Apr 08, 2013
Career Resources
Career Advancement Opportunities
September 2026 Consulting
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Boston Consulting Group 99.5%
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Bain & Company 98.9%
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McKinsey & Company 98.4%
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Oliver Wyman 97.9%
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LEK Consulting 97.4%
Overall Employee Satisfaction
September 2026 Consulting
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Cornerstone Research 99.5%
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Bain & Company 98.9%
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Boston Consulting Group 98.4%
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McKinsey & Company 97.9%
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Oliver Wyman 97.4%
Professional Growth Opportunities
September 2026 Consulting
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Bain & Company 99.5%
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Boston Consulting Group 98.9%
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McKinsey & Company 98.4%
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Oliver Wyman 97.9%
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LEK Consulting 97.4%
Total Avg Compensation
September 2026 Consulting
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Partner (4) $361
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Principal (30) $294
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Director/MD (58) $274
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Vice President (52) $246
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Engagement Manager (114) $233
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Manager (171) $173
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2nd Year Associate (185) $142
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3rd+ Year Associate (116) $137
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Senior Consultant (355) $132
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Consultant (642) $122
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3rd+ Year Analyst (164) $121
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1st Year Associate (577) $121
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NA (16) $114
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Engineer (6) $114
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2nd Year Analyst (393) $104
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Associate Consultant (176) $101
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1st Year Analyst (1164) $90
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Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
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Intern/Summer Analyst (640) $68
16 IB Interviews Notes
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From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship
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From what I understand, McKinsey probably hires the least despite being the biggest. Bain has a 50/50 model, and BCG is more in the middle of both, although they too hire more consultants than associates. On a percentage of total hires, I would say Bain >>> BCG > McKinsey
Really?? One McKinsey office (that I'm familiar with) is definitely more bottom-heavy than BCG. Might be an exception? Any McKinsey people with more info?
A friend of mine got into a McKinsey office in the East Coast, and the ratio of the newly hired analysts to associates is about 1 to 3.
pretty sure that ratio-wise BCG has the most MBAs to pre-MBAs, then McKinsey, then Bain. In absolute numbers though... Bain's class is still pretty small given that they are a smaller firm than both BCG and McKinsey
Source: had offers from all 3 MBBs and went to their sell weekends
Bain is "pyramid" structured, BCG is diamond structured, McKinsey is a mix (about 50:50)
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