McKinsey & Company Reviews

Pros

Learn business skills
Emphasis on teamwork
Great opportunities for networking
Get good experience from day 1, lots of responsibilities
Good people

Cons

As many have said, the work life balance is non existent.

Pros

Stellar brand cache - having the name on your resume opens so many doors
Unparalleled access to top clients

Cons

Constant pressure to perform; highly insecure culture hyperfixated on hiding your weaknesses and leading to lots of organizational dysfunction

Advice to Senior Management

Go into this with eyes wide open and be clear on what you want to get out of this place

Pros

Engaging colleagues - lots of really smart people.

Cons

No negatives, the best place I have ever worked

Pros

- Amazing coaching and feedback not just from your DGL and managers but also from peers and analysts
- Smartest group of people I have ever worked with
- Incredible array of exit opportunities

Cons

- Sometimes lifestryle can be tough, but life outside would not be that different

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up

Pros

- Access to senior leadership at clients
- Work on topics front of mind of C-suite executives
- Continous coaching and feedback to improve
- Life time network with strong Alumni and client relationships
- Global network and opportunities
- Smartest people I have ever worked with

Cons

- Need to show your best every day, little room to step back and relax
- Much travel as client service is a contact sport

Advice to Senior Management

Keep on innovating the firm, focuss on client & people strategy, best externally focussed MD we have ever had. Strengten people value proposition to remain with the firm.

Pros

Flexibility, professional development, experience and opportunity to work on some really interesting projects

Cons

very competitive, decentralized, fast paced

Pros

Only the brand is something which makes you stick around

Cons

They consider employees as mere resources and does not care about their growth once their means are acheived

Advice to Senior Management

Strongly work on leadership skills of the knowledge center

Pros

- super smart colleagues
- broad reach & expertise within Firm
- great apprenticeship for business
- defined learning model

Cons

- long hours
- highly variable experience based on leadership and client
- not always practical - i.e., lots of high-level strategy work, not always fully integrated with company plans
- not many great mentors or inspiring leaders at the Firm

Pros

Salary great and benefits great.

Cons

Offspring administrative jobs...lots of downsizing and abolishing depts.

Pros

steep learning curve
great responsibilities early on
very smart people
great benefits
fantastic perks while travelling (very nice hotels, etc.)

Cons

tough work life balance
extensive travel