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Working hours for McKinsey and BCG New York offices

BCG McKinsey New York working hours
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Hi Theo,  Congratulations on the offers! In terms of your question: Q: I wanted to ask to any of you that might have had direct or indirect insights regarding McKinsey and BCG working hours for Associate level? Not sure ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to manage the working hours as a consultant?

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Hi, Sharing my perspective having worked in consulting for ~9 years, and gone through the different ranks Fundamentally, you have to understand that consulting will be a tough job. Average working hours here in SEA is b ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What are the typical work day hours at a major consulting firm?

Bain & Company BCG MBB McKinsey working conditions working hours
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Hi Frank as mentioned by Bill, working hours depend on the geography. In Dubai, Singapore and Southern Europe hours are usually longer (my experience in Italy was 9am-11pm Mon-Thu, 9am-8pm Fri and 70-80% of weekends w ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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KPMG working hours/week

International KPMG working hours
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Hi! Depends on the industry / project type / client / country. In general, it is lower than in BIG 3 and there are cases when you finish at 6 pm. There are cases as well when you have all-nighters. General rule - ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to include time off in a consulting proposal

Consultant Work Hours contract negotiation revenue model revenue per consultant vacation work life balance working hours worklifebalance workload
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Hi Caitlin, I am happy to provide my perspective on it: One approach that is commonly used in the consulting industry is to structure engagements as multi-month contracts, with a pre-determined number of hours per month ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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MBB SEA work life balance

Bain & Company BCG entry level MBB Mck work life balance working hours
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Hello, As you have rightly pointed out, this does vary per project/client etc. But it also varies based on the partner you work for, what is their work-style etc.  As a rule of thumb, expect 12-14 hour days, 5 days a we ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Hi All, I hope there is someone who has gathered personal experience or it is informed about MBB Italian offices.

italy MBB Milan work life balance working hours
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Ciao! It really varied but roughly 65-90 hours where it would not be uncommon to work weekends too. 
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How many hours do you work per day at the Middle East office?

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Hello! Depends not only on the project, but also on the point of the project (e.g., the middle of it usually is a bit better, and the week of an steerco is always going to be hell). On average, I would say a good d ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Flex work arrangements at MBB

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Apart from this particular period where work from home is mostly driven by the pandemic, working arrangments (i.e. hours and location) are mostly driven by your client and your project leader's working approach. In mo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Working Hours Tier 2 vs. Big4

associate Big4 consulting job Finance Job offer strategy consulting tier2 working conditions working hours
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Germany and Consulting= generally bad work life balance regardless of the consulting company :). Dont base your decision on this factor and its going to be hard initially. Balance will improve over time but even then it ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What is your hour like as a consultant?

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I worked in Financial Services for Kienbaum Mangement Consultants about 10 years ago (now Kienbaum Consutants International). Three parameters are relevant. 1. Working at the client. Travelling is obviously on top. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to remain productive while putting long hours

Consultant Work Hours MBB on the job working hours
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This is a really common question a lot of people ask when moving into consulting. A few thoughts from my experiences: - You will simply NOT be productive if you are working 80+ hours a week for a sustained period. In ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How do the working hours differ among consulting firms?

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Bain, BCG and McKinsey all have initiatives to ensure the wellbeing and satisfaction of their teams. One of the dimensions that is closely monitored is hours. Number of working hours is not the only dimension and not ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Consulting + good work life balance?

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Hi! From my personal experience, I agree with Chris and Matteo’s answer. There’s always a trade off. At big 4, The working hours may be better, but you may also get bored at times. At MBB you have more demanding tasks ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Does the consulting workload lead to qualitative better outcomes?

client solutions working hours
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Hi Cornelia, indeed the consulting work is very demanding in terms of working hours. For me, the most important capability is the capability to managing your time! What do I mean with this: Manage expectations ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to answer the question about being ready for the working hours

working hours
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Agree with what Vlad mentioned. In my view you can answer the question from two angles. The first angle is about working hours. Here I fully agree with Vlad, the key points would be about 1) Capability and willigne ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Personal life for MBB consultants?

consulting MBB Personal Life work life balance working hours
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Hi Anonymous, it would be definitely difficult to maintain relationships as a consultant, and I believe the degree of difficulty would depend on the geography you are, even for the same company. My experience at BCG i ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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