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    4.5
    91%
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    McKinsey & Company Chairman Kevin Sneader
    Kevin Sneader
    590 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Working with incredibly smart people who are always pushing you to get to a better answer" (in 219 reviews)

    • "Interesting and challenging work, great people" (in 218 reviews)

    Cons
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    1. "Great starting place for career"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Analyst in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Smart people, challenging work, great learning

      Cons

      Life style, balance can be challenging. Not great for people who don't like networking all the time

      McKinsey & Company2017-10-15

    2. "Great place to kick your career off, but be prepared to work hard"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Business Analyst 

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time

      Pros

      Very smart people, great perks, some cool projects

      Cons

      Crazy long work hours, often quite mind numbing work for analysts.

      McKinsey & Company2019-11-16
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      "Amazing first job, but difficult to reconcile with having a family"

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

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for 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

      McKinsey & Company2018-12-04

    4. "Great place but volatile"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
       

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company

      Pros

      Pay, smart people and high standards

      Cons

      Highly dependent on EM Value creation is in doubt

      McKinsey & Company2018-02-20

    5. "Unhealthy job"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Junior Associate in London, England
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      - Smart people - Exposure to C-level - Brand name

      Cons

      - Insane working hours - Travel

      McKinsey & Company2017-06-24

    6. "Amazing company!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
       in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company

      Pros

      Caring, fun, humble and amazing place to learn from very smart people

      Cons

      I don't have any cons

      McKinsey & Company2017-03-31

    7. "great company to work for"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Business Analyst in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      - great culture - smart people - challenging work - sponsored education (MBA)

      Cons

      - long working hours at some projects - a lot of travel

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work and preserve the culture of the company

      McKinsey & Company2013-01-22
    8. Helpful (1)

      "smart people, interesting topics, bad lifestyle"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Associate Partner in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      working with smart people Solving interesting C-level challenges

      Cons

      lifestyle is not great (travel, hours)

      McKinsey & Company2019-12-12

    9. "Great Place to Learn"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Associate in Lagos
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Smart People, Challenging Work, Great Clients

      Cons

      Poor Work-Life Balance and hard place for a family

      McKinsey & Company2019-11-18
    10. Helpful (3)

      "Ruthless yet rewarding"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Associate in Sydney
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      - Exposure to high level clients - Working with really smart people

      Cons

      - Ruthless in approaching development - Experienced hire take a while to understand the way of working - Most relationships are transactional - People are treated as machines not human - Long hours - Perception management is very important which leads to lots of stress

      McKinsey & Company2019-12-05
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