I received an email from my readers who said she has received job opportunities from two leading consulting firms so far, but she is currently only in the second round of her preference consulting firm. Her question is how to handle multiple consulting jobs at the same time, because all consulting companies obviously want to get an "answer" as soon as possible.
When I was conducting case interviews with several consulting companies [and two companies], I also encountered this problem in some aspects. When I arrived at Bain Company in the second round [I personally like it], I had two job opportunities. When I was invited to the third round of interviews, I had received quotes from several leading consulting companies. .
One question you can ask yourself is why you don't start interviewing your preferred consulting company before any other company, so you are less likely to encounter this problem? Well, first of all, I always recommend that you first "visit" a consulting firm that is not your primary target and learn from your first case interview experience. Only when you have a sufficient number of case interviews should you consult the consulting firm you really want to work for. Obviously, you should have sent your resume to them before, just arrange an interview after interviewing a non-preferred consulting company. Still, it's important to emphasize that you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket, because providing some [or various] jobs is obviously a good thing.
Going back to this question, what do you do if you have multiple job opportunities? First, most consulting companies will understand/assume that you are interviewing at other companies, of course if you are a good candidate. In general, the best way is to honestly say that you are still in the other interview/recruitment process and that after completing all/most interviews, you are more willing to make the final decision. Adding interviews that you really like about their company is usually a good thing, and it's nice to see you receive their offer [absolutely what you mean]. Then you can ask for a longer time, but make sure you ask "appropriate time" to make sure you don't have to spend more time twice because it leaves a relatively bad impression.
All in all, as long as there are good reasons, it is very reasonable to ask for an extension of the time to consider the offer. If you ask for an extension of two times, it will obviously signal you that you are not interested in the work of their company and that you are just waiting for a quote from another company.
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