Anyone else applying everywhere and hearing nothing?
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People being let go bc of comparing performance against peers is bs. upgrading the team? how come other rigorous fields (investment banking, medicine, Big Law, oil & gas engineering, trading firms, etc) don’t feel the need to do this, yet they have the right people the teams need every year 😂 consulting isn’t the most rigorous/difficult/or prestigious career. just say it’s for the greed of the firm, at the cost of unempathetically uprooting employees lives & at least you’ll be honest.
Morale at McKinsey feels like it’s at an all-time low. Ongoing layoffs have gutted internal teams, leaving those who remain fully checked out. Senior leadership seems totally disconnected, asking for updates from teams that were eliminated months ago. Consultants are more stretched than ever, leaving less time to develop the judgment, client skills, and problem solving that once defined the firm. This place is quickly becoming a relic of the past
I like my job alot. I work with smart people. I have a ton of flexibility. All in (salary, bonus, equity) I make $300k mcol. It's kind of a dead end, I'm not gonna make partner and it's PE backed so I could lose my job at any time. At some point I'll probably be laid off because that just seems to be the new reality. I struggle with looking for a new role because I like my role. But also I feel lazy just chilling. Sanity check if I should try to jump and get back on the escalator or enjoy it?
Focus all your time and energy on networking. I know some will disagree and say that cold applying still works, but for me, it didn’t. All interviews and offers came from referrals and/or directly reaching out to hiring managers.
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I’ve been applying on and off for 3 months and have heard back for 4-5 roles. It’s not great out there but you will hear back. Some jobs reached out for the initial phone screen 2 months after I applied. Just do the usual stuff: ATS friendly resume format, cater your resume for each role unless the roles are pretty similar, use your connections as referrals, etc etc.
You need to be very intentional about the positions you’re applying to. You really should not be applying to more than 1-2 positions per day.
It’s tough
Yep can't find anything no responses through online job applications.Reaching out to people in my network even that is difficult.
Yes I wish somebody would call me back. I have been out of work for 3 months now I applied to 203 positions only 6 contacted me. This is getting sickening
That’s a 3% response rate and it’s not bad. It’s not great but it’s not bad. This does assume that you’re applying to posted roles and aren’t using your network etc.
I have effectively not heard anything back in three years. I'll get the occasional 'lets schedule a screening' but then get completely ghosted after the screening.
Yes it’s definitely not just you. I need to hit the networking much harder
Toggle your open to work off and on on LinkedIn. Might have just been luck but had three recruiters hit me within days after doing that. Landed a role quickly
It’s not just you. A lot of places have posted phantom jobs etc. it’s not a great time to be looking. That said everyone from companies to candidates are playing it safe so the market is thin to put it mildly. I don’t know when it will change.