Would you take less money to get Bain, McKinsey, or BCG on your resume?

6 YOE with background in product and go-to-market strategy for digital products. I have an offer from one of the big 3 and a tier 1 bank.

There’s about a 40K difference in base salary. how prestigious is getting one of the big three on your résumé? Ultimate goal is to become a General Manager.

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If your doing hands on tech work and enjoy it- you probably won’t be happy going to MBB because your going to be making slides about products - not making products.

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Big four experience…EY and KPMG.

I would not take that kind of hit for a brand name after 6YOE, I think that kind of move makes sense fairly early in your career with ~10-15K cut. 40K is a lot of money, but this is just my opinion and may not be what others in the bowl may suggest.

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Assuming that bonus structure is basically % of base pay, 10% of 190 is also higher bonus

Well not sure what your base is but seems pre-mba? So dont forget that the comp trajectory is pretty fast at MBB… i went from 200 TC to 400 in 3.5 years or so

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Any reason why?

190k with the bank all day. I've worked at bank and consulting and the wlb is far, far better at bank.

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