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Updated May 23, 2013
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96% Approve of the CEO

McKinsey & Company Managing Director Dominic Barton

Dominic Barton

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91% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Seattle, WA

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

ProsIncredible impact and exposure to senior clients
Great people who help with your career and development
Amazing training and working with people that challenge and help you improve

Constravel is tough and the lifestyle makes life outside of work difficult but not impossible

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep doing what you are doing - great communication and very transparent

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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San Francisco, CA

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

ProsWorld class training, amazing colleagues, amazing chances to have real impact at some genuinely spectacular clients

ConsLong hours that you have to carefully manage; atmosphere of 'I can always do more' that can be demoralizing

Advice to Senior ManagementThe West Coast office will be the first to break down fear as a motivator, and we can lead the world in this

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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ProsHigh impact work, a lot of responsibility working with pretty senior people in Fortune 500 companies. Hotels, points, per diems, happy hours are really cool

ConsQuick promotional schedule leads to a cutthroat environment

Advice to Senior ManagementDo a better job of assessing fit for particular roles on studies

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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New York, NY

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

ProsInteresting topics, smart colleagues, focus on professional development, Michelin dinners, lots of points

ConsLots of time away from home, company moving away from CEO as it becomes more operationally focused in order to grow, low salaries at junior level

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Chicago, IL

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ProsGreat people, culture, value and corporate structure

ConsWork-life balance not always ideal

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Tampa, FL

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

ProsAwesome place to work! Everyone is really great to work with! Free catered lunch EVERY Friday and something new to learn EVERY day!
Great pay and AMAZING benefits!!

ConsNot a lot of time to interact with your co-workers and most work is done on your own.

Advice to Senior ManagementTry to schedule more team meetings or team outings. Would be great if we could have a more TEAM atmosphere.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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ProsGreat people, all of your colleagues are impressive. Huge learning curve, always constantly learning something new. Lots of autonomy, if you are in good standing there is lots of flexibility to pursue your passions in industry, business function or even geography

ConsLifestyle. Long hours, hard to maintain lifestyle outside of work.

Advice to Senior ManagementScope the projects definitively so you are not killing your teams.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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New York, NY

Former Employee – worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 3 years

ProsDevelops analytical frameworks and networks which remain valuable for life. I learnt more at McKinsey about thinking that at any job in my career. The company conducts itself with the highest integrity.

Conslack of control over time, and stressed out engagement managers who should not take themselves so seriously. NYC office works harder than other offices. But the networking was fantastic

Advice to Senior ManagementThe most amazing brand. As custodians you need to protect it

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Chicago, IL

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for less than a year

ProsIntellectually challenging work
Fantastic training opportunities
Phenomenal network
Prestiege

ConsWork life balance can be challenging

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Palo Alto, CA

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for less than a year

Pros- Name brand and the apperance to the outside world that you'll be somehow qualified because of your time at McKinsey
- Smart, genuine, nice, and interesting people
- Cares about work life balance as best as they can given the necessary travel, etc
- Money to slosh around for team events and retreats

Cons- Limited number of people care about personal development
- Stinginess and overall laser focus on profits above all else, including client impact
- Force consultant to specialize without any connectoin to personal interests or desire
- Senior management are disconnected and very hierarchical
- Does not follow many of its written values, which they tout so strongly

Advice to Senior ManagementMake your recruiting pitch - that you'll learn, that you'll be able to try out new things, that you'll be able to work with high level executives at clients - match the reality - that you'll learn very little, that you'll be forced to specialize quickly without any word in the process, and that you'll have little access to clients overall.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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