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Does BCG Platinion have a Expert career track? If yes, what are the various career levels in this track? Please advise

BCG Platinion is growing very fast at the moment, and like with any fast-growing company, they are making things up as they go. Meaning that if you have the right value prop, they would also ‘create’ new roles. Platin ... (read entire answer)

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What is the difference between a Principal and an Associate Director (AD) at BCG Platinion? Any insights would be helpful

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AD is one role above Principal to my knowledge. But in all fairness, it would be best to ask the recruiter. Why? 1. Because they keep on changing the names as the firms and the practices develop. I've been in the consu ... (read entire answer)

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Interviews with BCG Platinion - Need guidance

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I think you are starting with a belief that might be disempowering - ‘I believe HR are playing their usual games here in terms of pushing me down the levels.’ HR has no vested interested in giving you a more junior role ... (read entire answer)

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Applying to BCG and BCG Platinion Simultaneously?

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Hi there, Nice work! Please focus on your interview. You have a shot at the job - stay focused on BCG itself! IF that fails, there might be a Platinion event. But, right now, your goal is to ace the Generalist interview ... (read entire answer)

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I can't code. Can I apply for Platinion directly?

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Hi there, Platinion requires zero coding. GAMMA is the one that works in R, Python, etc. Platinion are really consultants, just in the Tech space. Now, “loving” digital and TMT is not enough either…if you have Tech-rel ... (read entire answer)

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BCG Platinion: IT Consultant Ave. Salary in Europe

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Hi there, Generally Platinion pays on par with “regular” consultants. By the way, Western Europe (e.g. Spain) is inherently going to be different to Northern Europe (e.g. Sweden), but you're look at somewhere between 80 ... (read entire answer)

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Software Engineer to Strategy Consultant?

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Hi SB, 1) My issue is I want strategy consulting but not sure which companies are real strategy consulting companies (beyond MBB) - I just do not want to get stuck into an Accenture type of tech implementation role. The ... (read entire answer)

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BCG Platinion Case Prep

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Hi! Unfortunately, I do not know any candidate who is preparing for Platinion. I recommend posting this message also on other groups (e.g. school alumni) to broaden your audience or ask directly someone who works there. ... (read entire answer)

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Interviewed at BCG Platinion for Principal Architect postion

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Hi there, You're in the final stage...of course it's going to take longer than the 1st round! They need to 1) Make a final decision which is not to be taken lightly and 2) Figure out all of your paperwork, offer inf ... (read entire answer)

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IT management related cases

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Hello! Even for BCG platinion, I would recommend you to do almost all your prep with the business strategy cases, since these for sure are going to appear in the interviews and you have to have a good performance with ... (read entire answer)

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Is it possible to move between BCG Platinion, BCG Digital Ventures or BCG Gamma?

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Hi there, 100%! Before I left, I heavily considered moving into BCG GAMMA instead of switching to another data analytics company. When joining, I also heavily considered a path that would lead to BCG Digital Ventu ... (read entire answer)

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Tech focused division of Mckinsey

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Hi, Careful with the below answers! McKinsey AA and Quantum Black are NOT equivalent to BCG Platinion. McKinsey AA + Quantum Black are data analytics which is much more comparable to BCG GAMMA BCG Platnion is te ... (read entire answer)

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Differences between BCG Gamma, BCG Platinion, BCG Digital Ventures, and BCG technology advantage (TA)

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Hi, BCG Digital Ventures - BCG acquiring startups or launching them jointly with the clients. Example - BCG launching an app for taxi drivers together with Shell. They use ex-consultants and current consultants to f ... (read entire answer)

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Hello Anonymous, Thanks for reaching out. There are no typical IT/Digital cases online. However I would suggest the following steps: 1. Nurture your mind with publications and Intellectual Capital: from Platinion, Tec ... (read entire answer)

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IT Consulting - first interview questions BCG Platinion

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Hi, I have not seen any digital cases online but I have some, so feel free to reach me for prep. For the IT cases prep, I recommend reading the articles of the consulting companies about these topics on their websi ... (read entire answer)

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Hi, I have not seen any digital cases online. But here is a list of potential topics you need to know. It is a full list and looks scary but they test a lot of these concepts depending on the particular role: Basi ... (read entire answer)

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Does BCG Platinion have a Expert career track? If yes, what are the various career levels in this track? Please advise

What is the difference between a Principal and an Associate Director (AD) at BCG Platinion? Any insights would be helpful

Interviews with BCG Platinion - Need guidance

Applying to BCG and BCG Platinion Simultaneously?

I can't code. Can I apply for Platinion directly?

BCG Platinion: IT Consultant Ave. Salary in Europe

Software Engineer to Strategy Consultant?

BCG Platinion Case Prep

Interviewed at BCG Platinion for Principal Architect postion

IT management related cases

Is it possible to move between BCG Platinion, BCG Digital Ventures or BCG Gamma?

Tech focused division of Mckinsey

Differences between BCG Gamma, BCG Platinion, BCG Digital Ventures, and BCG technology advantage (TA)

Question on IT case interviews

IT Consulting - first interview questions BCG Platinion

BCG Platinion - Case