Boston Consulting Group Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Very rewarding, great colleagues, very little politics

Cons – Keeps you busy, can be all consuming - but you have control

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great people (highly intelligent, motivated and nice), great culture, and generally great work. Also lots of perks: good compensation (inc. bonus), gym, generous expenses policy, office trips etc. Also strong social impact commitment.

Cons – Long hours, travel can be difficult sometimes

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for less than a year

Pros – Lots of perks - phone, gym, social activities on a monthly basis
Work with sharp, intelligent people on interesting projects that make a real impact on clients

Cons – hours can be bad but still better than M&A

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than a year

Pros – Wide range of industry and functional project experience. Phenomenal stepping stone to almost any subsequent business career in a large organization.

Cons – Inevitably you will be placed on a project that is either boring, tedious, highly time-consuming, or all of the above. Consultants are billed out at ~10x their salary so there is a huge arbitrage opportunity and thus most of the most talented consultants move on, leaving some variability in the quality of the partner group.

Advice to Senior Management – Refrain from selling non-value-added projects even if there is a short-term financial gain for the firm to do so.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Boston Consulting Group

Pros – - Huge variety of projects to work on, including social impact and pro bono work
- Considerably better paid than direct competitors (at least at entry-level)
- Fab people, they really get the hiring decisions right.

Cons – - The learning curve is steep (this is really a pro, but might not feel it to begin with)
- If you are staffed on a case which keps you at the office, it can feel a bit lonely Mon-Thu!

Advice to Senior Management – Keep offering as many international opportunities to staff as you can.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than a year

Pros – The people around you are excellent: sharp, well-put together and genuinely nice. The training on offer is absolutely outstanding and the experience was an outstanding introduction to business life.

Cons – I left about 6 months after Lehman brothers went bust. The firm was a pretty stressful place to be; both your clients and your colleagues were stressed and it became a much less caring environment. The work/life balance was also pretty bad. I hear things are better now

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great people, smart, intellectually stimulating

Cons – long hours sometimes with high demand

Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you're doing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Boston Consulting Group

Pros – Super bright people
Excellent support staff
Some work was fascinating
Pay was good
Met many very senior management
Intellectual environment
Friendly people

Cons – Very long hours
Sometimes too intellectual
Little real business experience among consultants or partners
Sometimes analysis for the sack of it

Advice to Senior Management – Get a real job before becoming a consultant
Employ few geeks and more people who can hold a conversation
Do a pay vs hours analysis and ensure you pay more than minimum wage

Current Employee – been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great projects - you will definitely never get bored
Intelligent people - with lots of drive and passion
Possibility to travel around the globe - and get a flavour of local culture and behaviours through joint teams

Cons – High workload - 80 hours / week are rather standard than the exception
Cross boarder staffing - limited influence whether you are staffed abroad or in town
Top-down driven - strong involvement of majority of Partners with limited responsibility (depending on Partner)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – -Talented, very smart employees
-Client focused
-Defined promotion track
-Global footprint and travel

Cons – -Leadership's political gaming
-Sharp divisions by region
-Shifting staff and growth to Asia

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company