North America # MBB Recruiting Officer for Chinese International Students: Essential Requirements for Job Seeking Consultation for New Students (Part 1)

Autumn not only means the beginning of the new school year, but also marks the beginning of the recruitment season for consulting companies. The recruitment directors from McKinsey+BCG+Bain have all given the necessary requirements for job search consultation for new students.As long as you master the six consulting methodologies given by these eight executives, don't step into other sinkholes! Entering MBB is not a dream!

The chief recruitment officer of McKinsey put forward his own requirements:

Excellent ability:

Professional ability: McKinsey needs to meet a large number of customers every day, so excellent professional ability is the top priority!

Strong communication ability: It is important for McKinsey to cultivate its own communication ability and be able to communicate effectively with customers when selecting people.

Have excellent personal characteristics:

Innovative spirit: McKinsey won the first place in the newly released Vault list as the best innovation consulting company! Therefore, the spirit of innovation is one of McKinsey's personal characteristics.

Rigorous: In consulting companies, especially top consulting companies like McKinsey, you must have a rigorous and serious working attitude, which is also the focus of recruiters in the recruitment process.

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Sarah, head of recruitment at McKinsey, also gave her own suggestions:

Sufficient experience:

Have relevant technical experience: for example, master relevant technologies such as AWS or Google Cloud.

Having sufficient consulting experience: being good at helping customers solve problems, using advanced technologies, tools and software, and being enthusiastic and motivated can help you stand out from the candidates.

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Strong problem solving ability:

Be good at analysis: in the process of helping customers solve problems, analysis is a very critical step. The analytical ability of candidates determines whether they can better serve customers.

Positive working attitude: When working in a consulting company, do not procrastinate. The customer's time is very valuable. Therefore, if you are a very proactive person, you can help the customer solve problems faster.

Fully understand the company:

Fully understand BCG: candidates need to know BCG in advance, understand BCG's corporate culture and main businesses, and see if they are suitable for themselves.

Fully understand the position: Read the JD of the position before applying for a job, and understand what the position needs to do, so as to give play to the corresponding advantages in the process of applying for a job!