Recruiting Strategy
With four years of experience and a master's, am I an experienced hire or entry level?
I'll have a target-school master's plus just under four years of work experience. Some people tell me I could be considered for either entry-level or experienced-hire roles. Is that extra experience a disadvantage for junior roles, or could I enter somewhere in the middle?
Ian’s Answer
I don't think there's a preference for "candidates fresh out of top undergrad courses instead for analyst level roles". More experience is more experience period. It's possible with your experience + Masters you could get into the "middle" role, i.e. Junior Consultant at BCG.
In terms of internal hiring, people care about your reputation at the company and what they think you can produce as a team member much more than something as trivial as being a fresh candidate or not.