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Boston Consulting Group

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Fantastic learning opportunity if you're in the right stage of your personal life - Consultant Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

4.0
Feb 2, 2009
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Pros

You get to work with very intelligent and talented people across different industries and if you want to, across different geographic areas. Exposure to senior management at large local and international clients with sometimes very challenging yet satisfying discussions. High tempo and a steep learning curve, especially on how to manage and prioritise tasks.

Cons

Poor work-life balance, but most likely an effect of the generaly long working hours in Spain and as a consultant you always stay longer in the office than the client. Very little continuity and possibility to see the result of your work, as you normally get shifted into a different project before the client starts implementing your solutions. Sometimes also very frustrating from a staffing perspective, as you rarely get staffed well ahead of a project starting.

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Cons

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Pros

BCG has top tier benefits, really smart colleagues, good in-office perks, and has a great company reputation. This was a huge part of my experience and has made me go back forth about my decision to leave.

Cons

This is speaking as someone who is not on the consulting side. On my particular team, office politics were very strong with little to no opportunities for people outside of the inner circle to assimilate. More broadly, I feel like the salary trajectory was a little slow, there is a lack of location mobility and and promotions can be hard to come by. Even so, I have personally seen exceptions be made for certain people. More broadly, being located in North America can be difficult since new roles are being open in other regions which is making internal mobility next to impossible. If you have any dissatisfaction with your current team, title, or level - there's a real possibility that you will have to wait multiple years before being able to make meaningful shifts towards your long term career goals.

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