In this episode, I speak with Jimmy Gillespie who went from BYU to McKinsey to private equity and Wharton for his MBA.?Crush the GMAT with TTP?►Use code RARELIQUID15 to get 15% off!►https://targettestprep.referralrock.com/l/rareliquid/?rareliquid?► Sign up for my investment banking course► Sign up for my how to get into MBA course► Sign up for my management consulting course► Youtube► Instagram► TikTok► LinkedIn► Business Inquiries: ben@rareliquid.com------?‍?Career Resources?‍?► Buy My Banking Recruiting Guides► Wall Street Prep (Use code RARELIQUID for 20% OFF!)► TTP - The BEST GMAT prep resource► Books I recommend► My filming equipment------⏱Timestamps⏱00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:57 - Background introduction00:03:31 - KPMG internship in Kuala Lumpur00:05:25 - Impact of internship on recruiting for McKinsey00:07:25 - Why Bain was Jimmy's #1 Choice initially00:09:37 - Differentiating McKinsey, Bain, and BCG00:12:28 - Choosing the Cleveland office00:14:12 - Receiving the McKinsey offer00:15:47 - Lebron's impact in Cleveland00:17:12 - McKinsey project locations00:18:13 - Consulting travel schedule details00:20:02 - Working hours00:23:17 - Tips for budding consultants00:25:04 - Setting workplace boundaries00:26:50 - Team norms in consulting00:28:07 - Daily problem solving in consulting00:30:10 - Contributions as an entry-level consultant00:32:10 - The smartest thing a partner has done00:33:33 - Consistent attributes from the best partners00:35:00 - The pace of work in consulting00:36:08 - Toughest part of consulting00:38:37 - Negative experiences with colleagues00:39:51 - Skills developed at McKinsey00:41:50 - Perks from working in consulting00:44:45 - Consulting recruiting tips00:48:15 - Case interview tips00:49:47 - Handling the infamous McKinsey "What else" question00:51:44 - Interview process differences amongst MBB00:54:00 - McKinsey's interview approach00:55:20 - Compensation for entry-level consultants00:56:31 - Feedback and review process00:59:08 - Most valuable feedback received01:01:32 - Decision to move to PE01:03:30 - Transition from consulting to PE01:04:50 - Learning financial modeling skills in PE01:05:24 - PE firm interview process01:06:56 - Investor work vs client services01:09:27 - Advice for consultants working in PE01:11:05 - Unenjoyable aspects of PE01:13:30 - Decision to pursue an MBA01:16:30 - Search Fund (Plan after MBA)01:21:29 - Alternate career path01:22:38 - Contrarian opinion held01:23:30 - Advice to younger self~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~?Interact With Me?► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rareliquid► Twitter: https://twitter.com/rareliquid► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rareliquid► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-chon-8b0ba34a/► Business Inquiries: ben@rareliquid.com?Disclaimer?Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, I may earn a commission if you cl