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Getting hired at McKinsey

Coming out of undergrad at a lower Ivy (e.g., Penn, Columbia...
shaky nibblets tank
  07/08/05
your interviewing skills and previous internship experience ...
Supple Affirmative Action Indirect Expression
  07/08/05
grades are just 1 small part of the thing dude
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
Thanks for the solid advice, clearly derived from both your ...
kink-friendly cerebral chad hell
  07/08/05
i know people at mckinsey and have even been to their recrui...
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
I'm sure at their TAMU recruit session they downplay grades ...
kink-friendly cerebral chad hell
  07/08/05
they hire 2-3 analysts per year from TAMU which is pwnage...
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
You don't want to work for that sweatshop anyway. Set up yo...
kink-friendly cerebral chad hell
  07/08/05
This is my plan: work at a prestigious job for 2 years, go t...
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
Part one is good, part two is better, part 3 is poor.
kink-friendly cerebral chad hell
  07/08/05
why? a decent job making like 150k doing jack shit, posting ...
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
can those jobs exist longer term?
Supple Affirmative Action Indirect Expression
  07/08/05
all companies these days are tied up in burecracy
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
Just get hired out of TAMU as an analyst at a less prestigio...
kink-friendly cerebral chad hell
  07/08/05
How do I get decent ECs though to get hired?
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
To work at a lower bank, just get good grades as an econ or ...
kink-friendly cerebral chad hell
  07/08/05
thanks
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
"Coming out of undergrad at a lower Ivy (e.g., Penn, Co...
excitant property
  07/08/05
e.g.
Supple Affirmative Action Indirect Expression
  07/08/05
or Dartmouth troll
tan mildly autistic heaven private investor
  07/08/05
BAFF
Cerise Kitchen
  07/08/05
I went to one of those schools you mentioned or something ar...
tan mildly autistic heaven private investor
  07/08/05
when applying to bschool is the nyc office much more prestig...
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
I have no idea, don't know anything about bschool. I just li...
tan mildly autistic heaven private investor
  07/08/05
Oh, 1 more question. Would a 5 year masters program in econ/...
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
just major in econ/finance and get at least cum laude...it s...
bearded institution
  07/08/05
alright ty!
180 principal's office
  07/08/05
Actually, do econ or math (applied math if you can specliali...
kink-friendly cerebral chad hell
  07/08/05
where's whokebe?
Supple Affirmative Action Indirect Expression
  07/08/05
In china.
kink-friendly cerebral chad hell
  07/08/05
Depends on the school. Many of the above don't even offer f...
Pale stead gaming laptop
  07/08/05
yes econ is safest bet but will still need cum laude at a mi...
bearded institution
  07/08/05
...
Lascivious rehab old irish cottage
  07/08/05


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Date: July 8th, 2005 6:12 PM
Author: shaky nibblets tank

Coming out of undergrad at a lower Ivy (e.g., Penn, Columbia, Cornell), how good do your grades need to be to be hired as a first year analyst at McKinsey NY? What is the starting salary like (with bonus)?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227651)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:16 PM
Author: Supple Affirmative Action Indirect Expression

your interviewing skills and previous internship experience is probably more important.

i know a guy with okay grades from one of those schools and not very good internship experience working in one of their nonNYC offices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227676)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:16 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

grades are just 1 small part of the thing dude

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227679)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:20 PM
Author: kink-friendly cerebral chad hell

Thanks for the solid advice, clearly derived from both your vast experience and scholastic status.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227708)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:21 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

i know people at mckinsey and have even been to their recruiting thing you fuckup

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227716)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:25 PM
Author: kink-friendly cerebral chad hell

I'm sure at their TAMU recruit session they downplay grades in the hopes of getting some Texas tail. I know people there, and they had great grades and subpar personalities. Bottom line, if you have good grades at Penn, H, MIT, S, etc., and don't defecate on the interviewer, you'll get hired.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227748)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:26 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

they hire 2-3 analysts per year from TAMU

which is pwnage, but most of TAMU is hicks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227757)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:27 PM
Author: kink-friendly cerebral chad hell

You don't want to work for that sweatshop anyway. Set up your PR firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227767)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:28 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

This is my plan: work at a prestigious job for 2 years, go to a good bschool, then get a job in middle management doing no work.

