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Keeping personal growth, salary, recreation & schooling for children, and exit opputunities in mind, which option is better for associate role: Mckinsey Switzerland or Mckinsey Germany?
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Recreation and Schooling in this case is really about alignment, and you should be looking into specific office locations.
Same thing applies to personal growth - what is relevant to you and how it aligns with a country is not necessarily the same thing for another person. This is a very personal matter.
Exit opportunities… should be similar… this really depends on what you want to do afterwards. It's about exit opportunities TO YOU.
They're not very far away in a lot of dimensions… you're comparing neighbouring countries with very high income levels and home to a lot of great companies…
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Sidney,
That's a tough one.
Switzerland.
Of course, it depends on a million things, but based on what I discussed with candidates of mine that have landed in both places, the Swiss system has a better compensation and a milder lifestyle.
Both great though.
Best,
Cristian
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