BCG vs Bain NYC

Congrats both solid offers. From my exp about the people I know who went to both Bain were the make pe/finance types while bcg prob more consulting/tech/mgmt types. But on a relative basis for sure. Both forms are pretty similar. Hard to go wrong choosing between them in my humble opinion. Good luck. Congrats again

Depends. I would lean Bain if you are at all interested in exiting to Private Equity. But BCG wins out on many sector specific exits, so it's not like you can really go wrong here. 

Go to Bain if you want to maximize buyside opps, otherwise go wherever you like people the best. Whether they want it or not, MBB consultants are virtually the same talent pool and thus you should go to where you are most likely to get staffed on projects you like with people you like

if I may ask are these start date summer 2021 or summer 2022? I'm looking to lateral from IB to Consulting that's why I asked

without knowing anything about your goals, i would honestly take bcg over bain. 

- local vs regional staffing: bcg will staff you on any project available in the northeast (including boston, nj, DC, etc) while at bain, you are restricted to projects sold by the nyc office. in other words, you get greater access to more variety

- pe focus: at bain, pretty much every AC ends up doing 6 months in the PE group bc PE is such a huge portion of their business. at bcg, the option to do a PE rotation (for only 3 months) is always there, but you likely wont be forced into it. contrary to popular opinion, bain does not have a significant advantage for PE recruiting compared to bcg. it's much more due to the fact that those who are interested in PE to begin with heavily preference bain

- bcg ny physical office >> bain ny (hudson yards bb)

For context I'm a former Bain AC turned PE Associate at a Consultant-Friendly UMM. At my fund we hire from all of MBB but have a preference for McK / Bain. Granted it's small N but the folks we've historically hired from BCG haven't done as well as those from McK / Bain. Talking to VPs / Principals here they believe there is a noticeable difference in the PE-focused training you get at McK / Bain vs. BCG. YMMV but at least one UMM fund popular on this site would tell you to go Bain over BCG if you're interested in PE.