Does L.E.K. Consulting always downgrade people's title one level down (say for folks coming from Big4/A&M/Accenture)?

Why do I see this so common?

Can anyone explain if this is a general policy?

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I’d never leave A&M for LEK

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My answer to these posts is always the same OP: it depends what you want in the long run!
Clearly LEK much better brand and you can jump from there to MBB. If that’s your aspiration.

Two reasons:
1. the firms you listed don't have anywhere near the same rigor or discipline required as LEK, hence YOE is a poor indicator
2. our titles are a bit misleading (e.g. Consultant is actually PL, Engagement Manager is right before partner, unlike McKinsey where it's a more junior role think)

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Lmao LEK does not pay more than MBB post MBA directly

Anyone from one of MBB who joins LEK raises the IQ of both organizations.

Kind of a fun little puzzle to infer from that:

Only people from the bottom half of MBB leave and the entire bottom half of all MBB is better than the mean LEK employee?

I don’t get the LEK hate - I chose bcg but I’d choose LEK over any big4 and over most if not all non-MBB firms. Their track record in sending folks to healthcare VC is off the charts.

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