Hey folks,
Currently trying to decide between two offers from Strategy& and BCG. I would love to hear what you guys think. What I am weighing is the pros and cons of being part of Strategy& after the recent acquisition (high growth potential, it's the TS deals group and I'm interested in M&A, in NY) with the guaranteed pros of BCG (great for grad school, exit ops, great professional development).
The biggest thing I'm working through is if Strategy& has a value proposition to be a disruptor in the next five years. From within Strategy& and from partner level people at other firms (next 4, mainly) I've heard, about the Strategy& acquisition, both "dumpster fire, failing miserably" and "potential game changer".
Given all of these things, what are y'all's thoughts? Thanks
BCG hands down. It will set you up much better down the line.
Only reason I may consider Strategy& is if you want to be stay in consulting your entire life and make a career out of it. If that is the case, then it MAY be worth taking the chance on Strategy& for the CHANCE of what it could be. But still, the future is very unknown and it has much more chance of failure than success imo.
It would be 100x easier going from BCG to Strategy& then vice versa, should things turnaround for Strategy&.
I would NOT join Strategy& right now. Take BCG and don't look back.
Def BCG!
Good job breaking it down between risk play against a sure thing, but Strategy& is a bigger risk than I think you are giving it. BCG all the way, Strategy&'s rebound is questionable.
I worked at one and currently employed at the other, go with BCG, it's a sure thing, the problem is the alignment with the kind of work you'd enjoy doing, in BCG you will not have a very strong M&A arm, as for S& is somewhat difficult how things will turn out years down the road. Just asking, what your future plans are? go for BS, exit to industry? and which location is BCG?
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I guess both are good options, but given the better brand name I would probably choose BCG. Strategy& has a huge potential which needs to be realized in the next couple of years, yet BCG is an edge ahead. Which offices are you looking for?
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Go to BCG. Suck it up and do the distance thing for the summer if you're serious about her. Work your ass off at BCG so that you're someone that they would hate to lose to Bain/McK.
If by the time the Fall rolls around, you're still dating your gf and she's set on living in NY post-graduation, ask BCG if you can transfer your offer to their NY office. If they say no, re-recruit for Bain/McK/other firms in NY. Going to BCG will only increase your perceived value to other firms.
dont be stupid. go for BCG.
Definitely go BCG. I briefly had the "potential disruption vs sure thing debate" when I was coming out of my MBA, went BCG and it was definitely the right decision. There are a lot of things that need to fall into place to make you go the other way: The giant implementation/strategy concept has to overtake the industry, PwC has to get it right and overtake Deloitte to become the ones who run this, MBB (BCG specifically) have to miss the boat and become irrelevant/go out of business/become less prestigious than PwC, AND this all has to happen in time (next 2-5 years) to affect you.
Or...just go to one of the top firms in the world in BCG
BCG no question
At the MBA level, it was absurdly easy to change your office after the summer internship. I assume it's the same in undergrad.
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what did you end up choosing?
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asks for advice--->goes in the completely opposite direction of 100% of opinions haha.
Wow, reasoning?
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Holy shi*t, this was a terrible decision. Wow.
In regards to your location problem, I know of a few Associates who were able to transfer their offers to other offices after their summer internships - it's not just and MBA thing. It's not guaranteed, but make good relationships and it's certainly an option. Just realize that New York is one of the most competitive offices both for recruiting and transfers, it'll probably be easier to go NY --> Atlanta than the other way around. But also realize it may be difficult to more difficult to recruit into NY for Bain/McKinsey.
BCG all the effing way bro. The only time someone would pick S& over BCG is if S& gives a ridiculous starting bonus, or if it is really far ahead in a particular industry of specific focus. Since I don't think either apply to you, do BCG.
On the gf thing, it's tough but as humblebot says, you can aim for an office transfer soon-ish. Good luck!
BCG, definitely.
Never heard of strategy&...
Unrelated but..... has anyone here seen the movie "Super Troopers?" In the beginning when the cops pull over the druggies fleeing to Canada, the driver asks the cop, "you pulled me over just for speeding??" The cop replies, "no, I pulled you over for littering AND..... littering AND..... littering AND.... smoking the reefer!"
That whole "littering AND" was burned into my brain. I thought it was hilarious.
And whenever I hear "Strategy&" I think "Strategy AND.... Strategy AND...."
yeah...its really a terrible name.
OP should've gone to Atlanta. One summer with some of those SEC honeys around and he'd have forgotten all about some girl up in NYC.
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I don't think it's a terrible name actually, they could have chosen a more elegant name but most names would not have been that controversial. I mean a normal name like Hudson & Company or whatever would never have achieved the same effect of motivating people discussing about it. People will get used to the name over time anyway and at least the name is not really comparable to any management consulting firm name out there.
what a roller coaster. OP definitely chose GF over BCG
Wow! What a soft retard... Wait until your girl dumps you and S& lays you off. You'll grow some balls then.
Coming from LDR couple due to career decisions: If my bf chose to forgo his career just to stay close to me (eg: BO BB vs FO BB) I'd think twice about our future. But I guess OP had other considerations.
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This reminds me of the time some kid asked me for help regarding GS vs. Jefferies for IBD. I didn't get why he kept telling me good things he had heard about Jefferies' from his "friends" regarding their "recovery" and "growth", despite me telling him to take GS and run.
He ended up taking Jefferies for its "growth potential" but I found out later he never had an offer at GS.
sounds about right
Lol
Strategy & what? I'm confused
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