Fish - What’s the switch between big 4/MBB and government jobs like? Did you like your switch and why/why not? Thanks.

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Is the difference between big 4 and MBB really night and day?

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When trying to lateral to MBB from big four as a relatively new (1.5 years experience) hire, what are they looking for in case interviews? Obviously a step above fresh grads. Any advice?

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What are exit opps from Slalom like? similar in terms of industry exits as big 4? not looking to move into mbb or pe by any means later on.

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Anyone here jumped from ACN/Big 4 to MBB? How have things improved/worsened? I'm burnt out by both hours and type of work but I'm told the work life bal at MBB is worse while work is more interesting.

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Big 4 Tech to MBB/Boutique Strategy. Who’s done it and how (preferably non MBA)?

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Will big 4 mc salary ever be competitive with MBB and Boutique firms? What are your thoughts?

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What’s a typical salary for SC at Roland Berger? Also what’s the career path and approx timelines to partner? Is it faster than big 4 / MBB or the same speed?

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Minimum raise to switch firms or ask for a countet? Assuming comparable teir (e.g. MBB to MBB, big four to big four) and comparable practice. Ive heard 15-20% is the standard.

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How/when does MBB comp start to significantly diverge from big 4? Just curious about the progression? 24 in TC at 95k, and was surprised when recruiter ballparked me much lower. Is he just playing...

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Brand name versus type of experience. Assume experience at the brand name will be less relevant to what I want to do long-term. The “brand” in this case is not Big 4/MBB

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Would you all in the Big 4 lateral to MBB if you could?

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Why do people at Big 4 constantly hop to other Big 4s (or Accenture) for marginal at best salary gains of 10-25k with no exit strategy in mind? Never see someone from MBB talking about hopping to

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I want to switch from being a BA at a big 4 consulting firm to a BA at MBB. How do I get an interview and does anyone know deadlines?

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Bschool to MBB, or stay at Big 4?

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Deloitte Digital Question (Asking for a friend):

Total compensation figures for SM role (base and bonus).

Direct hire. MBA. 10 years of consulting experience with non MBB/Big 4 firms. Southwest region (Dallas/Houston). Also, does DD offer pension plan for SM direct hires?

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Do people here know of any cases of H1B transfer denial? Moving between Big 4 and MBB, and giving notice tomorrow, but haven't heard back on H1B transfer decision yet (10 days PP).

How often do you see lateral moves from Big 4 or others to MBB?

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Is it rare for someone from MBB to move to big four?

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big 4 folks, would you take a pay cut to move to MBB? If yes, how much

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1. Do all partners at same level pull same base salary? (Think two 3rd year partners at the same firm, and exclude variable pay) 2. How does this base pay differ at big 4 vs MBB?

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Do MBB work longer hours than Big 4? If so does the comp make up for it?

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Anyone ever moved from Big 4 to a MBB? Please share any insights / suggestions.

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Best way to move from Big 4 to MBB??

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Is it worth it to leverage COBRA for any of the Big 4/MBB Medical plans?

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How different is the actual work content at MBB vs. Big 4? I don't enjoy work I am doing right now (PMI/Tech Implementation), but wondering if I should try for MBB before moving to industry.

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Big four folks looking for exit opps, how often do you end up being finalists for positions where the other finalists are from MBB? How do you differentiate yourself?

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This probably has been posted here before so I apologize to all of the trolls in advance... but how hard is it to move from Big 4 to MBB? What's the best way to do it?

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Wonder why MBB always rank well in work life balance. Big 4/ATK not even on list. Would think more prestige/pay = more responsibility = worse work life balance. Who cheated on survey?

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Want to move from Big 4 -> MBB post MBA but I'll have a sponsorship offer...what do?

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What are MBB offices like? Are they similar to Big 4 offices? Why have I never seen 'McKinsey' written on a building like I see with Big 4

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Woke up from an epic dream that I didn't get to finish... Game of Thrones characters were scattered throughout the MBB, Big 4, etc., and we were all trying to get the Iron Throne account... sigh...

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I am curious to hear how much (as % of base salary) people get from bonuses per year - mostly looking at MBB and Big 4

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How hard is it to join MBB after working at big 4 for 5-10 years?

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MBB 🐠 - I don't hear you complain as much as big 4. Is your work life balance really that great? What are typical hours and projects like?

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Is Bezos really that smart or does luck play a huge role? I am sure I am smarter than quite a few at MBB but I still find myself working at a Big 4.

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Where am I most likely to work on sexy clients. Big 4 or MBB + other strategy firms

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Deal advisory. How would you rank all big 4's and MBB in this field?

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Just curious.. how difficult is it to get into MBB from big 4?

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Analytics consultant at a small firm. Interested in Big 4 or MBB but don't want to travel 80 - 100% (would be happy with 25 - 40%). Any hope for me to find something?

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Anyone else scroll through LinkedIn and constantly feel behind in their career? Everyone I know is exiting from MBB to VC/PE and I’m still making peanuts at Big 4. How do you deal with knowing you’re mediocre/less sharp?

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Bain & Company What consulting firm would you pick if given offers from every single MBB/Tier 2/Big 4 firm and WHY?

PwC Deloitte Accenture EY EY-Parthenon Strategy& L.E.K. Consulting Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal Oliver Wyman McKinsey & Company Bain & Company Boston Consulting Group

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Hi fish! Recently free MC here. Looking for a referral to a Big 4, or MBB

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Is it recommended to get two full years of consulting experience before looking for a move elsewhere...for more comp (say to another Big 4, industry, attempt at MBB or FAANG)? Already have 8 yoe in the DoD space outside of consulting. And about 16 months of consulting exp

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which is the higher priority, technical or business acumen - if my goal is to develop into a high-ranking Big 4 or MBB leader?

