B4 Risk Advisory or BCG Knowledge analyst?

Hi everyone,

I'm in the middle of a crossroads and have to make a significant difficult decision. I'll put you in context, I've been working in a B4 IT Risk advisory (think regulatory risk adaptation) role for about 1 year. Some time ago I was contacted by BCG to apply for a Knowledge Analyst role, and this week I was notice they want to issue me an offer. After given it a little thought I came with a list of pros and cons:

B4 risk Pros:

  • It is consulting after all, client facing that probably I would not have at BCG
  • I've been involved in some process transformation pitches, and there are some likelihood I would end up doing some more MC related type of work.

B4 risk cons:

  • The type of work is kind of boring
  • Chances at a good BS in Europe or US (I'm in a western european B4 branch)

BCG pros:

  • Seriuosly is BCG
  • Higher chances at BS?
  • A bit most exciting kind of work than in B4
  • Chances to transfer to an associate role? (I do not know how much exposure to clients would I get)

BCG cons:

  • Not client team, back office work, supporting consultants.
  • Exit Ops?

They told me that I would have some stints of client facing with case teams, but in a more supportive role, seriously guys, do you think there is any chance to make it extremely well and transfer internally to an associate role?

Thanks!

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Is the role bullshit? If so, then it doesn't matter who's offering it to you. I work in Big 4 bval and I've turned down countless BB recruiters looking to staff back/middle office roles (corporate reporting, treasury, product control, etc.). It would be a step down in terms of experience and would pigeonhole me in the long run (though the money would be comparable and the hours would be shorter).

That's my take.

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