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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 ... (read entire answer)

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Learn how to manage your work-life balance in the demanding field of Management Consulting! Upcoming workshop with Florian.

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Hi everyone, When I began coaching individuals for consulting careers, I realized there's more to it than just mastering cases and acing interviews. It's about ensuring long-term success once you've landed the job. This ... (read entire answer)

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Easing into Management Consulting as a mom?

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Absolutely - many of former bosses at Bain were female who had families and Bain supported all sorts of models. 50% models, 75% models that allowed the subjects to structure their time in a way that allows them to do bo ... (read entire answer)

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Hi! For anyone looking into topics of lifestyle, you might find the following resource useful: Expert Guide: How to Manage for Lifestyle in Consulting But yes, in short, consulting and family time don't really see eye t ... (read entire answer)

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What can one do to make the maximum of the MBB experience?

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Hi, Sharing some tips based on my experience. How can someone balance time well? Prioritize Be clear on what is really the most important tasks that you need to get right for your module Ask for help Often there is a mo ... (read entire answer)

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Work-Life Balance in Consulting?!

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Hello! I have experience in several offices across Europe, particularly in McKinsey and Company. Nowadays, consulting companies are being more and more aware about the challenges it emcompasses for women, and they a ... (read entire answer)

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BCG vs. McKinsey - who wins?

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Hey, I don't think you will be able to find absolute answers for any of your questions. However, would like to share my personal view (based on experience) on a few of these topics Both firms are really global, wi ... (read entire answer)

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Is traveling fully back as part of the job?

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Hi there, It is back but it depends a bit on the type of engagement. I would say on average we are seeing 80% of pre-COVID travel. That is just the nature of the job and it would not make much sense to collaborate close ... (read entire answer)

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Hi Caitlin, I am happy to provide my perspective on it: One approach that is commonly used in the consulting industry is to structure engagements as multi-month contracts, with a pre-determined number of hours per month ... (read entire answer)

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Hello, As you have rightly pointed out, this does vary per project/client etc. But it also varies based on the partner you work for, what is their work-style etc. As a rule of thumb, expect 12-14 hour days, 5 days a we ... (read entire answer)

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I'm a huge proponent of this! There's a huge “yes” culture (especially in corporate America and on LinkedIn). You need to learn to say no to opportunities that will take more than they give. That said, be selective. Yo ... (read entire answer)

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They are trying but its not an easy thing to fix and will depend on office location, culture, client expectations and most importantly collaboration from everyone- colleagues, bosses, family & clients. When you are ... (read entire answer)

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Hey, When you are doing something you really want to do and are having fun..question of work life balance doesn't arise. You make it work seamlessly. Work-life balance is something that you must take control of. If you ... (read entire answer)

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Hi All, I hope there is someone who has gathered personal experience or it is informed about MBB Italian offices.

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Anonymous B gave the best answer on Jul 15, 2021

Ciao! It really varied but roughly 65-90 hours where it would not be uncommon to work weekends too.

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How is the life in Riyadh while working with an MBB firm. Both personal and professional (# hours, clients, exit, etc.)

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Just organizing the message I outlined in the comments, hope it helps! feel free to ask more questions [experience] spent a couple of months in Riyadh as a post-mba mbb consultant as my office was not very busy - MENA ... (read entire answer)

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Ah, the hardest question out there! There are two parts to the question 1) Finding your balance 2) Keeping it You're asking about the second, but most people haven't figured out the first, so I'll start there with ... (read entire answer)

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Hi! From my personal experience, I agree with Chris and Matteo’s answer. There’s always a trade off. At big 4, The working hours may be better, but you may also get bored at times. At MBB you have more demanding tasks ... (read entire answer)

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Hi, I work in Milan in MBB and I can tell you that there no much difference from one another in terms of work/life balance. A good life-style project is one that starts at 9am and ends at 9pm. But it is a very good li ... (read entire answer)

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