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    Found 3335 reviews

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    McKinsey & Company CEO Kevin Sneader
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    288 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Great people, truly global opportunities" (in 199 reviews)

    • "Working with incredibly smart people who are always pushing you to get to a better answer" (in 197 reviews)

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    1. "Positive"

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        Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Dublin

        I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time

        Pros

        Great positive experience on many dimensions

        Cons

        Nothing negative to say about experience

        McKinsey & Company2019-04-25

      • "Good place to work"

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          Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

          I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time

          Pros

          Best place to start the career, Good experience!

          Cons

          Not get to meet the consultants in person

          McKinsey & Company2019-02-15
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        • "Solid"

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          Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
          Approves of CEO

          I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time

          Pros

          Solid exposure and work experience

          Cons

          Terrible lifestyle and travel every week

          McKinsey & Company2018-12-25
        • Helpful (4)

          "Not sustainable"

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          Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
          Doesn't Recommend
          Positive Outlook
          Disapproves of CEO

          I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time

          Pros

          Great experience workig with bright people on fascinating engagements. We had good choice over engagements to work on and unparalleled learning opportunities

          Cons

          McKinsey is survival of the fitest. Those who progress are not always the best or most inspirational but those who are willing to consistently work 80 hours a week at the sacrifice of family time. Office barometers are based off an average week of 65 hours (in reality 75 for most junior folk) where anything less is celebrated. This is not a healthy norm and this is the price (along with travel) that you pay for the experience

          Advice to Management

          Make work life balance sustainable to keep the best. Replace leaderahip (Director level) of the CSTs that are known for bad work life balance to demonstrate commitment to this

          McKinsey & Company2016-09-08

        • "Associate"

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          Current Employee - Management Consultant Associate in Dublin, Dublin
          Recommends
          Positive Outlook
          Approves of CEO

          I have been working at McKinsey & Company

          Pros

          Great corporate culture and supportive environment to learn. Tons of network expertise, fantastic long-term career opportunities

          Cons

          Long hours - tough on lifestyle

          McKinsey & Company2015-08-11
        • Helpful (1)

          "Great school"

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          Current Employee - Associate Partner in New York, NY
          Recommends
          Positive Outlook
          No Opinion of CEO

          I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 5 years

          Pros

          Become extremely strong at communication, presentation, summing up complex information into short messages, robust problem solving

          Cons

          Very challenging lifestyle - long hours, much travel

          McKinsey & Company2019-07-16

        • "The best business school on the planet"

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          Former Employee - Associate Partner in Johannesburg
          Recommends
          Positive Outlook
          No Opinion of CEO

          I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 5 years

          Pros

          Rapid learning, diverse exposure, excellent benefits

          Cons

          Work life balance, excessive travel

          McKinsey & Company2019-07-14
        • Helpful (1)

          "Great learning and development"

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            Current Employee - Engagement Manager in Chicago, IL
            Recommends
            Positive Outlook
            Approves of CEO

            I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 5 years

            Pros

            Learning, opportunities, people, problems, benefits

            Cons

            Hours can be unpredictable. Travel can be awful.

            McKinsey & Company2019-07-09
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            "Stable Environment, Great Benefits, Great Work/Life Balance"

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            Current Employee - Executive Assistant in Tampa, FL
            Recommends
            Positive Outlook
            No Opinion of CEO

            I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

            Pros

            Benefits are unrivaled, PTO is generous, consistent and constant feedback so you know how you're doing, no micro-managing you're able to work at your own pace. My previous job was thankless, truly over 80 hours a week with work that had to be brought home, and didn't allow me to work as I wanted. Coming to McKinsey was a breath of fresh air. If you're proficient with a computer and communicative with the people you support,...

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            Cons

            No work from home options for EAs

            Advice to Management

            Consider a 1-2 day work from home option, perhaps for more tenured EAs

            McKinsey & Company2019-07-08

            McKinsey & Company Response

            July 11, 2019 – Recruiting Expert

            Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts - excellent to hear that you've had a positive experience.

          • "Learn a lot with exceptional people"

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              Current Employee - Engagement Manager 

              I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time

              Pros

              Working very interesting topics, amazing people, lots of learning investments

              Cons

              Work life balance, high pressure environment

              McKinsey & Company2019-07-11
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