Post by Jonathan Chan

I was interviewed by 18 consultants and partners before Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said yes. Two and a half years. Three attempts. Around 100+ practice case studies. First try: BCG Kuala Lumpur. Four interviews, then two partners in the final round. No offer. Second try: Bain. Six interviews, the last two in the final round. No offer. That one stung. Eighteen months later: BCG Sydney. Six more interviews. Before the final round, a good friend (ex-BCG himself) told me that if I didn't get it after all that preparation, maybe consulting wasn't for me. Then the phone rang. I spent five years at BCG with the sharpest, humblest people I've ever worked with. Worth every one of those 18 interviews. Sixteen years later, I'm on the other side of the table. I'm a co-founder at Pear. We match independent ex-MBB consultants with companies that need MBB-grade work. 500+ consultants on the platform, $4M+ in projects since launch. Every consultant on Pear earned their badge the same way. That's exactly why they're good. But they shouldn't have to re-prove it from scratch every time they take on a new client. The track record is the interview now. 𝘐 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯. 𝘍𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 18 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵. 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳.