Aug 09, 2013
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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
“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”
1) Someone hands you some work, you say it should take about 3 hours. You actually do it in 1 hour. Hand it in after 2 hours - you've had an hour to chill plus you're impressing by handing in an hour ahead of schedule.
2) Knowing what questions are going to be asked and having the answers ready (or even fixing the problem) beforehand.
3) Working hard when it is noticed and appreciated, not just all the time.
The above comments are pretty good. I would add:
1) automation...don't do something manually if it can be done in an automated fashion through excel / vba / bloomberg or another person / group.
2) simplification...sometimes you're asked to do something that seems very complicated but if you actually take the time to understand what is the desired output and the reason it is needed you can find another way to go about it that is much simpler and quicker.
3) acceptance...accept the iterative nature of almost all work for seniors...sometimes you have to do something that you have no idea what to do, so instead of wracking your brain and wasting your time trying to get it perfect just make some justifiable attempt and wait until you get comments so you can get more clarity and improve it on the next iteration.
Don't keep asking questions on whatever your manager assigns you.
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