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Less traveling in the MENA Region ?

consultinglifestyle MiddleEast Travel

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Clara

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Clara

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Hello! So these are my toughts: Short term: for sure this is going to impact travelling -indeed, we are seeing it every day in our own lives, everyone is working from home! Only Germany-Austria offices are starti ... (read entire answer)

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BCG Travel

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Hi there, During my time at BCG: 1st project: 10 months flying every single week to Perth Flew to Singapore for this project 2nd project: 5 weeks in Brisbane 3rd project: Home office client Asked to join a project in th ... (read entire answer)

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Travelling options and information

BCG McKinsey Perks Travel

Most recent answer on Oct 19, 2023

Benjamin

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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer

Benjamin

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gave the best answer on Oct 19, 2023

Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer

Hi there, I spent ~50% of my consulting career on travel cases. Sharing a BCG perspective below 1) Based on your experiences how much can a consultant travel, if this is very important for him? First of all, you need t ... (read entire answer)

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Is there international travel in consulting?

BIG3 International Travel

Most recent answer on Oct 13, 2023

Florian

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Florian

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Hey there, Answer from McK perspective. McK has a global staffing model and there is tons of travel (German office). At the peak, I had weeks with 6 flights...usual week was 2 flights (Sun/Mon to Thurs) if staffed in ... (read entire answer)

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How to limit and manage amount of travel?

Bain BCG MBB McKinsey Travel

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Sidi

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Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

A couple of points to consider: Market: If you are looking at highly decentralised economies (like Germany for example; same goes for the US), travel is more likely. In more centralised settings (like France, UK), m ... (read entire answer)

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Is travel time really working time?

Bain BCG flights MBB McKinsey Travel workload

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Benjamin

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Benjamin

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gave the best answer on Oct 12, 2023

Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer

Hi there, Sharing my perspective having done a ton of travel cases. Yes, sometimes we have to work during transit (e.g. in the car, on the plane) Is it the most efficient? No. But sometimes things are time sensitive an ... (read entire answer)

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Travelling as a consultant

Travel

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Benjamin

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Benjamin

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gave the best answer on Oct 12, 2023

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Hi, Sharing my perspective having spent 9 years in consulting. First of all, I second what Francesco has said you should not use this as the main reason for joining consulting. The reality is that travel is not a guaran ... (read entire answer)

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International staffing @Bain & Company

Bain & Company International Travel

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Hagen

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Hagen

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Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the offer from Bain! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: First of all, and contrary to what other coaches have said in the past, every multinational firm (a ... (read entire answer)

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Bain (DACH) staffing

Bain Bain & Company local staffing Travel

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gave the best answer on Jun 22, 2023

Hi there, Congrats on the Bain (and other) offers! So, here's the honest answer: Don't worry about it. You've already decided you want Bain. Now you're doing the classic “it's great, but”. There will always be downsides ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey staffing

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Clara

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Clara

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gave the best answer on Jan 04, 2023

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Hello! The staffing question is totally dependent on geography. In Madrid, for instance, we had almost zero lever over it, particularly at BA/junior A level. However, in the US, candidates have a huge say. Hope it help ... (read entire answer)

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Is traveling fully back as part of the job?

MBB Travel work life balance

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Florian

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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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MBB Supply Chain Team

MBB supply chain Travel

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Hi there, It most likely does mean that this would be your primary project type. That said, it's worth confirming with them what the project % split would be (including travel expectations).

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MBB/Tier 2 Consulting with less travel?

ATKearney BCG Big Four - Strategy Consulting Firm LEK Consulting London McKinsey & Company Oliver Wyman Roland Berger Travel

Most recent answer on Nov 04, 2022

Anonymous gave the best answer on Nov 01, 2022

Hi there - Firms with less travel in London: Travel cases in the London office are generally quite low. When I worked at OC&C, I barely ever heard of anyone on a travel case. Bain London as well has minimal travel ... (read entire answer)

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Living in a city different than the office location (Italy)

italy living MBB Travel

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Maikol

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If your sector is banking or insurance, it is undoable since most banks and insurers are in Milan. The firm will not pay you for a hotel. If you work in other industries and/or you will not have to go that much to the o ... (read entire answer)

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EY Parthenon Los Angeles office

associate consulting EY-Parthenon office culture Travel Undergraduate

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Clara

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Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! The compensation is something that you will find by spending a bit of time in Google (for instance, the pay for post-MBA MBB consulting is a rather public number). For learning more about the culture and so on, ... (read entire answer)

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MBB in Italy?!

Bain BCG exit opportunities exit options italy MBB Mck Perks Travel

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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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Is working from home a thing here to stay?

COVID-19 dubai Travel

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Adi

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Adi

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gave the best answer on Mar 14, 2021

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Unlikely a 100% work from home model for Consulting will happen post COVID, but equally unlikely that Consulting firms will get back to 100% on-site/office based model like before at least in 2021 & 2022. Clients ... (read entire answer)

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What are firms currently saying about a return to travel post-pandemic?

COVID pandemic remote work Travel

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Adi

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Adi

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Hey there, In UK and Europe broadly, every company is reviewing the situation and following whats best for their employees and clients. Its still largely work from home till Mar '21 at least. People are travelling onl ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey and BCG Policy differences in detail (for Germany)

BCG Guidelines McKinsey McKinsey vs BCG Travel

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Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Sidi

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gave the best answer on Aug 24, 2020

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Hi! Number 1 is true Number 2 and 3 are not really true - it all depends on the project and client needs! So at the end of the day, the responsible partner will decide on it. Unless there are clear reasons why it ... (read entire answer)

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is the corona crisis going to lead to less travel in the future for MBB consultants ?

Coronavirus covid19 Future Travel

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I imagine plenty of current consultants are crossing their fingers in hope! As some of the other experts pointed out, this will fundamentally be driven by the client's needs. Certainly, as clients adapt, so will MBB ... (read entire answer)

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