+44 Rejected from MBB and very disappointed. 12 4y
0 FTI RX pre-recorded video interview? 4 4y
0 BCG Summer Internship R2 Invite 13 4y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+20 RX Consulting Advice? 6 2y
0 Capital One Financial - Interview - NA Data 4y
+3 BAIN NYC FT 18 4y
+7 Best Things About Consulting? 2 4y
+3 Bain Chicago Anyone? 4 4y
+5 Should I take a lower paid position in M&A advisory at EY or a better paid research position at MBB (non-consulting)? 5 4y
+12 Promotion at Big 4s/MBBs/Boutique consulting firms 3 4y
+35 BCG Raises base to 110k 37 2y
+5 MBB: timeline for US students applying to Euro offices 2 4y
0 Guidehouse - Review - Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Guidehouse - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 4y
0 KPMG - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Mercer - Interview - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 4y
+14 MBBs and Recession 6 4y
+10 Benefits to an early MBB start date? 3 4y
+3 McKinsey R1- wasnt a no but wasnt a yes?? 1 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+13 Bain Boston? 88 4y
0 Health Advances LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+9 Mess up the brain teaser interview so bad 2 4y
+18 Any self-practicing consultants on here? 9 4y
+12 Moving from IB to Consulting 1 4y
0 IQVIA - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 4y
+3 Bain Explains Webinar - can’t access? 1 4y
0 Accenture - Interview - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 Simon Kucher Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+3 Insights on 3 month interview process - Accenture Strategy 2 4y
+9 McKinsey Real Estate Research 1 4y
+36 Which T2 is the best 17 4y
0 ZS Associates - Review - Healthcare Data 4y
+5 Do consultants still travel? 4 4y
+3 McKinsey PEI Advice 1 4y
+9 Would you like to organize your career toward Studying in Spain? 1 4y
+6 Consulting internship classes 2 4y
+9 Addresses for Internship Cover Letters? 5 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+11 Strategy& and EY-Parhtenon Summer Internship 7 4y
+76 Capital One BA vs MBB 49 3mo
+9 Recruiting anxiety? 3 4y
+12 How long should I wait after R2 until I can assume that it's a no? 6 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 LEK Consulting - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Roland Berger Strategy Consultants - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 KPMG - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+7 Bain NE R2 Sign Up Link / Mistakenly Invited to Interview 6 4y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 McKinsey first round 1 4y
+3 A&M RX - MD interviews? 3 4y
+4 How long to accept an offer? 4 4y
+1 MBB Referral Bonus 3 4y
+10 Firm Name Brand for MBA? 1 4y
0 LEK Consulting - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 LEK Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+11 Bringing Personality to a Final Round / Partner Interview 3 4y
+6 RX Consulting interview? 5 3y
+9 Has anyone received an offer from Bain yet? 14 4y
0 Deloitte - Review - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 PwC Corporate Finance - Review - Transaction Advisory Services Data 4y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 4y
+7 Experienced Case Partners??? 3 4y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Grant Thornton - Review - Consulting Data 4y
0 Grant Thornton - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Healthcare Data 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+6 JP Morgan Corporate Analyst Development Program 1 4y
+3 BCG Summer Internship 1 4y
0 FTI Consulting - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 FTI Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Interview - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 4y
+6 nervousness during case interviews 1 4y
+11 CapOne Powerday 75 3y
+4 How Difficult is it to Transition to MBB FT from Strategy Consulting 1 4y
+7 Should I choose a full-time entry level role in Strategy and Transactions at EY or an Internship in Sustainable Finance at Allianz Global Investors (appx $650b AUM)? 7 4y
+3 EY Parthenon 2023 FT 2 4y
+6 Relationship with peers 1 4y
+3 McK First Round 1 4y
+9 BCG Summer Internship 16 3y
+21 At a T2 DD focused firm, feels like dead-end 15 4y
0 Bain & Company - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Risk Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 4y
0 MasterCard - Interview - Generalist Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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