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How different is being a consultant in a big city vs a regional office?

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New answer on Nov 03, 2020
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Anonymous A asked on Dec 10, 2019

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Antonello
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replied on Dec 10, 2019
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi,
it strictly depends on the countries. The way of working is the same, but type of projects, main industries served and work-life balance can vary a lot.

Hope it helps,
Antonello

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Deniz
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replied on Dec 10, 2019
5+ Years at BCG & Kearney Dubai & Istanbul | 400+ Trainees | Free 15-min Consultation Call

Hi,

In regional offices, you may need to travel more often as your clients will most likely be located in other cities/counties. As mentioned by others here, this is more applicable for McK and BCG (except for Germany, France etc.) compared to Bain.

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Deniz

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Vlad
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replied on Dec 10, 2019
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi,

It depends on the office / company.

  • In McKinsey / BCG you will be traveling a lot
  • At Bain, you will be staffed locally

It also depends on the city and your industry. If you are in New York or London working in finance, you will work mostly in those cities. Same with Tech in the Bay Area

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Anonymous replied on Dec 10, 2019

Hi,

Not that much, since you are going to travel a lot anyway.

Being in a big city office will probably give you more access to important projects than a regional one and you would have more chances to work in the same city you are based.

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Gaurav
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replied on Nov 03, 2020
Ex-Mckinsey|Certified Career Coach |Placed 500+ candidates at MBB & other consultancies

It depends on the company and region. But in general the main difference is in the type of the projects

GB

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Clara
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replied on Dec 10, 2019
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Hello! Do you want to give us the specific names to guide you better? Best,

Clara

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Anonymous A on Dec 10, 2019

I don't really have an example. Just curious how it is different in terms of projects, work load, working hours etc.

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