Hello everybody,
Is it possible to transfer internally from Associate PEG (BCN) to Associate Consultant after a couple of years? (Interview scheduled - 25th Jan)
Also, I have been referred by EM in Mckinsey (London Office).
Should I take the Associate PEG position, considering in the long term I would like to switch to Consulting? Obviously, I will go with Mckinsey if I get a chance but the interview is not scheduled yet.
Please guide me.
Hi there,
At least at McK and BCG it is quite difficult to move from a research position to a pure consultant position. I helped a person recently that after working at McK in the research division had to do an MBA to be able to move to a pure consulting role.
It is not impossible to do the transition, but it is definitely better to start in a pure consulting role from the beginning.
Best,
Francesco
I am slightly surprised that someone with a profile that has led to a McKinsey London referral wouldn't be considered for a consulting position at Bain. I don't know specifically about Bain but having seen many try to make a similar move at McKinsey, I would be very careful about settling for the Capability Network role. Once you start in a non-client facing role at an MBB, you definitely can build a network and reputatoin but you do also get labelled as a non-client facing person which makes the transition very difficult. Considering the volume of people who attempt to make the transition, the success rate is extremely low and limited to exceptional performers. If you are set on a client-facing consultant career, it may be worthwhile joining outside MBB to start with and attempt to make that transition which is much easier, especially once that firm has acknowledged your performance with a promotion. Good luck!
Hi,
the critical factor with this transition will be having brilliant feedback records from PEG and ideally having a Bain partner who will support your transition. This is usually quite tough, that's why it's often easier to move to another company. I would try to apply to a consulting role directly from the beginning.
Obviously, if you have a McKinsey interview scheduled - do your best to get the offer.
Best
Hi there,
seems to me that McKinsey would be a better and safer match for you here. Go for it and do your best!
Cheers,
GB
Hi there,
If you want consulting, and get the McKinsey offer, take it.
It'll be quite tough to mvoe from a support role to consulting...I'd almost prefer a route where you work elsewhere (i.e. a tier 2 for example).
Hello!
I agree that moving to McK is the winner move here, if you can.
Cheers,
Clara
Hi,
you can surely switch from the BCN to the consulting side - having worked in BCN should allow you to have very differentiated and superb responses for your Fit questions. However, BCN is not the client-facing, regular operations business. You are in a support role, I would not do it. So if you want to work in the trenches along other consultants, apply directly for regular Bain or go to BCG or McK (which you intend to do it seems). Only if McK does not work out and you have not other options (BCG, Tier-2 consultancies, Corporate Dev Strat roles), I d take Bain BCN.
Best,
Denis
Agree with Denis here. It is possible to swtich, but it's not a very easy road. Typically it goes through doing an MBA a few years down your career and then going through an internal referral. However, that only opens the door to the interview, it will still be a regular interview process.
If you have a referral for a regular consulting position in a separate, that would be the much more direct path.
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