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    Found 2131 reviews

    4.1
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    81%
    Recommend to a Friend
    94%
    Approve of CEO
    Boston Consulting Group CEO Rich Lesser
    Rich Lesser
    966 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Working with Wonderful, smart people" (in 140 reviews)

    • "very supportive culture with great people that want to help you grow and succeed" (in 129 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work life balance still has space for improvement" (in 443 reviews)

    • "Long hours - same as any top tier consulting firm" (in 372 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Great company, great experience, tough work-life balance"

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      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Consulting Staff in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Exposure to management. Travel around the world if you want to. Accelerated career path.

      Cons

      Poor work life balance at times. Travel can get overwhelming. Easy to get into either vicious cycles or positive spirals if not mentally prepared.

      Advice to Management

      Understand there are various different profiles to consultants on the job. Industry hires generally need a bit more runway to get the hang of the job - which is very different from the traditional associate path. One key for success for BCG going forward is to ensure we tailor different paths for various backgrounds in order to truly have the diverse backgrounds & experiences that make us better as a whole.

      Boston Consulting Group2019-07-18

    2. "Good pay bad hours"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Pay and benefits are good

      Cons

      Long hours and more competion than cooperation

      Advice to Management

      Think of multiple ways people can progress not only up or out

      Boston Consulting Group2019-08-17
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    3. "Great"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Associate in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Boston Consulting Group part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Great benefits, Great pay and Good culture

      Cons

      Work life balance is poor

      Boston Consulting Group2019-06-13

    4. "Decent. Good place to spend some time"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Principal 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Coworkers, variety and quick skill development

      Cons

      Treadmill of never ending demands

      Boston Consulting Group2019-04-14

    5. "Incredible company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Boston Consulting Group full-time

      Pros

      Learning, global opportunities, network, development, friendships, scope of work

      Cons

      unpredictable nature of work and hours

      Boston Consulting Group2019-03-08

    6. "Couldn't ask for a better place to work"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time

      Pros

      I am consistently blown away with BCG's incredible focus on mentorship and people development. Aside from the interesting work and amazing level of responsibility you're given from the get-go, my favourite thing about the firm (as cliche as it sounds) is the amazing culture that's been built. The organization's mentality that is set at the top with the Partner level and trickles down is that BCG's assets are their...

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      Cons

      With BCG's insanely fast growth, it's resulted in far less time on the beach for staff between projects due to our supply constraint. While it's a good problem to have from a business perspective, it does make things busier and required a bit more stamina!

      Advice to Management

      Don't let the strong mentorship culture and focus on people fade. It's why I chose BCG over other firms and why most of my peers did, too, so make sure to maintain that even in these times of incredible growth.

      Boston Consulting Group2019-01-23

    7. "Principal"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON

      I have been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Great people to work with

      Cons

      Work life balance is challenging

      Boston Consulting Group2018-12-11
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      "Consultant"

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      • Work/Life Balance
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Boston Consulting Group full-time

      Pros

      Great work/life balance and respect for the individual as compared to other regions in which BCG was active

      Cons

      Lots of travel which is difficult to escape

      Boston Consulting Group2018-12-18

    9. "Strong growth opporunity"

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      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time

      Pros

      Lot of learning, challenging work

      Cons

      Hours, but it's part of the consulting game

      Advice to Management

      n/a

      Boston Consulting Group2018-09-02

    10. "Amazing place to learn and grow"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Boston Consulting Group

      Pros

      Focus on development, great coworkers, variety in work, chance to make an impact, flexible career options

      Cons

      Long and often unpredictable hours, can be high pressure

      Boston Consulting Group2018-08-02
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