+34 Networking and expectations for a student from a target school? 10 10y
0 Bonuses in IT Consulting? 2 10y
0 Data sovereignty 0 10y
0 Can you pick an area to specialize in? 1 10y
+21 Healthcare Consulting - Is MBA "Prestige" as big of a deal? 8 10y
+3 Prep4Success Reviews? 1 10y
0 Do only rejections get feedback? 3 10y
0 Any U-Grad Business School Clubs want to Collab w/ Top Consulting Club headed by two Ph.D professors? 6 10y
+5 2016 Compensation Study 3 10y
0 Booz Allen Hamilton Compensation 6 10y
+9 From Management Consulting to Goldman Sachs? 12 10y
+16 MBB post MBA without GMAT 30 10y
0 More laid back industries 4 10y
0 IBM vs Pwc vs Amazon 0 10y
0 MBB internship rejection - impact on full time recruiting? 8 10y
0 In need of career advice 9 10y
0 Turned down Big 4 and working for small boutique | My MBA odds 2 10y
0 DNA vs Revenue 1 10y
0 Tier 2 Federal Tech to Google? 2 10y
0 Leveraging my experience - exit strategy into management consulting 0 10y
0 Framework Advice - Market/Product Entry 1 10y
0 Deloitte federal project delivery/operations analyst - any info? 2 10y
0 8 Days to Prep - IB to MBB - Any advice/help much appreciated! 6 10y
0 Corp Dev -> Management Consulting w/out MBA? 0 10y
0 How to choose company offering certain types medical devices? 0 10y
+28 What's more important? Industry or scope? 9 10y
0 PhD recruiting for non-MBB firms? And starting positions/levels 6 10y
0 Senior manager exit ops 5 10y
0 Mckinsey Specialist hiring route 2 10y
0 Post-MBA HF (L/S Equity) vs. MBB offer 4 10y
0 Not Good GMAT, doomed in strategy consulting ? 4 10y
+30 Should I get into consulting even if I don't want to ? 15 10y
0 Best boutique strategy firms? 2 10y
+24 Switching Consulting Firms Before MBA 3 10y
0 Associate vs. Junior Associate JD 0 10y
0 Bain PE vs. BCG Fit 5 10y
+44 Medicine to Consulting 20 10y
+8 bta deloitte offer 16 10y
+7 lse masters or pg if aiming for mbb 8 10y
0 pwc financial service delivery center processing associate 6 10y
0 matching apd recruitment applications cycles 2 10y
0 f100 fldp 3 10y
+17 Leaving Job Early for Analyst Position 6 10y
0 Oliver Wyman to PE 4 10y
0 Going solo and working for a consulting firm at the same time? 2 10y
0 MBB Case Interview Skype Practice? 0 10y
0 Prepare case studies with other candidates 2 10y
+4 Penn student - testing consulting waters 3 10y
0 Target: Resume Review? 4 10y
+14 MBA Consulting Recruit - Need Help! Office Location Disaster! 3 10y
+10 What do consulting firms hold against applicants? 1 10y
0 Monday @Mentions December 21st 2015 0 10y
+14 Don't want to be promoted? 11 10y
0 Interview Style by Firm (MBB) 3 10y
+14 How many buildings are in the US? 2 10y
+6 Econ Consulting or Google APMM? 12 10y
+15 Is VBA useful for Consulting Career? 18 10y
0 Consulting or Corporate Banking Exit Opps 0 10y
0 Dishonest Application 7 10y
0 Putnam Associates (the strategy consulting firm), any info on them? 0 10y
+8 Hong Kong Consulting Salaries? Do they pay global? 10 10y
0 WSO Consulting Materials + Video-Conference Interview 1 10y
0 Background check question - top tier firm 4 10y
0 The home for all consultants to businesses 0 10y
+31 Do firms alter post MBA salary based on B-School Ranking? 15 10y
0 BCG ADC / Mck APD questions 9 10y
0 Consulting 101 access - Split or Trade 1 10y
+18 Looking to split costs for Consulting Case 101 8 10y
+2 How easy is to decline an offer from McKinsey and reapply later? 2 10y
0 Pro Bono Consulting Abroad 1 10y
+29 Growth in Consulting, crossover to MBB 6 10y
+9 Oliver Wyman vs Monitor Group 6 10y
0 Take the exit opp? 3 10y
+8 MBB Offer but Worried About Background Check 4 10y
+12 2016 MBB New Hire: What's next? 3 10y
0 Has anybody read this book? 1 10y
+26 Deloitte S&O vs. Oliver Wyman 16 10y
0 McKinsey Background Check? 2 10y
+1 Made a jackass of myself 4 10y
+43 Q&A: S&T>>MBB 18 10y
0 Deloitte M&A vs middle office top tier PE Fund 3 10y
0 Deloitte Commercial S&O Business Analyst vs. Capital One Strategy Analyst 4 10y
0 Cornerstone versus Oliver Wyman 2 10y
0 Yale Guides - YGCC 0 10y
0 FB vs. IBD vs. MBB - Product Management 3 10y
+20 Which are the best strategy consulting firms in the UK? 10 10y
0 GS HCM vs Accenture MC 5 10y
0 Booz Allen Interviews 16 10y
+16 Deloitte Final Round and AT Kearney First Round 5 10y
+11 MC Industry Consolidation - any recent news/rumours on acquisitions? 3 10y
0 Bain Online Test 11 10y
0 Deloitte Consulting or JP Morgan Operations? 9 10y
+7 How would you go about choosing your projects? 2 10y
+12 Wrong decision? 8 10y
0 How useful is working in the Deals/PE practise for a strategy consulting firm? 12 10y
+4 Booz Allen Salaries not as competitive as industry average 2 10y
+13 GLENCORE/ SHELL and other current affairs related dilemma 3 10y
+14 ZS Associates vs. Deloitte Consulting vs. PwC 8 10y
0 Financial Due Diligence Consulting Firms Outside of Big 4? 1 10y
0 What are the key differences between the MBBD firms? 4 10y

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 (577) $121
  • NA (16) $114
  • Engineer (6) $114
  • 2nd Year Analyst (393) $104
  • Associate Consultant (176) $101
  • 1st Year Analyst (1164) $90
  • Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (640) $68
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