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Informational Interview |
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That's too bad... |
| Date Posted: |
02/05/2006 |
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I don't know of any major consulting firms in North America that do "informational interviews." That sort of thing is used by i-bankers primarily. For a firm like Bain, where getting an interview is a major accomplishment, there just aren't people available to do office visits, informational visits, etc.
Your bigger concern is that the top consulting firms have a recruiting schedule whereby people starting in Fall 2006 are interviewed and made offers in Fall 2005. Right now, it's the height of recruiting juniors for summer internships, so it might be a while before you hear back from a recruiter. They might also be looking for your online application. But odds are that they've made all their offers for people graduating this year.
This is less true for smaller firms who are more likely to recruit seniors later in the academic year--they should probably be your targets at this point. |
| Message: |
I'm not actually looking to work in the US so perhaps that fact might mitigate somewhat this otherwise troubling news, no? I'd gladly go wherever Bain would hire me. I've read that most foriegn offices have language proficiency requirements, however, I did not find any explicitly stated for the Stockholm, Milan, or Rome offices. (I lived in Italy for a year and speak *a bit* of Italian). Stockholm's office language is English - but then again so is Brussels and they require a second language. Even so, that leaves in order of preference: London, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto, and Jo'berg, although I understand that the latter is a very small office. London has a Dec. 2nd deadline but none of the other offices have a stated schedule and some are "always looking for talent".
What should I do?
If I can't speak with someone at the company I won't have anyone to ask questions about issues such as whether or not I should submit a resume to offices abroad or if it needs to be a CV.
P.S. I haven't submited any application yet because I haven't figured out all the details of where I should and shouldn't bother applying.
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