+5 Career Coach 1 4y
0 Clarkston Consulting - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Clarkston Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
+61 Q&A: PhD -> MBB (with some steps in between) 6 4y
+13 Excel / PPT for Consulting - Management Consulted 6 4y
0 Deloitte - Review - Management Consulting Data 4y
+1 Mckinsey 2023 Summer Business Analyst Timeline Question 1 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
+12 Lateraling from BCG to other firms? 5 4y
+3 MBB FT recruiting 3 4y
0 IBM - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 4y
0 IBM - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 4y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 FTI Consulting - Review - Actuarial Data 4y
0 FTI Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Actuarial Data 4y
0 KPMG - Review - Strategy and Operations Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Strategy and Operations Data 4y
0 Strategy& - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 4y
+8 choosing between offers vc and consulting 4 4y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Interview - Consulting Data 4y
+9 How useful is a Corporate Strategy internship with getting into MBB? 2 4y
0 BRG - Review - Healthcare Data 4y
0 BRG - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Review - Oil & Gas Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 4y
+9 Ivy League Student - 3.30 GPA with Non-Finance Internships - Career Prospects 7 4y
0 ZS Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 KPMG - Review - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Interview - NA Data 4y
+3 How do you negotiate the first offer received? PwC Management Consulting 3 4y
0 Accenture - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Mercer - Review - Investments Data 4y
0 Altman Vilandrie & Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Mercer - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 4y
0 Avascent - Review - Defense Data 4y
0 Avascent - Salary & Bonus - Defense Data 4y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Strategy Data 4y
+25 Is Consulting Tier 2 better for PE? 20 4y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 Fitch Ratings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Grade Finance Data 4y
0 Strategy& - Review - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 McKinsey - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Roland Berger Strategy Consultants - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+11 Firms Consulting training 4 4y
+274 My View on the Current Top 10 Strategy Consulting Firms 75 4y
0 Deloitte - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 West Monroe Partners - Review - Technology Consulting Data 4y
0 West Monroe Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting Data 4y
0 BDO - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 BDO - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 A.T. Kearney - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+12 Offer choice - Consulting vs Quant 1 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 4y
+13 consulting in canada 5 4y
+6 How to move from Canada to US for Consulting 1 4y
+3 Deal Analytics - What is it? 1 4y
0 AlixPartners - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 AlixPartners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
+8 how to prepare for case study for management consulting? 2 4y
+3 GPA required for Deloitte consulting ? 1 4y
+30 Bain BEL Interview 35 4y
+5 UMich Ross / Rice / USC Marshall for MBB 3 4y
0 PwC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Bates White Economic Consulting - Review - Finance Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Risk Management Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 4y
+3 EY-Parthenon 10 4y
+3 Should I reach out to Headhunters (Life Science PhD Applying for First Consulting Position) 3 4y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
0 KPMG - Review - Management Consulting Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 4y
+12 Off-cycle Consulting Recruiting with Résumé Gap 1 4y
0 McKinsey and Co - Interview - Management Consulting Data 4y
+3 Amex Enterprise Strategy 1 4y
+22 Consulting: what are my chances? 6 4y
+15 Why are MBB/T2 firms hiring so much? 7 4y
0 IHS Markit - Interview - Economic Consulting Data 4y
0 IHS Markit - Review - Economic Consulting Data 4y
0 IHS Markit - Salary & Bonus - Economic Consulting Data 4y
0 Cornerstone Research - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Cornerstone Research - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 KPMG - Interview - Valuation Data 4y
+14 How to return to good behavior gracefully? 4 4y
0 IHS Markit - Review - Advisory Data 4y
0 IHS Markit - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Risk Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 4y
+7 Motivation 6 4y
0 Bain & Company - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
0 LEK Consulting - Interview - Management Consulting Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Consulting

  • Boston Consulting Group 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 99.0%
  • McKinsey and Co 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Consulting

  • Cornerstone Research 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 99.0%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.4%
  • McKinsey and Co 97.9%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Consulting

  • Bain & Company 99.5%
  • Boston Consulting Group 99.0%
  • McKinsey and Co 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Consulting

  • Partner (4) $361
  • Principal (30) $294
  • Director/MD (58) $274
  • Vice President (53) $247
  • Engagement Manager (113) $232
  • Manager (170) $173
  • 2nd Year Associate (185) $142
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (116) $135
  • Senior Consultant (354) $132
  • Consultant (642) $122
  • 1st Year Associate (576) $121
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (164) $121
  • NA (16) $114
  • Engineer (6) $114
  • 2nd Year Analyst (390) $104
  • Associate Consultant (176) $101
  • 1st Year Analyst (1163) $90
  • Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (631) $68
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