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Interviews

has anyone seen immediate results after getting a SHRM certification? i’m applying for entry level hr roles with recruiting coordinator, hr intern, admin asst, and a customer service role on my resume and no luck so far. i’m wondering if this will help me land a job quicker? also wanted to ask if anyone has knowledge of grants/programs to assist with payment since i am unemployed and money is tight. thanks!

I’m a risk consulting intern at KPMG Dubai and i’m looking to join as a entry level consultant at OW, Kearney or Strategy&. I’ve applied to the MBBs. Any advice for case interviews?
Also anyone willing to practice with me live? Twice a week will be great

Hey guys. I have a technical interview with AlixPartners restructuring and turnaround team. This is for their summer intern position. I didn’t come from a restructuring background. Does anyone have an idea of what might get asked in the interview? Is it going to be very restructuring specific or some general accounting/ finance/ operational sides of topics.

Hey guys. I have a concern and I need your advice. I'm joining Deloitte as an intern (analyst) in GDAS (EA). I was assigned to do some courses from Udemy, all of which were programming related. The thing is, I don't like coding, and am not well versed in it either. I want a more management oriented role. I'm a campus hire, so idk if I have the liberty to ask for a role change. FYI, I was very clear that I'm not willing to code/join as a developer during my interview. What should I do guys? ://

I just got invited to interview for a role in SFO that I also did as a Summer intern at Google Europe. And it turns out I have a fair number of first and second degree connections (bcoz of this internship) to the Hiring manager. Should I talk to them?

I have an interview for a PM intern role at Google. I have no experience and don’t even know where to start? Are the questions very technical? I have not yet done DSA and have just started learning Java

Hey would anyone from Oliver Wyman be willing to refer or chat an intern role? I'm from a non target Canadian school and am applying to the Canadian office, but I have always been interested in OW since I started my undergrad, I would very much appreciate your kindness!

Tomorrow I have 2 interviews: for Market Data Analyst @ CS, and for Client Data Analyst @ AXA XL. I'm currently Junior Managed Operations Analyst @ FIS, with half YOE on this position, and almost a year as Audit Intern @ KPMG. I've decided to apply for those positions as just within those 6 months I've outperformed all of my team members except of 1 witch has over 3 YEO. I don't see more opportunities to grow there.

What are some not obvious questions that I can be asked / I can ask?

Anyone who renege and get any backlash? I signed an offer with a big 4 for full time and am still interviewing with other companies. ( Was an intern last summer and my offer got pushed out to summer cause my masters is 1.5 years and I graduate in December (In my defense the big 4 refused to let me go to another practice.) Plus pressured by parents to accept something before I graduate.

Would anyone from McKinsey Canada be willing to briefly connect? I'm interested in applying to the Business Analyst Intern role but am from a non target bschool. I have experiences that demonstrate analytical skills, independence, teamwork and communication and have decent casing experiences along with a great GPA. Would very much appreciate the opportunity to have a conversation!!

McKinsey & Company

VC fund I interviewed with has 100 AUM. 6 person team. When I started talking with them, they wanted me to do a 3 month internship. Figured it was fine because I was tired of consulting and would get my foot in the door. Now they’re telling me that they just raised another 100M. And they want me to intern for 12 months with no guarantee of anything at the end. Clearly isn’t a money problem with the new fund so……

Hi everyone! I will be going through my first whiteboard/case-style interview for the first time (I was converted from an intern to full time at my current company). This marketing associate position would require some level of excel knowledge specifically on Pivot Tables & VLookUps for email campaign analysis. What’s your experience with interviews like these, and any tips for a first-timer? Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone! I will be going through my first whiteboard/case-style interview for the first time (I was converted from an intern to full time at my current company). This marketing associate position would require some level of excel knowledge specifically on Pivot Tables & VLookUps for email campaign analysis. What’s your experience with interviews like these, and any tips for a first-timer? Thank you in advance!

As an intern, will interviewing with competitors for fulltime affect my shot at a return offer? (if current firm somehow finds out)

Recently I accepted an offer for a consulting position. However, I was just invited for a interview for a government intern position and that is another organization I would love to work for definitely in the future. How do I decline without burning bridges or potentially asking for fall openings ?

