McKinsey & Company Reviews
84% would recommend to a friend
(9083 total reviews)
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- "The benefits are great and you can shape your career for it to align with your passions." (in 566 reviews)
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Updated 5 Dec 2023
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- 5.028 Nov 2023Senior AssociateFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsLondon, England
Pros
Steep learning curve, great network
Cons
Sometimes the focus is not the impact for the client
- 2.04 Dec 2023Business AnalystCurrent EmployeeLondon, England
Pros
access to a lot of industry knowledge
Cons
constant layoffs in the past three years
- 3.028 Nov 2023Programme AnalystFormer Employee, less than 1 yearLondon, England
Pros
Easy job not much work
Cons
low payment and not any
- 3.022 Nov 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee
Pros
Great benefits, top in it's sector, working with the most talented people in the world.
Cons
It has a hierarchical structure
- 4.019 Nov 2023Associate PartnerFormer EmployeeLondon, England
Pros
Great client work and entrepreneurship opps
Cons
top heavy mgmt on studies sometimes and late working hours
- 4.08 Nov 2023Senior Executive AssistantCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsLondon, England
Pros
Cool company with nice people
Cons
Long hours and review twice yearly is archaic there has to be a better way to get a bonus on own merit and increase deserved than being judged against colleagues who are less busy and have more time to “do” more
- 4.025 Sept 2023Business AnalystFormer Employee, more than 3 years
Pros
Met some incredible BAs / Associates who became lifelong friends. The annual trainings gave you the chance to reset, reflect, and plan for the future. Loved how the trainings were always done in cohorts over a full week so that you could really bond with other people.
Cons
Staffing was very forceful and borderline abusive. While they advertised "make your own McKinsey" the reality was there are big clients based in your country so they force you to go to this banking / insurance / oil and gas company even though you are not remotely interested and even found your own project that aligns with your development goals in the US lined up.
- 4.014 Nov 2023Knowledge AnalystCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearLondon, England
Pros
The people are very kind and actually care about supporting you and the training, resources and opportunities are really great
Cons
hours can be quite rough
- 5.016 Nov 2023AnalystFormer Employee, more than 1 yearLondon, England
Pros
Interesting work, great colleagues, travel
Cons
Long hours, sometimes too much time on the road
- 5.014 Nov 2023Engagement ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsLondon, England
Pros
Great company to work for and great people
Cons
Long hours, sometime stressful but normal for a consulting job
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McKinsey & Company has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 10,783 reviews left anonymously by employees. 84% of employees would recommend working at McKinsey & Company to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.
84% of McKinsey & Company employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated McKinsey & Company 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.
