BCGers- what's the difference/relationship between the associate and consultant role at your firm? (Aside from pay gap obviously)

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Associates come in out of undergrad. Consultants join with an MBA or other advanced degree, or are promoted associates. The job they do is exactly the same, with Cs usually expected to take on more challenging roles / manage clients better.

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Generally similar roles, consultants given more client management / qual heavy roles

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In my experience the only main difference coming in as a consultant was that I got to bypass a lot of the BS work that BAs are forced to do like collecting status updates, planning events, etc. Leadership expected me to have depth in my field but knew I needed time to work on core consulting skills.

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Yeah usually more client heavy and more balls in the air earlier in your tenure, from my observation

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Thanks! More challenging roles being- more work, harder quantitative analysis? Something else?

As a consultant who feels pretty ignorant, it feels to me like the main difference is salary and credibility. I have a degree and a couple of wrinkles, which are somehow worth many tens of thousands a year.

Agree with all of the above. Cs also often pulled in to help with some PL type roles - meeting facilitation / CTM planning etc.

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