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Boston Consulting Group

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BCG - a truly exceptional consulting firm - Consultant Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

5.0
Mar 1, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Work with amazing colleagues on challenging business problems with top-tier clients Professional development - build skills that will set the foundation for a long-term career in business, non-profit, government/politics, or academia Strong corporate culture best characterized as collegial, altrusitic, and supportive/collaborative Salary and benefits set the standard in the industry Work with a truly exceptional company - a firm that treats its employees with respect and delivers great value to its clients BCG provides opportunities to work in corporate and non-profit work

Cons

Work/life balance is tough in management consulting with somewhat frequent travel and time spent working with clients - - - though BCG does a great job of trying to alleviate that, within reason Real personal growth involves some discomfort as you stretch beyond your comfort zone - if you can't handle that, this job will be tough for you.

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Cons

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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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