Boston Consulting Group Reviews

I have been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than a year

Pros – Respect for work life balance
Emphasis on development opportunities
Exposure to senior client meetings from day 1

Cons – Unpredictable day-to-day, difficult to make dinner plans, evening shows or family plans

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than a year

Pros – Highly motivated and intellectually curious colleagues who challenge one another to excel;
Good compensation packages;
Incredible support staff;
Top-tier clients with interesting business challenges to work on

Cons – Training is meant to be achieved through on-the-job apprenticeship, but one's ability to get a good quality, productive apprenticeship is at the mercy of the nature of the case one is assigned to and the personality / time availability of one's manager on the case. Sometimes a new consultant gets a very good case and good manager who has time for apprenticeship, which sets one up for success; and sometimes a new consultant does not, which can immediately impact one's performance and the breadth of opportunities available going forward.

Advice to Senior Management – Apply more rigour to determining what cases / managers are appropriate assignments for new consultants to ensure that in a new starter's first 6 months, their managers truly have the time and capability to apprentice them in a positive, productive fashion.

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

I have been working at Boston Consulting Group

Pros – Great work culture
Performance Driven
Working with the smartest minds

Cons – Work life balance can be an issue

I have been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – You get great exposure to a wide range of industries and functions, which allows you to survey industries to discover what you are interested in and good at
Good brand name to leverage for faster and better access to future opportunities
Feedback rich environment promotes learning

Cons – Lack of opportunity to actually implement
Breadth of experience sacrificed for depth: jack of all trades but a master of none in the first few years, which can be detrimental when moving out of consulting into industry if you are compared with people who have specific experience in your target industry.
Strict tenure up or out process limits flexibility
Brand name not as strong as McKinsey

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Boston Consulting Group

Pros – - World class training and business exposure
- MBA full sponsorship
- Friendly work culture
- Opportunity for travel and global transfer
- Awesome exit opportunities and assistance

Cons – - Unpredictable hours
- Travel often four days a week away from home
- Poor work/life balance
- Feedback can be negative oriented
- High attrition rate for female staff

Advice to Senior Management – There needs to be a greater focus on retaining women and family oriented employees. We know this is hard in consulting, and client expectations can be hard to manage, but the future success of the company depends on retaining high quality staff.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Boston Consulting Group

Pros – good peer group, some amazing projects

Cons – some vice presidents and managers who did not repect staff and were too ambitious

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Boston Consulting Group

Pros – - Always work on interesting problems for the world's best companies
- Lots of really smart people
- Best total compensation package of the Big 3 strategy firms

Cons – - Job is very intellectually challenging
- Pace and hours can be spikey
- Experience can vary by office

Advice to Senior Management – - Keep doing the rright things to retain the best talent
- Strenghen the marketing message to recruits
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Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great set of projects
Very high degree of investment in people development
Great base pay

Cons – Excess workload
Lots of time wasted in non value adding activities
Slightly lower bonuses

Advice to Senior Management – Need to reduce pressure on working teams

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

I worked at Boston Consulting Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Smart, ambitious people from business and science/engineering backgrounds
Nerdy and friendly culture compared to Bain or McKinsey
Interesting projects
Opportunities to travel and work abroad

Cons – Long hours
Travel can be heavy and takes a toll on some, but it's part of the consulting lifestyle
If you have specific interests, can be difficult to make sure you work on them

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

I have been working at Boston Consulting Group full-time

Pros – Growing faster than industry / Strong partner group
Steep learning curve / Great on the job training
Exposure to multiple industries and functions at senior management level
Global perspective
Meritocracy / Clear and well-developed career path

Cons – Long working hours, sometimes need to work during weekend
Frequent traveling (home Friday though), which might not be great for family
Up or out culture

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