Is an exit from MBB (EM) to big 4 strategy (Director) a step down? No trolling please 🙂

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Depends on what you value.
1. Brand - prestige? Who’s the audience? Peers? MBB is cooler. Clients/business leaders? They keep us all busy.
2. Title - Director is a level above EM.
3. Pay - Big 4 strategy groups pay comparable to MBB so a step up to director should be a healthy step.
4. Work - it’s basically the same methodologies with everyone’s own spin. Clients are all the same.

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You can get to partner much more quickly if that's what you want to do. You'll likely be underwhelmed by the talent of your peers. Not that there aren't strong performers (there are many in my experience at k strat), but there is more prevalence of duds.

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EMs at MBB can make more than Directors in Big4. My personal take is that I would never do it for the personal brand reasons. People will assume that you left because you couldn’t hack it in MBB. The exception to this is if you went AP to Partnership somewhere. I’d wait until you can make that jump.

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Director is non-equity at D but it’s the highest level. I’d make that switch

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I know people who said they did it for the better work life balance.

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No it’s not a step down. But be clear on what you are doing and why. A Big4 D role is very very different to a McK EM role.

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If you can get promoted at MBB in the next 1-2 yrs I’d stay there. Will be tough to network unless you have work you can sell easily

Depends heavily on which Big 4

I would either love to industry or stay at Mck. Don’t think it makes as much sense to go to Big4. Why are you considering it?

Move, not love. Haha

P2 no that is not the assumption unless you left before the EM promo and post MBA, ie counseled out.

Source: Recruiting contacts, BCG analysis.

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