Boston Consulting Reviews

Pros

A truly great working environment. 95% of the people I get to work with on a daily basis (including my upper management) are enthused about the work they are doing.

Cons

Work / life balance is always a concern, but it is hard to call that a downside when you truly enjoy being in the office.

Advice to Senior Management

Honestly.. not much to complain about. It's a great place to work, and I have nothing but respect for my team leadership.

Pros

BCG partners with clients for meaningful impact on interesting business problems. Apprenticeship model places a lot of responsibilities on consultants from the outset.

Cons

Firm is growing quickly and expanding into areas outside of core strategy work.

Pros

Excellent colleagues - very bright people and very nice people
Tremendous brand value - people will respect you
Great learning experience - quick way to learn about key business issues

Cons

Life style can be crazy hectic
Nitpicking nature of reviews. They expect you to be perfect at everything, every time.
Promotions are hard, aggressive up or out culture

Advice to Senior Management

Start focusing on the strengths of your employees
Staff people based on need to improve and their interest and not purely based on business needs

Pros

You learn a lot of stuff (as at all other consulting companies)
You are well paid (as at all other consulting companies)
You get a chance to progress quickly (as at all other consulting companies)
AND: You work with plenty of really nice people -- not found at all consulting companies

Cons

High churn rate (as at all other consulting companies) puts pressure on the culture.
Not as well organized as McK.
Not as well connected in the industry as McK.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue the way you go. Overall you are doing very well.
Most valuable asset: Despite the high voltage of daily work, people at all levels are treated with respect.

Pros

Benefits - free healthcare
Great Retirement Plan

Cons

Work Life Balance can be difficult for some

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work

Pros

Clear career path; smart people and good resources to complete your job. Teaches a number of very useful skills. Great training.

Cons

Poor selection of cases; some incompetent partners; boring cases sometimes that are more project management than strategy. Hours billed matters a lot.

Advice to Senior Management

Fire poor partners and don't take cases that don't add sufficient value to the client - it's demoralizing for the team.

Pros

Working for the Boston Consulting Group gives the opportunity to always face new challenges. People are smart and nice. It has a strong reputation within client companies. This is a place where people can develop themselves very rapidly.

Cons

Worklife balance is not always great : workload is not predicatble and consultants must demonstrate strong flexibility. Not always easy to chose one's staffing

Advice to Senior Management

Improve worklife balance. Improve communication between top management and consulting staff regarding group strategy

Pros

You can learn and share you knowledge with very talented people, this job makes you be more capable to face business challenges

Cons

The work-live balance is tight, you have to be fully committed, and be willing to work long hours, especially in Aisa.

Advice to Senior Management

Management in Boston Consulting Group are great, managers are very kind, easygoing but they always can drive right things out!

Pros

Great pay and potential upside for associates
Excellent training and resources
Work with smart people
Constantly challenging

Cons

Hours can be tough
Travel can be hectic, unavoidable, and not scheduled in advance
Sometimes unclear what final objective of projects are

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the opportunities for training but identify those that excel early and give them a path to promotion
Focus on what makes BCG a great place to work--the people

Pros

No routine work, smart employees, lots of opportunities for learning

Cons

not enough consideration for work life balance

Advice to Senior Management

Employees have a right for a life