Rate.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227780)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:29 PM
Author: kink-friendly cerebral chad hell

Part one is good, part two is better, part 3 is poor.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227789)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:31 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

why? a decent job making like 150k doing jack shit, posting on xoxo all day is just what i need.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227812)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:32 PM
Author: Supple Affirmative Action Indirect Expression

can those jobs exist longer term?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227823)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:33 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

all companies these days are tied up in burecracy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227834)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:35 PM
Author: kink-friendly cerebral chad hell

Just get hired out of TAMU as an analyst at a less prestigious bank like Berkshire or Raymond James, attend S or NU for B school, graduate near the top (specialize in equity), and work at a large bank for 5 yrs and then move to venture cap or a hedge fund.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227850)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:37 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

How do I get decent ECs though to get hired?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227877)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:40 PM
Author: kink-friendly cerebral chad hell

To work at a lower bank, just get good grades as an econ or math major. Once you're at the bank, that coupled with your good grades/GMAT will lock you into a top 10 b-school. Once there, bust your ass, since you have no connections and don't want to waste say going to Tuck for a job back at Ray James.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227909)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:41 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

thanks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227921)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:55 PM
Author: excitant property

"Coming out of undergrad at a lower Ivy (e.g., Penn, Columbia, Cornell), "

Brown troll, no question.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3228076)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:58 PM
Author: Supple Affirmative Action Indirect Expression

e.g.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3228123)





Date: July 8th, 2005 7:00 PM
Author: tan mildly autistic heaven private investor

or Dartmouth troll

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3228143)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:27 PM
Author: Cerise Kitchen

BAFF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227774)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:30 PM
Author: tan mildly autistic heaven private investor

I went to one of those schools you mentioned or something around there (non HYP ivy)

I heard that nyc is the most competitive and that tends to get filled with grads from Harvard and Yale and the like, so shoot for a non nyc office. The people I know who got offers out of undergrad at McKinsey ended up at non-nyc offices, especilly ones where they had a tie to the area

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227804)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:31 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

when applying to bschool is the nyc office much more prestigious on apps?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227818)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:33 PM
Author: tan mildly autistic heaven private investor

I have no idea, don't know anything about bschool. I just live with someone who works at one of those big name consulting firms, so I know it can be done.

But I think they all do similar work and they all travel out of the office often to go see clients anyway.

eta: not all consulting firms are nyc-headquarted though...i think a lot are in boston.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3227839)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:53 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

Oh, 1 more question. Would a 5 year masters program in econ/finance help any with jobs straight out of UG?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3228058)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:55 PM
Author: bearded institution

just major in econ/finance and get at least cum laude...it should be enough to get an interview. The interview will be key if you are set on strat consulting or ib.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3228087)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:56 PM
Author: 180 principal's office

alright ty!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3228099)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:58 PM
Author: kink-friendly cerebral chad hell

Actually, do econ or math (applied math if you can speclialize in UG). Finance is a watered down econ degree.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3228112)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:58 PM
Author: Supple Affirmative Action Indirect Expression

where's whokebe?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3228119)





Date: July 8th, 2005 6:59 PM
Author: kink-friendly cerebral chad hell

In china.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3228125)





Date: July 8th, 2005 9:41 PM
Author: Pale stead gaming laptop

Depends on the school. Many of the above don't even offer finance degrees. Wharton offers a BS in Econ at the UG level, but you can have a concentration in Finance along with it.

I would recommend this approach if you want business consulting.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3229948)





Date: July 8th, 2005 9:49 PM
Author: bearded institution

yes econ is safest bet but will still need cum laude at a min, but may get away with a lesser grade with ivy degree...but grades only get you to door & interviews (all 2 or 3 of them) will solidify an offer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3230028)





Date: July 8th, 2005 9:33 PM
Author: Lascivious rehab old irish cottage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=214954&forum_id=2#3229852)