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BCG has been "laying off" a portion of its consultant class recently in the Chicago office (some consultants were less than a year into their job), so I wouldn't necessarily be so confident about the security of BCG either.

The CEO's email came off as sounding a bit smug.

 
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Thanks for sharing. Disagree with your synopsis though. If you picked Booz over BCG because you didn't care about prestige, well, have fun working at PwC.

Prestige is not just a line item on your resume, but often (obviously not guaranteed - see: ML), is a sign of strength. MBB are more prestigious because they have better client relationships and sell more work. In turn, they are less likely to need to be acquried (of course any of these firms could be).

Pick the people you like, but beware of where you're going and make sure that it's not going to be a different place in six months.

 
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Completely disagree. The vast majority of people who join consulting firms are going to leave the firm within 1-3 years. So, rather than culture, you should most definitely choose based on what kinds of impact joining a firm will have on your next steps and your long-term career goals. If you get to choose between two firms of equal prestige, then culture should be a big consideration.

 

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