+21 Case Interview Burnout 5 4y
0 KPMG - Review - Treasury Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 4y
+2 U Chicago Target? 5 4y
+9 Advice needed - switching from a Big 4 (Risk and financial advisory) to an MBB (M&A consulting) 1 4y
+6 Consulting Internships 2023 Deadlines? 1 4y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 McKinsey 2023 FT Recruitment 3 4y
+4 Does McK make First and Second year summer BAs sign non-compete agreement for Bain or BCG? 1 4y
+12 Law in consulting 2 4y
0 Publicis Groupe - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Publicis Groupe - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Summer 2023 internships 3 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+15 MBB Offices and Difficulty/Offer Rate 5 4y
+6 MBB Intern 2023 Interviews 1 4y
0 ZS Associates - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
0 ZS Associates - Review - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Review - Advisory Data 4y
+12 Consulting 2023 internship deadlines 3 4y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 4y
+7 Polysci to consulting? 8 4y
+13 T2 Strategy Consulting to PE/VC/Growth 6 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Applying to MBB off-cycle as an advanced degree candidate? 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+17 Moving from IB to MBB - lifestyle questions 5 4y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Simon Kucher Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Meketa Investment Group - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Meketa Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Accenture - Review - Technology Consulting Data 4y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting Data 4y
0 Willis Towers Watson - Review - Consulting Data 4y
0 Willis Towers Watson - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 4y
0 EY-P TSE 1 4y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+12 Strategy Consulting in Construction/Real Estate 1 4y
+9 Emory or UVA? 7 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
+64 FDD / TAS Interview and Case Study Mini Guide 3 4y
0 LEK Consulting - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 LEK Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Gartner group - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 4y
+3 Post-consulting salary expectations 1 4y
0 Gartner group - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 4y
+9 Q&A: Engagement manager at T2 and former academic 0 4y
0 KPMG - Review - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 LEK Consulting - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 LEK Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+21 Reputation damage 10 4y
+3 ACN strategy case interview 1 4y
0 Strategy& - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
+13 Too late to break into big consulting 5 4y
+6 Deleted 4 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+9 Mckinsey PSG Test 1 4y
0 HVS San Francisco - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+28 Software Engineer to Strategy Consultant? 13 4y
+3 Information on Full-Time Recruiting Cycles for T2/B4? 2 4y
+3 Kearney vs Alvarez and Marsal 4 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Consulting Data 4y
+17 My group is cutting me loose and I am being moved to a new part of the firm to do irrelevant work 13 4y
+26 Bain vs. BCG in Toronto 14 4y
+9 Preparing for Operational Restructuring Case Studies 1 4y
+13 Difference in prestige between M, B, and B 14 4y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+15 Consulting Entry Level (Singapore) 11 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - NA Data 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+7 Delete 5 4y
+3 Ownership and management skills 1 4y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Review - Industrials Data 4y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
+3 MBB Sophomore Recruiting Timeline and other info 2 4y
+4 BCG Training Locations 3 4y
0 Deloitte - Interview - Supply Chain Data 4y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 4y
+3 Accenture Recruiting- can I apply to more than one position? 0 4y
0 Deloitte Financial Advisory M&A vs Investment Banking M&A 1 4y
0 PwC - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Cornerstone Research - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 4y
+12 Breaking into consulting from a finance background 3 4y
0 Management Consultants vs Software Engineers 4 4y
0 Cognizant - Review - Technology Consulting Data 4y
0 Cognizant - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting Data 4y
0 KPMG - Interview - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Interview - Generalist Data 4y

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 (1165) $90
  • Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (640) $68
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