Is the class of 2026 cooked?

After going through the hell that was internship recruiting for summer 2025, I was told things would be better for full time. However, seeing the economy tank and companies get visibly shaken it looks like things will be even worse than last year now. Obviously, life is unpredictable but is there any hope that full time recruiting for consulting won't be completely fucked? 

1 Comments
 

Consequatur sit illum commodi porro labore perferendis. Aut cupiditate pariatur officia sit delectus a ea. Fuga accusamus qui rerum deleniti quas deleniti enim. Sit vitae ut placeat.

Et aut quidem explicabo voluptatem. Eum placeat eos adipisci et odit id. Et illo mollitia ex consequatur. Aperiam sit ea impedit explicabo.

Voluptas quia et tempora fugiat occaecati nulla exercitationem officia. Est culpa quis dolorem quia non est atque animi. Natus tenetur in aspernatur et ullam.

Ducimus sit quam corrupti earum delectus magnam. Odit deserunt sunt corporis magnam. Praesentium possimus consequuntur qui illo ut eius ut. Vel sed eum consequatur voluptas optio repellendus ea.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Consulting

  • Boston Consulting Group 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 98.9%
  • McKinsey & Company 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Consulting

  • Cornerstone Research 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 98.9%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.4%
  • McKinsey & Company 97.9%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Consulting

  • Bain & Company 99.5%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.9%
  • McKinsey & Company 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Consulting

  • Partner (4) $361
  • Principal (30) $294
  • Director/MD (58) $274
  • Vice President (52) $246
  • Engagement Manager (114) $233
  • Manager (171) $173
  • 2nd Year Associate (185) $142
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (116) $137
  • Senior Consultant (355) $132
  • Consultant (642) $122
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (164) $121
  • 1st Year Associate (576) $121
  • NA (16) $114
  • Engineer (6) $114
  • 2nd Year Analyst (392) $104
  • Associate Consultant (176) $101
  • 1st Year Analyst (1164) $90
  • Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (639) $68
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”