Boston Consulting Reviews

Pros

Lots of learning tools and resources available for you; Constant feedback on performance with tangible suggestions; Access to high importance projects and executives

Cons

Lack of visibility into location in the medium to longer term unless you're on a long project - makes it tough to coordinate personal life activities; Hours can be long but can also be managed down if it matters enough to you

Advice to Senior Management

Be sure to not just employ the money-hungry Principals to Partners. Even over the course of the 4 years I was there, I noticed a big shift from the more people caring culture I had signed up for to a money hungry, power playing culture.

Pros

great case experience, good team

Cons

bad life balance, no management of scope

Advice to Senior Management

better working enviroment

Pros

Teamwork, innovation, fun to work in

Cons

need a global practice in HR or people management, especially in China

Advice to Senior Management

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Pros

enthusiastic people with positive attitude
steep learning gradient
flat hierarchy
excellent opportunities for international projects
good opportunities for MBA/PhD support programme
range of new experiences on management level
good career opportunities
salary

Cons

long working hours
rarely at home

Advice to Senior Management

expand on corporate governance / CSR and public practices

Pros

A strong exposition to high level clients and coworkers. A strong learning experience that can be used in numerous job environement

Cons

Lots of work, big structure and difference of interest in various potential assignement. A bit academic and the frustration to only participate to ideas and not actions

Advice to Senior Management

Hard to give specific advice : maitain high HR management and push for international experience. Develop alumni network the best possible

Pros

People at BCG are smart and down to earth, and this makes it very easy to spend long hours with your team. The learning curve is fast, I probably learned more during my first project at BCG than during a year at B-School. Finally BCG actually tries to make worklife balance a component of the consultant experience. Flexible for mobility.

Cons

I think the biggest downside is the amount of hours worked, however this is an issue at any consulting firm, and BCG at least makes an attempt to create better work/life balance.

Advice to Senior Management

Management is doing a great job. It would be great to see the company expand into more countries in South America and Africa.

Pros

- very flexible working conditions, enjoy still working with them
- very dynamic in regards to IT
- worldwide available

Cons

- work live balance is bad is you need to work even on weekends
- salary could be higher
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Pros

- Best opportunity to work on "pure" strategy cases (especially growth strategy)
- Customized approach to each project / client keeps work fresh and interesting
- Management trust and high expectations from the start helped me develop quickly
- Innovative / breakthrough approach to balancing work-life (led to an HBS-published case)
- Wonderful international work opportunities

Cons

High business growth, mixed with our customized approach, means little time to sit back and take a rest
Internal knowledge sharing leads to great international conversations, but could be made more efficient

Advice to Senior Management

The immediate impact that is expected of new hires can be very beneficial, but more time could be spent on training & formalized development

Pros

Very few workplaces offer the types of challenges that you can get at BCG. BCG targets the best students from the top undergraduate and MBA programs. This makes BCG a much more enjoyable place to work because you know that you are working with the best. I most enjoy working on different client engagements and getting the opportunity to continually learn new industries and skills.

Cons

The travel is a little intense at times making work life balance a challenge.

Advice to Senior Management

Make sure to keep BCG focused on recruiting the best of the best. This is what makes this place so great.

Pros

Smart people, many nationalities, rapid advancement

Cons

Political organization, unethical consulting practices