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    McKinsey & Company CEO Kevin Sneader
    Kevin Sneader
    266 Ratings
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    Pros

    • "Great people, truly global opportunities" (in 195 reviews)

    • "Working with incredibly smart people who are always pushing you to get to a better answer" (in 194 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review
      Helpful (25)

      "Best experience ever"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      The benefits are unmatched. Colleagues are smart, helpful, & supportive. The work is interesting.

      Cons

      Work life balance is a challenge

      McKinsey & Company2018-12-10

      McKinsey & Company Response

      March 7, 2019 – Recruiting Expert

      We're thrilled to hear you've had a great experience overall - thanks for sharing your perspectives.

    2. "Engagement Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Great learning experience, constantly learning and developing new business skills

      Cons

      Travel is abit too much, no weekend work though

      McKinsey & Company2019-06-19
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    3. "An unparalleled environment for exceptional people"

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      Former Employee - Partner in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Hard to name them all. Interesting work. Huge impact on the world around you. Fast and regular opportunities to grow and take on additional responsibility. Expectation that you will make yourself and those around you better

      Cons

      You inevitably sacrifice some things for the high life. Eventually, some of those things will wear you down or come back to bite you. That is usually when you decide it's time to leave.

      Advice to Management

      Stay true to traditions, and continue to work to create the future.

      McKinsey & Company2019-06-16

    4. "Great experience"

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      Former Employee - Business Analyst in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      I found it to be an exceptional experience to get a wide set of experiences.

      Cons

      It could be seen as being more academic than practical.

      McKinsey & Company2019-06-12

    5. "Great company!"

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        Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

        I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time

        Pros

        Amazing training, smart team, great work ethic

        Cons

        Long hours, tough clients, challenging work environment

        McKinsey & Company2019-06-10
      • Helpful (1)

        "Great company"

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        • Senior Management
        Current Employee - Engagement Manager 
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook

        I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time

        Pros

        Great people, great projects, supportive as you come in and when you decide to leave. Great pay, great benefits- not much to complain about

        Cons

        Staffing to projects is always messy- it's just a fact that you learn to live with. The hours are long, and the stress is high, but if you know that coming in, it is worth the trade-off.

        McKinsey & Company2019-06-05
      • Helpful (3)

        "Not a great place for women to succeed despite the firm's efforts"

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        Former Employee - Engagement Manager 
        Doesn't Recommend
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 3 years

        Pros

        -Good benefits -Interesting work -Fun travel when you are young

        Cons

        -Punishing travel -Still a boys club -Hard to succeed as a senior woman -So many public scandals lately tarnishing the brand

        Advice to Management

        -Figure out how to get men in power to sponsor women. The leaders invest in people like them and given leadership is overwhelmingly male, it perpetuates the cycle of more male partners and directors. -McKinsey talks about promoting and supporting women, but the reality is very different

        McKinsey & Company2019-06-14

      • "Great place to work"

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        Former Employee - Associate Partner in Dallas, TX
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 8 years

        Pros

        Interesting projects and fun people. Great place to work.

        Cons

        Long hours and lots of travel.

        McKinsey & Company2019-06-07

      • "Great place to work but low compensation"

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        Current Employee - Specialist in New York, NY
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 3 years

        Pros

        World class people to work with

        Cons

        Work hours can be brutal

        McKinsey & Company2019-06-05

      • "Smart people, evolving model"

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        Current Employee - Senior Subject Matter Expert in Houston, TX
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 5 years

        Pros

        Working with smart people. Working on big problems (sometimes).

        Cons

        Travel/lifestyle. New leadership, thus several things are changing. Not always for the better for some groups that were fostered under previous leadership. Natural, but not fun when it happens to you.

        McKinsey & Company2019-06-05
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