Why do you want to work at this firm?

Before business school I spent four years in operations at a hospital system. I'm choosing between firms mostly on two things, how I'd be developed and who I'd work with. On development, your generalist model for the first two years matters to me. I know hospitals well, and I don't want to be the healthcare person on every team before I've seen how a retailer or a bank works. The other reason is the people. I've had coffee with five people from your office. They all seemed to enjoy working there, and they were honest with me. I also know you do a lot of work with health systems, so over time I could bring what I know back in. So this is where I think I'd learn the most and still have something to offer early on.

Before business school I spent four years in operations at a hospital system. I'm choosing between firms mostly on two things, how I'd be developed and who I'd work with. On development, your generalist model for the first two years matters to me. I know hospitals well, and I don't want to be the healthcare person on every team before I've seen how a retailer or a bank works. A second-year associate from your office told me she'd worked in four industries in her first 18 months, which is what I'm after. The other reason is the people. I've had coffee with five people from your office. I asked each of them about the last time they disagreed with a partner. All five had a recent example, and two said the partner changed the answer. At my hospital, disagreeing with a senior physician was a career risk, so that stood out. I also know you do a lot of work with health systems, so over time I could bring what I know back in. One of your managers walked me through a patient flow project that was close to what I did for four years, and I could see where I'd have been useful in the first week. So this is where I think I'd learn the most and still have something to offer early on.