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Chances of making Partner in MBB?

Bain BCG career progression MBB McKinsey partner promotion

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Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi Anonymous, across all criteria relevant to be elected for Partnership at MBB, such as problem-solving, IP develpment, people leadership, coaching, client leadership, commercial targets, etc.), the absolute threshol ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Leaving consulting just after promotion to Manager

consulting exit promotion

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Adi

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Hey there, Making the decision to move at a time when you are near promotion point is a tricky one. Consider following factors to help you decide: The more senior you are in a big consulting firm, the better your ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Fast track promotion in BCG

BCG promotion

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 19. Dez. 2017

At NAR CDC never heard of it. Fastest time to C from A0 was 24 months.

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Promotion

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Hi there, Great questions! Let me try and answer from McKinsey perspective: Up or out: Yes, very much so! You will find practices where it’s a bit more subtle i.e. “grow or go” but it’s essentially the same thing Promot ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Economic slowdown and promotion timeline at MBB

career progression MBB promotion Recessions

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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Hi there, As you might expect, there's no public data on this, so the evidence is all anecdotal. But yes, you can expect promotion timelines to be slightly delayed. The formal reasoning for this is that there are fewe ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Unconventional Career Progression at McK

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It started in North America about 6 years ago. McKinsey did a study internally and realized that a lot of people that made it to partner and especially ones that were doing really well started as a BA. So there really w ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Goal Setting & Promotion

Big 4 promotion

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Hi there, It sounds like what he is saying is that your goal can't be “getting promoted” Goals need to be about the skills you have to build. If you build the skills necessary for the job, the natural result is promotio ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Amsterdam, Strategy& vs. Kearney Middle East

comparison growth offer office culture promotion salary

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Hi there, Congratulations on the offers! Would be great if you could share the ranking of your personal criteria of choice. The same 2 options may have a different winner according to what one would like to prioritize. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Does MBB US take into account experienced hires' previous consulting experience when determining the compensation and promotion timeline?

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Hi there, If you have 11 months of experience, no then won't give you a promotion after 1 month - this isn't how it works at any company! But, yes, when hiring you, they obviously do take into account your # of years ex ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What is the biggest differentiation between consultant/associate's capability versus PM's.

promotion

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Hi there,As a former Principal (on the 30's), I think I can provide a good answer. It is a bit detailed, but please note this depends on the specific firm, and also on whether we are talking on MBB/Tier2 vs. Big4/Manage ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How did you earn your fast-track promotion?

promotion

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Hi there, I recently answered a quite similar question here - https://www.preplounge.com/de/consulting-forum/how-did-you-earn-your-fast-track-promotion-11513

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Promotion to manager level

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Discussing with colleagues across roles in McKinsey, I came to the conclusion that moving from one role to another is a similar challenge. Obviously, it requires a different set of skills, different criteria on which yo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How did you earn your fast-track promotion?

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Top-Ranked Coach on PrepLounge for 3 years| 6+ years of coaching

Sophia

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Top-Ranked Coach on PrepLounge for 3 years| 6+ years of coaching

Hello, There is some really good advice in this thread! Here are my additional two cents: - First and foremost, do good work! - Find some mentors/advocates who is more senior than you who you like to work with. Get to k ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Promotion at MBB - up or out

promotion

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Adi

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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience

Adi

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Hey, Am glad you raised this question. Time to promotion and eventually making partner is on every management consultant's mind when they start off. Allow me to share my experience and knowledge in detail. Spee ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Is there room for negotiation?

Bain BCG consulting Final Round MBB McKinsey offer promotion salary salary negotiation take it or leave it

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Francesco

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Hi Anonymous, as mentioned by others, the main thing you can negotiate is your entry level in the firm (eg Senior Associate with 12 months to Consultant vs 6 months to Consultant). It would be very difficult to negoti ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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BA to SBA promotion requirements

MBB McKinsey promotion

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Vlad

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Vlad

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gab die beste Antwort am 5. Aug. 2019

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, This promotion is pretty technical rather than a serious milestone. If you have no issues you get promoted automatically. Several things to remember: Your client should be happy Your manager should be happy ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Up or out - how bad is it?

hierarchy MBB on the job promotion Structure up or out

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Marco

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MBA | Head of Product for a Tech company | Former Strategy& and KPMG Advisory

Marco

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gab die beste Antwort am 8. Jan. 2017

MBA | Head of Product for a Tech company | Former Strategy& and KPMG Advisory

Hi there, because of the way a consulting firm works (charging a different hourly fee on projects based on the seniority of the professionals working on it) this system is vital to be profitable. Answering your ques ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How do you get promoted in business consulting?

career progression promotion

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Francesco

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gab die beste Antwort am 2. Dez. 2016

#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Hi Anonymous, as for my experience at BCG, you will always need to spend a minimum amount of time in each level, before moving to the next one. Once you have reached the minimum amount of time, you may get promoted im ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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