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hmm... interesting, why is the Tokyo office so closed to non-native speakers? I thought that a person could work in any BCG office with knowledge of English only, but not Tokyo I guess. :)
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I thinks it's very understandable. In Russia, a consultant cannot succeed without good knowledge of Russian. He will just miss too many things. Same in the U.S. - I think it is extremely hard to get a job with M/B/B in the U.S., if your American English is not nearly perfect.
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so it is 1 month before the event in Chicago and we have still not received more info. BCG is such a slacker, they probably don't care too much about the event
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admitted student receptions sponsored by bcg 20 Jun 2008, 03:42
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i heard nothing until 2 days before the event
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admitted student receptions sponsored by bcg 20 Jun 2008, 10:28
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I received an email a couple of days ago asking me to confirm if my plans to attend the event were still ON.
I'd registered for the event in DC; the email too was from the BCG office in Bethesda, MD.

I have until July 3rd to RSVP for the event on the 17th.
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A word of caution for admits: take it easy! Don't get so pumped up about "networking" that you'll make a bad impression. I am bringing this up because once you get to school you will all have a very good idea of how to behave at these events, but right now some of you may need a little help.

Advice (some of this stuff may be pretty obvious or covered elsewhere, but I'm listing it just in case)

- Dress appropriately and follow networking etiquette. Read Pelihu's sticky in the B-school life section for great advice on these issues. If unsure, ask them. Weekend events may still require suits and ties.

- Don't think of this event as a "pre-interview I will make it to the closed list if I do well". Think of it as something that could occupy one sentence of your cover letter. E.g.: "Furthermore, I talked to XYZ at the event in DC last summer and was very impressed with the level of responsibility given to associates in critical projects". Note that you don't need to hijack the senior partner for 30 minutes to do so. It is probably better to talk to recent post-MBA hires. Especially if they are from your school, they may be willing to put less spin to their comments.

Most likely nobody will remember you, but it won't matter. People from the office will remember a few things about the event and so should you in case you get invited to interview and the interviewer brings it up. E.g.: Oh, yeah. Was this the event that took place at the Hilton in downtown DC? I remember it because my flight was delayed several hours and I missed it. So you talked to XYZ? He's a great guy/gal. Very smart. (if XYZ remembers you) (S)he told me to let you know that next year it'll be the Lakers..."

- Get business cards. If you don't have any of your own yet, don't panic. It is reasonable to just sign your name in the attendance list and mention that you don't have b-school cards yet. This reminds me:

- DO SIGN YOUR NAME IN THE ATTENDANCE LIST, REGISTRATION SITE OR MAKE SURE TO RSVP VIA E-MAIL. This is probably the most important part of the event.

- Move around. Don't take more than 5 minutes from anyone, unless there are less students than BCGers and have already talked to other people. But even so, take into account that consultants typically get up early. Be smart and say goodbye when the bulk of the crowd leaves. They won't kick you out and they will even keep talking out of courtesy, but you don't want to be remembered as "the dude in DC who kept talking until 1 am". Even if it's dinner and it seems unpolite to leave right after dinner, make a swift exit around 20-30 minutes after the check arrives.

- Be ready to give a reasonable answer to: "what interests you about consulting?" and "do you want to stay in/come back to D.C. after school?", "what did you before applying to school?"

- Have your own questions. These need not be an obscure, I-have-a-question-nobody-thought-of, type of questions. Perfectly acceptable questions are:

a) How long have you worked for BCG? What did you do before?
b)What does your typical week* look like?
c) What was your favorite project so far?
d) What would you say are BCG greatest strengths?
e) Do NOT ask: Why is it that McK is better? In fact don't ask anything about competitors. Don't mention them even if you are saying you think BCG is the top firm in the industry, unless someone (from BCG) brings them up.

- Try to use the opportunity to learn something about the job. Even if you have convinced yourself that you want to do consulting at M/B/B, it is likely you don't know much about the job. Ask questions that matter to you, without giving away too much information about yourself.

- Be relaxed. Don't be over eager or sound over-rehearsed. Don't stray too far away from BCG/consulting or small talk issues, though. TMI is bad.

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* Consultants typically brag about how every day at the job is different and that's what makes it so great, but if you ask about the week, they may talk about flights, days away/week, working hours, work/life balance, etc.
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Hey do you know if McK is doing something similar?

Big-O
It is crazy that BCG is starting to recruit before school starts.

It's not a networking event. It's an event where each local office can get the feel for people who they would think about interviewing and extending offers to before they can at McK.

My recruiter friends at McK were shocked that BCG was doing this early.
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Yes, they're, too, hitting you early, and they are, too, hosting receptions around the world. There was a McK reception in Beijing a couple of days ago, and a bunch of my classmates attended.

That's the new recruitment strategy now, I guess.
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admitted student receptions sponsored by bcg 01 Jul 2008, 00:41
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so what is the dress code of these BCG events?

I am thinking ... pants and a shirt (no suit)
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