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Boston Consulting Group

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Solid post-undergrad work experience - Associate Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

4.0
11 Nov 2013
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Pros

Unparalleled access to senior leaders at major organization, ability to see inner workings of top management, and opportunity to learn from some of the best. Very few jobs right out of college would offer such an incredible learning opportunity.

Cons

Constant travel, usually to someplace exceptionally dull. Excessive focus on minor things that don't matter much (e.g. slide formatting) at the expense of actual mentorship opportunities. Less culturally uniform than McK or Bain, meaning greater variation office to office.

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Pros

So much learning and great culture

Cons

Decently long hours, lots of travel

2.0
14 May 2026
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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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