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Boston Consulting Group

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Good stepping stone to open career options - Senior Associate Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

4.0
Oct 31, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

You get great exposure to a wide range of industries and functions, which allows you to survey industries to discover what you are interested in and good at Good brand name to leverage for faster and better access to future opportunities Feedback rich environment promotes learning

Cons

Lack of opportunity to actually implement Breadth of experience sacrificed for depth: jack of all trades but a master of none in the first few years, which can be detrimental when moving out of consulting into industry if you are compared with people who have specific experience in your target industry. Strict tenure up or out process limits flexibility Brand name not as strong as McKinsey

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Pros

Strong positive culture at the company.

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

BCG has top tier benefits, really smart colleagues, good in-office perks, and has a great company reputation. This was a huge part of my experience and has made me go back forth about my decision to leave.

Cons

This is speaking as someone who is not on the consulting side. On my particular team, office politics were very strong with little to no opportunities for people outside of the inner circle to assimilate. More broadly, I feel like the salary trajectory was a little slow, there is a lack of location mobility and and promotions can be hard to come by. Even so, I have personally seen exceptions be made for certain people. More broadly, being located in North America can be difficult since new roles are being open in other regions which is making internal mobility next to impossible. If you have any dissatisfaction with your current team, title, or level - there's a real possibility that you will have to wait multiple years before being able to make meaningful shifts towards your long term career goals.

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