BCG Chicago vs. McKinsey Chicago
Essentially the decision I'm facing for my 3rd year internship. The areas I'm most interested in exiting to are PE/Corporate Strat/MBA, but pretty fuzzy and not too important to me.
I'm asking to see if anyone has any color on the culture within the Chicago offices of these two firms as of right now. I've done research on about everything else (Prestige, Pay, Path, Exit opps, specialist industries, resources, travel) and in basically aspects that matter they're the same, but culture can change office to office which is why I'm asking here.
Fwiw I'm strongly leaning towards BCG because the recruiting staff has been much more outgoing/friendly/amicable, while my McKinsey interviewers seemed super robotic and didn't really seem to care. I understand that the people at BCG may be faking it, but honestly I'd rather someone fake it, then be outright insufferable.
Is there anything really important I should think about that could be a differentiator besides local office culture?
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Sources: Some Thoughts on Managing Multiple Offers (Consulting / MBB), Bain or BCG for Summer Internship??, 2019 MBB Comparison (Interview Process, Locations, Responsibilities, Perks...), Choosing between McKinsey, Bain, and BCG?, Received offers from all three MBB firms and don't know what to do
Damn wish you asked this in a few more months and I could tell you about McKinsey. Haven’t started yet tho
Was cross offered in Chicago a few years ago and agree you should index almost entirely on local office culture. I exited into PE and now help recruit for PE, there's no difference in the way we look at the MBB firms. Ask for recruiting to connect you with the PIPE/PEPI teams in the Chicago office to get a sense of whether you like the sub-cultures at one better than the other.
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