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What does the recruitment process look like for PhD candidates for the Big 4 and tier 2 firms? I know MBB recruits PhDs, but am unclear about the rest.

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Hi guys, I got a feeling that big 4 or T2 companies kinda quiet in jakarta as opposed to MBB where they conduct lots of recruiting events (management consulting). Any reason for that particularly or maybe big 4 prefer internal hiring only?

What's a median salary (considering all US employees) for big 4, Accenture, MBB and FAANG? Is 200k for big 4/ACN, 300K for MBB, 400k for FAANG a good ball park estimate?

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Which would you rather? Internal at MBB or client-facing at Big 4/ACN?

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I’m in my 2nd year in audit. I want to pivot into management consulting within a big 4 or MBB. Has anyone seen someone make this lateral movement? I’m not sure how feasible that is and what steps to take. I’m also down to discuss further with whoever is comfortable in connecting.

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Have the Big 4 raised their initial post-MBA salaries to somewhat match the recent MBB offer changes?

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Do any strategy arms of Big 4 or MBB do pre-MBA internships?

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How to deal with being rejected from a consulting job you want?

We've all been there (not just me I hope). It's so frustrating when the consulting one is a tough hill to climb. Has joining a smaller management consulting firm ever worked out for anyone?

I'd like to hope one day I could get into big 4 or even MBB.

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Just accepted a job at big 4, I have 1 YOE experience as a data scientist, plan is to stay for 2 years then go to MBB or masters…thoughts?

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Bain & Company Have you seen many people make the jump from big 4 to MBB? Id like to attempt this myself (as a 1.5 YOE, C) and would love to hear some success stories and lessons learned!McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group Bain & Company

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Discussion post: I feel almost all consulting firms are the same. Mbb, big 4 etc. if you are paid enough there is probably less wlb. If there is good wlb there is not much money. Can you single out a company that you can confidently say pays very well and also has good wlb and also has good opportunities etc.?

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Mulling over an offer. Is work at MBB way more work / significantly more intense than Big 4? I feel like I have a good brand/rep at EY; not sure if effort to rebuild all of that at MBB is worth it?

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Accepted a new job at competing Big 4 but got a message from a recruiter from MBB. How do I respond to the recruiter? Is it worth it to take the call and be honest with them?

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How do I become an MBB employee? Is it possible to gain experience at big 4+ACN and then get referred in??

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want to interview at MBB again. Last year i had started the process but had to stop the process due to severe family emergency. What followed was depression and im doing fairly better now. I am Leaving Big 4 to join a tech focused Bank. But i feel like I should reach out to recruiter and start the process again. Just not sure if it’s the right move since im joining a new company. Feel it’ll look bad trying to join MBB after starting at a new bank. What to do?

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Somehow faked it and got IBD offer. I don’t know how to model or make slides. I have one year of back office experience. What can I do to get up to speed?

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Anyone want to run Bain-style cases with me?

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How much to expect from PWC ac Bangalore IN TERMS OF SALARY if I'm having 6 yoe, 17.62 lpa of FIXED CTC . Position applied for SA

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Hello everyone,

I have 2 offers from Capgemini and Hexaware from Pune location(6.2 yrs of experience).
The CTC difference is not much . My tech stack is vmware, vRA,vRO.
Capgemini - Professional ll/ B2 position
Hexaware -System Analyst at G5
Could anyone suggest me which one to join in terms of
-Growth and opportunities,
- What would be hikes for these annually,
- Work life balance.

Thanks.

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Hello. I have a job interview coming up. When asked the question by the interviewer, “Why do you want to leave your current employer for us?” What is the best answer?

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I know this doesn’t count as an interview, but overall professional advice needed:
Any tips on asking for better severance pay?

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How do I become employee of the month? Where I work, being named employee of the month comes with a great bonus that you can get whenever you're honored with this title.

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Glad that more stores are closing on Thanksgiving nowadays, I hope it continues. Cashiers have families too and I'm looking forward to seeing mine this year

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Anyone heard about LSC?

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have you ever accepted a job you were maybe underqualified for? how did it work out?

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is it the expectation that you will be working every weekend while you are pitching at your agency?

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Hi Fishmates! Anyone working at VMware wishing to help me out with a referral? Thank you so much in advance!

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Anyone have referrals for American Airlines?? Trying to crack into the airline industry. Also, more than happy to team up by sharing connections and networking. Lmk!

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In my third year of real estate practice. Run the gamut between leasing, acquisitions and sales, financing and everything in between. Enjoy where I'm working but (continued in replies...

I am an Illinois licensed attorney looking for an associate position in Chicago, specifically in tax. If anyone knows of any opportunities please let me know.

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Hi All

I am looking for job change for Devops
If there is any leads for the same will be great help
I have total 4 yrs of experience.

Thanks in advance

Process chemists/scientists! What was one interview question that you received when you interviewed with your current company? And what's one question you would ask a potential candidate during their interview?

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Hi Tax Fishes,

Anyone can refer me to Deloitte for A2 M&A Tax Role?

Many thanks in advance 👏🏻

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Hi Fishes,

What's the salary range for java spring boot microservices , Kafka developer for 5.8 YOE,
Current CTC:16.

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