Dear community,
Is it realistic to start out at McKinsey in a research role (back-office) in Germany and then switch into the consulting track midterm (let's say after one year or so)? Any experiences?
Best regards
Dear community,
Is it realistic to start out at McKinsey in a research role (back-office) in Germany and then switch into the consulting track midterm (let's say after one year or so)? Any experiences?
Best regards
Hi - I agree with Vlad that it is not that easy and that it takes quite some time, but it's not as rare as you may think. I know dozen cases where it happened - typically:
- From Research Analyst to Business Analyst (or Junior Associate if the title exists within the Office)
- From Senior RA to Associate, and from Knowledge Specialist to practice-affiliated Associate
- From Senior Knowledge Expert to Expert Associate Principal
Now the common thread between those cases is that these all happen after one (or more) promotions *within* the research track. Say you join as a JRA, get designated RA, and nearing SRA designation you decide to choose client service and get designated BA instead. Same for a RA that gets promoted SRA and then decides to go as Associate instead.
If you have a client service skillset but from some reason choose the Research track and perform well it will get noticed by your evaluators - but the 1 year time frame is unrealistic indeed.
Hi,
In short - do your best to get to Mck as a consultant if that's what you are dreaming of:)
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