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Boston Consulting Group

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Boston Consulting Group reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(9,628 total reviews)
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Christoph Schweizer

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Boston Consulting Group has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,628 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston Consulting Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

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10K reviews
4.0
Sep 25, 2008
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Pros

BCG provides great learning opportunities (lots of training both online and live sessions, including individual coaching sessions you can sign up for), constant feedback (sometimes too much). You will also be working with very smart and motivated people. Fast paced, challenging, mostly intellectually stimulating work. Difficult to get bored. Generally nice, low key people.

Cons

tough work, challenging lifestyle, lots of travel. Even though everyone thinks that they are ready for the challenge, it can wear on you after a while. Also you will constantly feel scrutinized, because of the constant feedback and plotting of your performance on a matrix vs other consultants. Everyone strives to overdeliver

4.0
Jul 19, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Very prestigious firm, looks great on any resume. You learn a lot, fast. The people are top notch, all very bright. The pay is good, if you last a few years. Great benefits, the profit sharing is amazing. The people are generally very nice--compared to wall street, these guys are much less cocky and obnoxious.

Cons

Very competitive environment. If you don't progress quickly in the eyes of managers, you are fired. The hours and lifestyle are difficult. The traveling scheduling is intense, despite what they tell you during recruiting, you will travel a lot. They talk a good game about feedback, but in reality many managers don't give honest assessments of your work until its too late.

2.0
Jan 21, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, mostly wfh and great healthcare with 20 days AL although 4 days are mandatory deducted for office closure at the EOY.

Cons

Just a horrible place for growth. If you are an external consultant, you will be treated like second class citizens with the consultants/ FTE taking credit for the work you have done. Ultimately, EXTs are treated as disposables to the company. In the Singapore Branch, they have a tendency of terminating your contract at the last minute and god forbid if you ask for a raise or growth opportunity - they would rather end your contract than reward you for the hard work you have done. Literally, it is a sideshow where the consultants and FTE are pretending to do work and contribute when in reality it is the EXT's that are giving the real impact even though the rewards do not trickle down to you at all. In the end, the managers are mostly revenue driven and take on a top down approach and do not care for employee growth or satisfaction. Especially middle managers who do not advocate for the employees at all with no real skills in a) managing a team and b) industry skills in marketing, sales or organisational management which is shocking given that it is a huge company. Whereas feedback is only valued one way - mostly top down and middle managers do not value if employees give them feedback for growth. Alas, unless you are a sitting duck with no intention to grow then this is not a company worth joining at all. Never trust the other FTEs or middle managers to advocate for your growth even if you exhibited a huge impact on the company or team, you are ultimately nothing to them. Generally, it is a hard time being recognised here as an EXT, so tread with caution.

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