All Things MBB

[US-based] Looking for transparent compensation comparison. This image was floated around in the past. Full comp info for Bain and BCG. Questions: McKinsey & Company are you in-line? Bain & Company NA...

Hey all! In the fortunate position to decide between McK and BCG offers (US South office), as an experienced hire coming in at the MBA level. Any thoughts on which to go with?

Joined an MBB ~3 months ago at a post-MBA level, but feel extremely behind (EM rewrites all my content, I’m nervously saying/typing small mistakes, etc.) and my EM is not support/very condescending to...

Now that I’m outside of MBB. I can’t believe we would actually churn and spend time and give feedback on things like there being a period on f a bullet or something a box slightly miss aligned.

I've received an offer to join Bain's ACI class next summer, and with nothing to do for the next year, I'm looking for ways to best prepare for the internship and maximize my chances at a return offer...

How’re things at Bain these days?

About to start Post-MBA at M in a US office this summer. Considering asking to defer start date for a mix of personal (relating to recent family events) and professional (I’d like to try finance — and...

What are the most common M/SM failure modes post-MBB? Curious as to your thoughts - for smart people with good education, but still relatively new in career and domain expertise, what have you seen a...

Anyone here who has lateraled from McK to BCG (or lateraled to McK) and can speak to differences? I’m considering it; my ingoing assumption is that it’s more similar than different, but would be good ...

Do BCG experienced hires (Consultant) receive a standard $30k signing bonus (similar to MBA hires)? Boston Consulting Group

Starting at MBB soon and wondering: would I ever find myself able to take ~2 weeks off for surgery and recovery sometime later during my first year, or is that just not realistic in this line of work?

Interview at Bain next week ahhh. Anyone willing to give me a case? Really appreciate it ☺️

Have an interview for Sr. Product Manager at Bain and Co. TSG. What is the culture like on the administrative side? Anything I should be aware of?

Hi everyone, just did final round with BCG (ADC) yesterday and did not get a call back, wondering if some offices have not heard yet or assume this is a no. Boston Consulting Group

Hi folks, I’d love to learn some networking tricks from you all. When attending an industry or academic conference—especially when you’re the only person from your team or company there—how do you s...

How do you pick projects/decide what practices to focus on? I'm starting soon as a Consultant and I'm trying to figure out what to do. People have suggested finding a lane/niche early and staying ther...

If you left MBB as an SM, EM, PL, etc; and then had to take an unexpected multi-year career break, how would you position yourself coming back? Would you look to down-level in a more relaxed setting? ...

What are the onboarding and training programs like for an associate at McKinsey & Company? Duration, travel, etc…

How’s the recruiting mood at Bain & Company this year compared to the past two years?

Does bcg eh at the consultant level typically hire for a certain niche / gap that needs to be filled in a given office? If rejected after the decision round, what is generally the cool-off period?