ZippyDumpling
ZippyDumpling

Delayed onboarding across consulting firms (MBB too)

It seems like the bear market effects are down upon consulting firms now too

Got to know from multiple people that were joining top consulting firms that their onboarding is deferred by 6 months (across places like Bain, McK etc)

Already enough existing employees aren’t on active cases, and so it seems like they’ve hired more than there is demand for cases, people who have actually been sitting on the bench for months

If demand does not return, this could really stack up and lead to a problematic situation

21mo ago
WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

Ironic that consultants aren’t able to manage their hiring demand better 🤔

JumpyPenguin
JumpyPenguin

We first gotta create the problem and then get paid to solve it 🫡

JazzyBagel
JazzyBagel

Someone is in a mood to drop truth bombs 💣

SleepyNugget
SleepyNugget
Amazon21mo

It was only a matter of time. When the client have lesser money - and old projects get finished - consulting firms will feel the pressure on new projects as there aren’t many

JumpyPenguin
JumpyPenguin

We're doing some free cases at this point, hoping the client will like us and pay us eventually 😂

JumpyWalrus
JumpyWalrus

😂

PeppyKoala
PeppyKoala
Student21mo

Def. happening at EY, and Accenture Consulting rn.

ZippyDumpling
ZippyDumpling

Didn’t know they are affected by this too. It hadn’t come to business roles so far, but looks like it is

ZoomyMarshmallow
ZoomyMarshmallow

MBA grads too from India?

CosmicWaffle
CosmicWaffle

I heard Bain India is onboarding, people are supposed to join in July.

JumpyPenguin
JumpyPenguin

Nah not that I know of, they're gonna delay it to Jan. HR hasn't announced it yet officially because they don't want to do it before Mck and BCG announces it 😂

JumpyWalrus
JumpyWalrus

😂 why be the bad cop. Follow suit - sheep factor

PeppyQuokka
PeppyQuokka
Voix21mo

My brother got a campus placement at McK this year from IITD. He is worried because his joining hasn’t been announced. This affects him as well?

JumpyPenguin
JumpyPenguin

Unlikely that they will rescind any offers, MBB has historically never done this (not even 2008)

ZippyDumpling
ZippyDumpling

Not completely sure But what I’d heard was this is across firms with both UG and PG hiring

Not sure if it applies to all though

WigglyUnicorn
WigglyUnicorn
Meesho21mo

Organic attrition is very high in consulting. MBB is overstaffed for now, but if they continue lean recruitment things will get much better in 6-12 months.

Consulting staff here has almost never been fired due to a macro factor - it's mostly local office related issues.

CY Q4 is when some folks were saying they'll onboard the new batch. But I've heard this being Q3 now

FluffyRaccoon
FluffyRaccoon

In a slow growth environment their attrition rate will also go down

CosmicPotato
CosmicPotato

My company just laid off the whole batch of interns which were promised Full time during placements. (Around 90-100 laid)

SquishyBagel
SquishyBagel
EY21mo

Don't know about stalrat roles but plenty of projects in implementation for cash rich companies

SleepyNarwhal
SleepyNarwhal

Stalrat?

ZoomyMarshmallow
ZoomyMarshmallow

Are these onboarding delay happening for MBA grads too or just for B.Tech grads

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