Guys can anyone guide International Professionals like me, currently in New York U.S. to Break into top Management Consulting / Strategy Consulting firms in United States and UAE. We face lot of situations as we don't even get interview calls from Deloitte, McKinsey, EY, KPMG, AT Kearney, Booz Allen Hamilton, PWC, BCG, BAIN to name some due to Visa status. Still how can I get a role as Strategy Consultant or Management Consultant at any Big MNC ?? This is my question because I want to utilize my 6 years work experience for Business Consulting, MBA degree and tech skills for creating best value for Clients. Firms should have some Career paths to hire and groom mid-level professionals like us and utilize our skills for their business needs. #strategy #consulting #tech #management #digital #big4 #accenturecareers #mckinsey #mckinseydigital #pwc #eyconsulting #eycareers #deloitteconsulting #deloitte #kpmg #bcgcareers #bainandcompany #boozallen #cognizant
Additionally, I would suggest posting on FishBowl instead. The consulting group is as active in FishBowl as Tech is on Blind
Ok, I am on OPT and STEM OPT, that is student visa.. didn't get H1B yet !! Thanks for replying
It has nothing to do with your Visa status. With extremely rare exceptions the only way to get a role in these firms is either a top 15/20 B school or if you already have a job at a competitive firm. You need to fulfill one of these two conditions to get hired. No one cares what knowledge or years of work experience. They don't have career paths for mid level professionals by design because it's not worth the ROI. They get enough through MBA and internal growth.
Ok, I was making 120k base pay at small California based Management Consulting firm called Sherwood, unfortunately I lost my job, my project ended. Budget issues. Now I need a job very soon to maintain my visa status. I have worked with Accenture Consulting in Past, total 6 years experience. Did my MBA from Hofstra University in New York with Strategy & Business Analytics major. I know it's not a top ivy league school or top 20, still I got 3 good job offers & Compensation more than grads from NYU, Stevens or Columbia etc. So I did break the orthodox criteria's that too during Summers 2020 when Covid was at peak. Now I am struck because my current title is Technology Strategy Manager and good pay, I am not getting interviews from these big firms unfortunately
Sorry about the situation, hope you find something soon. Again none of the things you mentioned matter to these firms. Mckinsey does not care if you made more compensation than NYU or Columbia grads. If they did you would have gotten and offer. If you were a Columbia grad you would have gotten and interview. My suggestion based on your situation is target companies that are peers to the ones you have worked at, eg. Peers to Accenture consulting. The things you think are your achievements are irrelevant to the top tier consulting firms. Exaggerated example but the City Manager of Sunnyvale made almost 500k in annual compensation. Does that mean they will be hired as an associate partner at a top tier consulting firm?
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I have seen the opposite - the firms you mentioned are super friendly towards MBA recent grads or folks with existing H1Bs. HOWEVER, if you want a typical consultant role (and not an expert role here) they have very defined grad schools / companies they recruit from. For example, McKinsey TYPICALLY has a preference for top 20/25 MBA or for your current job to be in another top consulting firm. If you don’t have the right set of credentials today, you will need to network / build brand names before you can get to the right consulting firm. Alternatively , if you have specific expertise - e.g. Agile coaching etc, try to get a role as an expert and then work like crazy to move to the regular consulting track
Yeah at my old MBB, we were visa agnostic, but care A LOT about educational/professional prestige