Is it worth pursuing the Specialist consultant track at McKinsey? A recruiter reached out to me regarding a role in healthcare. Currently have 5 YOE, no MBA, am a SC at D.

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Yes - definitely, but expect slower progression than non-specialist track

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Specialist is a role within the expert track. It covers any role (client facing or not) that has expertise in a targeted domain (eg design, digital). Roles can differ as some specialists will be part of regular projects for its entire duration while other can join only for a few days/weeks.

No harm in checking it out

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