Hey! Got offers from Mck Research ("Capabilities & Insights Analyst") and an internal consultant role at a retailer with title of "Manager"(I guess its comparable to Associate role) looking at store optimization and growth? Mck pays ~15% more but I heard that the role is highly about research support, creating Mck "proprietary assets" and is well perceived as Tier 2 within the firm. Added bonus of the retailer is they actively hire Mck and BCG for consulting. Which firm would you guys choose?

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Can't really judge 100% as it will largely depend on your seniority and what you're trying to optimize for.

My 2 cents are: Research team really is perceived as tier 2 within the Firm, most likely you won't be working directly with clients. Transition to an integrative/consulting path may take a while...

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Given that you're so early in your career and probably don't have other strong brand names in your CV, the McK name will most likely help you further along.

Just don't come thinking it's easy to switch to the consulting path because it's not, my previous roommate was on the research team and it took him 1.5-2.0 years to switch.

I'm not really familiar with exit opportunities for the research team to be honest, but given that you will most likely be focused on one specific industry, I'd guess a large variety of roles within that industry. Another exit would be just a switch to the "normal consultant" path if that's what you want - that's quite common, it just takes some time

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