I’ve applied to all the B4/midsize/regional firms for tax staff/intern and was not even able to get a single interview. Graduated last year w/. 150 credits, 3.65 GPA, CPA in progress, under a year of relevant work experience/volunteer activity. Rehearsed my resume many times and wasn’t even given a chance. Is there is something wrong with me?

Hi, I’m an undergrad majoring in economics. I’m now a junior and couldn’t find an intern for summer. I am thinking applying to a one year graduate program in business analytics so I get more skills built up. Could anyone give me some advice about whether this is doable? I’m hesitating because I haven’t really taken much programming classes and most my coding skills are built up by doing research. Same with math. Thanks in advance!!

Hey!
I wanted some insights on the Spark Hire interview questions BCG Platinion asks for Data or Full Stack Engineering Intern position. Has anyone had a chance to record interview responses on Spark Hire for BCG's internship position?

Thank you!

Advice on switching practice areas: I have an interview tomorrow for a litigation firm. I am in my second year of practice as a transactional real estate attorney. I find that work unfulfilling and I really miss researching/drafting.Prior to practicing, I had a clerkship and did litigation work as an intern throughout law school. I don’t think I’m that far removed from that litigation exposure to warrant them not giving me a job, but I just want to make sure I frame it in the best way possible.

What’s better - Credit risk (institutional) at Citi or credit risk (reserves and discount window) at the Federal Reserve in terms of longer term prospects? Current intern at the fed and got an interview through immediate manager. Got an interview at citi through networking. Any guidance is appreciated. Thank you

What’s better - Credit risk (institutional) at Citi or credit risk (reserves and discount window) at the Federal Reserve in terms of longer term prospects? Current intern at the fed and got an interview through immediate manager. Got an interview at citi through networking. Any guidance is appreciated. Thank you

Is this salary too low? I'm @ final interview for senior accountant and job posting said $60-65k. Before you say it's too low right away, my experience is on a low end of this of this role. Just 1 year auditer @ national top 10, 6 months intern at same firm, 1 year accounting intern at local private firm, and 2 years doing AP clerk. I'm a licensed CPA and in MCOL. I really want this title for growth but don't want to get stiffed. It's a large corp w/ great benefits.

I was just made a job offer at a company I have been an intern at for the last 6 months. The recruiter gave me a 5 business day deadline to accept or decline. I have an onsite interview with another company which I am now trying to expedite. How would you navigate this?

Do you have to interview to get promoted from intern to employee at Amazon?

I received an interview invite for McKinsey’s Ops internship. While I appreciate the invite, I was hoping to interview for a generalist position. Is it better to ask the recruiter if I can be considered for a generalist interview slot instead or to accept the Ops intern invite (with the hope of transferring to generalist after the internship)?

Should I include the duration I worked as an intern in my number of years of experience while applying for jobs?
For example I did my internship for 6 months, and been working in job for 2 years. Should I write / communicate my experience as 2.5 years or just 2 years?

Is KPMG taking any Deal Advisory full-timer associates? I’m interested in applying, former Big 4 intern here

Have you ever landed an interview for a recent grad or intern posting despite being a full-timer with 2+ YOE?

Have you ever landed an interview for a recent grad or intern posting despite being a full-timer with 2+ YOE?

In an informational interview with an intern or student, what are the most important things to cover/ask?

What advice should I give someone who wants to make a career change from marketing/strategy into copywriting?

Is it likely they can break into an agency without doing the whole process of portfolio school, making a book, and applying as an intern/junior?

Are all job offers from business schools coming through the internship the year prior? Is any body just straight up applying for full time roles? Just wondering what your job opportunities are like if you didn’t enjoy your internship, didn’t take part in one for whatever reason, or are in PT program. For example, do MBB/Accenture/B4 interview people that didn’t intern for them?

Might get biased answers from this bowl but interested to read thoughts. Currently in pm/bizops intern role at Tesla with summer mbb interviews coming up, and I am unsure of which path to take coming out of undergrad.

Reasons for consulting:
- travel, lifestyle
- fast paced, constant changing of clients and projects to learn and gain responsibility quickly
- friends and network among class

Pro of staying:
- fulfilling mission
- long term want to be in sustainability
Cons:
- slower growth ops

Undergrad intern here. Anyone know how strict MBB is with their GPA cutoff and if it’s possible to network my way to an interview if I’m at the lower end of that cutoff.