Considering MBB offers here. Background = ~2YOE at tier 2 (think LEK/EYP/S&).
Mck role is a Junior Associate position with the highest salary offer, BCG and Bain offering an experienced AC equivalent position (with a potentially faster promotion track to SAC etc).

I've heard and seen that McK experienced hires often do worse on average than BCG/Bain esp at junior levels and wanted to get some thoughts on how I should make my decision. Thank you!

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You have to go with who you vibed with more during the process, I’d suggest any other consideration around success likelihood etc is anecdotal

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I agree - ended up deciding to go with the firm that I vibbed w the most. Thanks

Lateralling to McK and BCG is both hard. Don't think anyone knows these highly confidential #s from both firms to claim it's harder at one place than the other.

If you have a McK and BCG offer, then I wouldn't consider Bain unless dying a Bain partner is your life goal (even then you can do that if McK or BCG doesn't work out first :-)

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Why would you not consider bain?

Don't down level at M . Jr Asc is a 2 year long position to become an Asc first and then go from there. Is B/B a lateral move ? Take one of those and make it work. BCG - sounds like the right choice here

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Actually, you'll see people move up from from JA to A in 6 months to a year, on average. Might depend by region though

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if I’m understanding correctly - seems like you’re being offered senior associate at BCG? So that’s 130 base, 12.5-25% bonus range, with a 12-18 month window to post-mba role

Not rly sure how M’s promotion timing is, but I think you should take BCG - we’ve got faster trajectory than Bain

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Yep the only caveat is that it's for BCG's PIPE team and it's relatively smaller compared to the other two PE practises and tend to be heavily focused on DDs more so. Based in London btw!

Are you planning to do an MBA? If so, I don’t think JA get MBA sponsorship. You could potentially down-level to SBA to have the MBA sponsorship upside but at a lower TC if you want to go to McKinsey.

If not, JA TC is still higher than SAC TC, and you can hit ASC in 1 year.

Not planning on doing an MBA yet. Good info though thanks!

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