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McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company I have my first rounds (2 cases) for a position at the risk practice. Will I be interviewed by consultants in the risk practice? I wonder if I can ask some risk practice specific questions at the end of the interviews. (Didn’t get the names of the interviewers yet so I cannot google)
McKinsey & Company I am joining the McKinsey & Company Boston office in late July and searching for housing in the meantime. If I could get some insight on the ratio of days in the office vs work from home that would be super helpful!
If I need to come into the office regularly I will try to find a place close by.
What’s happening at BCG? So much hiring.
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Meaningful, no. Differences, yes. Will people point to the other two and cherry pick good vs. bad, absolutely.
If you’re feeling insecure, congrats you just upped the speed on your hedonic treadmill. Guess what, it will never end unless you change your mindset.
Yup thanks for the perspective and yes I hate my lifetime subscription to the hedonic treadmill with free upgrades
Pay is within +-5% for every tenure. Some may take a little longer to adjust, but they always converge.
I would say that exit ops depend more on your connections than the firm name within MBB.
But,
Mck will give you slightly better exit ops, mainly in NA.
BCG is strong in Europe, and has similar exit ops as Mck.
Bain is stronger in South America.
All three have great reputation and will open most doors you want.
Honestly could be, i’m saying based on my own experience which is a very limited datapoint
Not meaningful enough to base decision on which firm to go to
Coach
Not in the US.
Exits no
Career progression 100% yes, not sure why people are glossing over the very very different promotion timelines in the US
In order of promotion speed, M > BCG > B
I think the exit ops vary by industry and geography. For example, BCG and Mck do more public sector and nonprofit work than Bain in NA, which almost necessarily implies it’s easier to get experience in those fields (which looks good if trying to exit to them) if you’re at BCG or Mck. Idk why people are saying the exit ops are the same, that’s not what I’m seeing 🤷♂️