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    McKinsey & Company Reviews

    Updated 21 January 2019
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    Pros

    • "Steep learning curve on both technical & soft skills, high exposure to senior leadership" (in 98 reviews)

    • "Great people, tremendous learning opportunity" (in 190 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work life balance is challenging" (in 523 reviews)

    • "Long hours which means sometimes can be a little tricky to balance home and work life" (in 577 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (4)

      "Best experience ever"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      The benefits are unmatched. Colleagues are smart, helpful, & supportive. The work is interesting.

      Cons

      Work life balance is a challenge

    2. "associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time

      Pros

      Great perks whilst having a stunning office

      Cons

      Long hours which means sometimes can be a little tricky to balance home and work life

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    3. "Great company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time

      Pros

      Great opportunity to grow and develop both professionally and personally.

      Cons

      Long hours.

      Sometimes there is company politics.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work.

    4. "So much to love about it - but a very particular type of experience that does not suit everyone"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time

      Pros

      Superb training; amazing support staff - never worry about making the photocopier work again; the brand opens doors; the chance to build a craft where you can have your own style; probably the best colleagues in a large company in the world

      Cons

      The hours are barely doable, but not vindictive. nonetheless, it is a boa constrictor of your outside interests

      Advice to Management

      Tackle the institution's arrogance - not the people - but the organisation's sense it has little to learn from those outside it; hire people whose parents were poor

    5. Helpful (3)

      "Amazing first job, but difficult to reconcile with having a family"

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      Current Employee - Engagement Manager in London, England
      Current Employee - Engagement Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      + Very smart people
      + Very varied work
      + Great first job - it will teach you to do fast, efficient, high quality work and to think about issues strategically
      + Opens amazing career opportunities

      Cons

      + Very long hours and all too frequent travel - very difficult to reconcile with family life
      + Many people have an 'insecure overachiever' personality and don't dare taking risks / standing up to the client when needed
      + The most inspiring and interesting people often leave after a few years

    6. Helpful (3)

      "Strong brand value selling a bunch of BS"

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      Current Employee - Senior Associate in London, England
      Current Employee - Senior Associate in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Amazing brand value, strong alumni network, Skills development (early tenure), higher than average pay and benefits, expense policy

      Cons

      Hierarchy, absolutely no life (always work), intense pressure, too much BS everywhere, arrogant colleagues

      Advice to Management

      Please talk less about how you want to change things and actually do it! Also, you advice companies on how to go digital where you still use technology from the 90s

    7. "Business Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time

      Pros

      Good experience and wide exposure

      Cons

      Nothing really. Long working hours.

    8. Helpful (10)

      "Great first job, but only as a first job"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time

      Pros

      - Great growth and 360-degree development as a leader
      - exposure to different industries and topics
      - free MBA and/or office transfer

      Cons

      - lifestyle... 8/9pm is a dream
      - is a great first job because it teaches you basic business skills, but does not prepare you to own P&L - need to go to something else to gain those skills
      - staffing can be a difficult game to plan - need to be a high performer or have good connections to get onto projects you're interested in

    9. "Good company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good company to work for

      Cons

      You will have no life

      Advice to Management

      Work on work/life balance

    10. "Overall very good entry position"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Pros: Fast paced, learn a lot

      Cons

      Cons: Long work hours