realise that I am not cut out for it after all" worries me. If you have some reasons you are not telling us why you don't want to be a consultant, or you lack self-confidence, do not want to challenge yourself etc., maybe I would advise turning down the offer. Better than burning out or getting outcounseled in 6 months.
Lots of other good jobs out there, nothing wrong with passing over a consulting offer if you don't feel taking it.
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