McKinsey or BCG
How to choose between McKinsey and BCG, both SF office? What factor should I consider? Looking forward to any suggestion.
Sep 01, 2018
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My suggestion is that nobody is jealous that you got into both McK and BCG, seeing as the sole purpose of this post was to brag about that lol.
Seems like an unfair assessment. It's a fair question.
OP - I would provide more information, to help contextualize your situation. Overall, you should pick whichever firm and office you feel more at home with. If that doesn't narrow anything down, think about firm- and office-specific nuances, such as firm structure (which includes but goes beyond staffing model), rotations/programs offered, mix of industries/practices in each SF office, compensation, and speed of progression.
Sounds like a perfect case question. go!
There are literally thousands of Quora threads dedicated to this question.
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