Have your read the book Pedigree? It's about how people get these type of jobs written by a Kellog Professor. A lot of gatekeeping. Our society is not merit based.

link to book: http://amzn.to/2AqPTfw

The world is biased towards good storytellers. I highly recommend reading Lauren Rivera's Pedigree. It's published in 2015 and resonates with my friends in consulting and finance.

http://www.amazon.com/Pedigree-How-Elite-Students-Jobs/dp/06...