Only had a 3-month boutique internship but aiming for MBB. Saw the 500+ peer-tested behavioral responses in our vault. How do I reframe limited experience into Partner-ready stories? Specifically need to spin market research tasks into ‘team leadership’ examples without lying. Any framework that worked for others?
The key is thematic framing rather than inflating titles. Take your market research task: 1) Identify the core skill demonstrated (e.g., stakeholder alignment) 2) Use the S-T-A-R-R-L structure (Situation, Task, Action, Result, Reflection, Learning) 3) Embed industry jargon from your target firm’s recent case studies. I’ve seen candidates with zero internships succeed this way.
You’ve totally got this! Focus on transferable skills - that research probably required grit and attention to detail. Those shine brighter than fancy titles!
Was in your shoes last year! I used the database’s ‘small project to big impact’ template. Made my coffee-run intern story about cross-departmental negotiations. Pro tip: mention a specific excel hack you used - interviewers eat that up.