All Things MBB

Compensation is long overdue a correction. The last one was 4 years ago. Is there anything in the grapevine? What are the odds on 2027 increase?

Why so many MBBers are leaving more now days than ever? What has changed in the last 2-3 years?

How's the work life balance for someone transitioning from big tech to Expert Partner at MBB? This is for a Software Engineer track in AI/ML domain Bain & Company McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group...

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...

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?

Any benefit to starting at MBB in August vs September?

Hi All - I desperately need help with something. I was an ex management consultant and recently lost my job. I have been getting decent number of calls but am having a lot of trouble converting them p...

Is the “bar to pass” the same for all candidates recruiting for the same role at MBB? Eg, if an experienced hire in consulting, MBA grad, and experienced hire from industry are all applying for the ...

Interviewing for McKinsey & Company now. Just worried. How do you all survive off of 4 hours of sleep and having no life for at least 5 days a week if not more. Specifically women.

Are weekends protected at BCG at the post-MBA level? Or is it project dependent?

LA / West Coast MBB men: what do you wear to work? Joining LA office of MBB and would love your suggestions. Moving from east coast with the typical finance uniform of lulu abcs + dress shirts + vests...

Any tips on how to improve framework logic articulation in case interviews? Somtimes struggle to do it under time pressure in case interviews

Struggle with complex chart reading in case interviews and tend to blabber alot without getting to key insights. Any tips on how to get better at this?

Incoming A/AC/BA, scared of getting staffed on a dumpster fire of a case — how do I figure out what/who to avoid?

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?

FOUNDER available for Q&A. Top firm for compensation, selectivity, WLB, freedom and flexibility. On flight LAX to JFK right now and this movie Normal is super boring so I’m avail for your Qs. Thanks!

How hard is it to get a transfer to BCG SF from a smaller office (not in the West system) after a year of tenure as a consultant? My performance has been good so far and I think it’ll be the same for ...

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

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? ...

Not MBB, but anyone interview with OW and have comparison of difficulty? McK is the only MBB I’ve interviewed with, so not sure where differences lie besides interviewer vs. candidate-led