BCG folks, what are the thoughts about expert consulting track? Are the career prospects and salary levels similar to generalist track? Any drawbacks in going for expert roles?

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Second class citizen, slower progression, less ownership of clients due do being busy "doing the actual work" are themes that overlap across our firms, from what I know.

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It's what you make if it, at the end of the day. You're obviously not lacking prestige on your CV, so you can make the decision freely

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What is the expert consulting track? What type of work do they do?

It varies but they mostly slot in to assist on case work as the SME. I’m being vague because often, the scope is quite overlapping with a normal consulting partner minus the commercial focus hence why the 1.5 citizen comment.

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