Originally Posted by madeinuk
Personally, I find it hard to believe that a top-tier consulting firm would spend time and money on several rounds of interviews and then cut someone over a fact they should have seen on the application.

I would not want to work for a company that lax anyway - as it happens, I think that your friend lucked out!

It may have simply been the whim of one of the glorious awesome people.

When you reach a certain level of glory, you can indulge your whimsical playful side.