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Hi, I am an MBA student at Cornell University (( graduating in May 2023). I am looking for consulting opportunities in the Middle East. Will love to get in touch if there are openings.

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Any reason why you were not able to do this during the 2 years of the MBA?

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Smooth interview. It required a presentation, very involved with faculty, staff, and students in demonstrating interest in the role. Was not always clear about the line of reporting in the process, but generally a strong demonstration that the role was needed and advocated for by many.

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  • Tell us about a time you navigated a crisis in a senior leadership role
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I applied online. I interviewed at Cornell University (Zoomvliet) in Aug 2023

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The process was long. It took almost 3 months. 1st step was a 30 minutes prescreen, then a 6 hour zoom interview with different departments. Everyone was friendly of course but I think a normal interview is supposed to be 45minutes -1hour. The Questions were the same.

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  • Questions were based on skills, experience, practice and self-reflections. so do your home work. Understand the current trends in your own profession.
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Hey Fishes , A Masters Cornell University student here, trying very hard to pivot to PE. Would love some advice on how to enter at Analyst levels or any leads. Thank you so much!

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Love you bro, but step one: don’t intro yourself as a Masters Cornell University student

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I applied online. I interviewed at Cornell University

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Very laid back and only took about 20 minutes. Mainly asked questions about scheduling and past experiences that would contribute to their current project. Interview was held virtually over Zoom.

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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)

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They had me join an initial interview, during which they asked me where they should be promoting the job description because they didn't have enough applicants, and asked me to share the JD with my network. I sent them requested writing samples, and then didn't hear anything back for three weeks.

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Can anyone share links / resources on the application process for undergrad interns? A relative is a sophomore at Cornell University studying computer science and is interested in interning in consulting firms for the coming summer or the next

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Bain probably has school specific site for Cornell and Google will be much more useful than bowl for this

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The interview was relatively thorough, but friendly. It was over Zoom, and there were two interviewers. They were both kind and easy to talk to. Overall, not a bad experience.

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I applied for cornell tech connective media program. Video essay was typical. General questions are asked. The process is quite simple. That’s it. Good luck applying for cornell tech. Love it!

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Apply for it with resume and your cover letter People will connect you and arrange for a interview Remote online interview was great and peaceful And everything is going well I get the offer in2 months

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Construction PM with 7 yrs in Project and Risk Management working in large scale capital projects ($2M to $100M). I have a Masters and Bachelors in Civil Engineering and a Financial management certification program (8 months-online) from Cornell University. Any advice to Pivot my career to below?? BCG - operations (capital projects mgt.) Bain - Infrastructure & Building Products McK- Capital Excellence grp. PWC - Capital Program Excellence Deloitte - Capital Proj. & infrastructure Thanks!

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Another thought could be in insurance. Lots of reinsurance transaction teams in infrastructure, as well as direct underwriting. Could be a way to transition also. SwissRe, MunichRe, RGA, etc are the big reinsurers.

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Talk to a pi, lab rotations, email ahead to get connected, interview for one hour, forward to committee, and then get the offer a few weeks after. It is a committee based environment and reaching out is actually less important

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make an appointment after a week, and talked about your experience, introduced the current project, future work, if it fit in Zoom. the interview is not hard, like a talking

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Cornell University Interviews FAQs

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Cornell University as 79% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.60 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate Director, Donor Participation, College Partnerships and Department Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Undergraduate Student and Lab Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Cornell University takes an average of 28.93 days when considering 220 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for CIT had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Assistant Professor roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 210 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Cornell University according to 220 Glassdoor interviews include:

One on One Interview: 27.40%

Group Panel Interview: 19.52%

Phone Interview: 18.84%

Presentation: 7.88%

Background Check: 7.53%

Skills Test: 5.14%

Other: 4.79%

Drug Test: 4.45%

IQ Intelligence Test: 2.74%

Personality Test: 1.71%

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