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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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Question edited on Apr 11, 2024

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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 ... (read entire answer)

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Exit Opportunities @ Corp Strategy EV Brand?

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Most recent answer on Mar 15, 2024

Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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I don't believe in the ‘stuck’ mindset. You can always pivot. At pretty much any age or level of experience. What differs is the complexity of the move. As long as you know what you need to do and how, any move is fe ... (read entire answer)

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Best level to transit from consulting to private equity

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Marcus

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BCG Senior Consultant; VP Strategy @ $400m e-commerce scale-up; exited founder

Hi anonymous, Moving into PE is a great idea! A few thoughts and questions come to mind as you consider plotting this move in order to give you better advice: (1) which market do you work in at BCG / or which market are ... (read entire answer)

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Consulting Exists

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Raj

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Entrepreneurial Spirit: Many consultants possess a strong entrepreneurial drive and desire to build something of their own. They may have identified a business opportunity or have a passion for a specific industry or pr ... (read entire answer)

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Leaving MBB at 1+4

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Raj

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Congratulations on receiving a good offer in Fintech strategy! It's understandable that you are considering the potential impact on your future exit opportunities. While I cannot predict the exact trajectory of the job ... (read entire answer)

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Middle East Exit opps: MBB vs Product Management role

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Moritz

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Hi there, Well done getting those offers! When comparing offers, you should be considering all kinds of criteria (financial, personal, career, etc.). However, I'll focus on the two criteria you mentioned: Future of fint ... (read entire answer)

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Industry offer before promotion, should I take it?

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Cristian

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Hi there, Very interesting questions! What concerns me most about your context is not the promotion or the financial part but that you're not sure that you want to specialize in energy long-term. That suggests that it ... (read entire answer)

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MBB to PE mega funds??

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Hello, That is a great question and actually not asked often enough. 1. Yes joining MBB in Dubai will enable you to discover a lot about business / industries / functions / etc and to brush up your strategy & consul ... (read entire answer)

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Is there an exit from MBB Dubai to Asset Management/SWFs?

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Florian

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Florian

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Hey there, Definitely possible. When I was 13 months at McKinsey, I got a headhunter offer for a sovereign wealth fund in the region, and my EM at that time got an offer at the same fund for a higher position. I don't t ... (read entire answer)

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MBB Prestige by office location; equal exit opportunities?

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1. Possibly. Depends on the specific office. But the fact is that developed countries have in general more prestige. However, MBB brand is more powerful by far than the lower prestige of the local office. 2. Depends on ... (read entire answer)

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MBB exit - job search strategy

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Hi there, Seek, Monster, Google Job Search, LinkedIn, etc. are all great resources for finding job postings. I would recommend specialized recruiting, but, ultimately, networking effectively is the best way to find ... (read entire answer)

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MBB in Italy?!

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Most recent answer on May 11, 2021

Francesco

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Hi there, Depends on the project and company (easier to be staffed in Milan for financial service), but in general yes, you will travel a lot. Mainly in Italy but possible also abroad (I did both) Standard ones, y ... (read entire answer)

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Roles at FAANG

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Most recent answer on Apr 09, 2021

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Hi there, There are a wide range of options! It very much depends on your skillset - i.e. did you work on tech projects, do you know how to code, do you understand data and data anlytics, did you have any previous wor ... (read entire answer)

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Exit Options Tier 2 vs. Big4

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Hi there, In general Tier 2 will offer better options for strategy positions in corporates, but it also depends on the specific role you are targeting. It also depends on what you mean by Tier 2 ;) I would perso ... (read entire answer)

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How has your work hours change after you move to industry/tech?

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Big surprise: Dramatically better! I moved to Data Consulting and hours dropped from about 65/70 per week to 45/50. Of course, if I had gone away from consulting altogether, my hours likely would have dropped lower ... (read entire answer)

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Headhunters reach out strategy consulting

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Most recent answer on Feb 24, 2021

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Hi there, As you might expect, the answer varies quite a bit. For me, in particular, I'm headhunted about twice a month by headhunters/recruiters who value one of two things (or both): MBB brand and data/business ana ... (read entire answer)

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Role title/ position importance - exit opportunities

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Antonello

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Hi, I totally see your point and your question makes a lot of sense. I'd like to provide you with some other points you might consider when making your choice: 1. Try to understand the level of involvement and exp ... (read entire answer)

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MBB exit opportunities

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Most recent answer on Dec 27, 2020

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Hi there, At the risk of oversimplifying, the exit opportunities from MBB are fantastic (better at McKinsey). In general, you can make most transitions out of MBB. If we're looking at # of options, MBB is much great ... (read entire answer)

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Which one will lead to better future, Generalist or Digital Consultant?

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Most recent answer on Oct 23, 2020

Pascal

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Pascal

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gave the best answer on Oct 22, 2020

Ex-Bain Manager | 10 yrs MBB experience | 250+ people interviewed | Written case expert | Open to give limited discounts

Hi Anonymous, Don't think about what will give you a better future, think about what you are most passionate about. Consulting is a marathon, not a sprint. And in order to stay in consulting for the long run (>3 ... (read entire answer)

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IBM vs. Booz Allen

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IBM GBS is new and struggling. It's a nightmare of an organization and there is currently an exodus taking place. I aim to view firms as good/bad in different areas and better/worse for different people. However, I advi ... (read entire answer)

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