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"Extremely steep learning curve, great opportunities for growth" (in 92 reviews)
"Great people, tremendous learning opportunity" (in 177 reviews)
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"Work / Life balance is challenging" (in 471 reviews)
"Can be long hours relative to pay" (in 533 reviews)
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"Great place to work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time
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Strong culture of teamwork and impact
Cons
Intense work life with lots of travel. Difficult to manage work life balance.
McKinsey & Company 2017-10-14 21:42 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Ok experience"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than a year)
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Brand image, problem solving expertise, availability of expert support
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Cut throat competition to get staffed on exciting projects
McKinsey & Company 2018-05-13 19:02 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Many positives, but not compatible with a life outside of McKinsey"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than a year)
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Work with high caliber people, develop useful skill set for the real world, mix with the C-suite, build strong network
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Terrible work/life balance, high stress and fatigue, little predictably to allow you to plan for things outside of work during week
McKinsey & Company 2018-04-24 15:55 PDTHelpful (3)
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"I used it, it used me"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than a year)
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Brand name, alumni and career progression
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No work-life balance and some awkward competition between colleagues
McKinsey & Company 2017-10-16 17:03 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Learned a lot but they don't understand experienced hires"
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RecommendsI worked at McKinsey & Company full-time
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Fast learning, lots of relevant skills for future. Great alumni program keeps you in touch with Firm and other alumni
Cons
They hired me for by 20 years experience but didn't always seem to know that meant I wasn't always going to respond in the same way as their fresh MBA graduates
McKinsey & Company 2017-09-18 22:11 PDT![McKinsey & Company Logo]()
"Fantastic company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than a year)
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Great culture and people stick to values
Cons
Travel, I haven't been home more than 2 days in a row since I joined.
McKinsey & Company 2017-08-21 20:39 PDT![McKinsey & Company Logo]()
"IT Program Manager"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than 10 years)
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Innovative company, strong culture, encourages creativity
Cons
Work/life balance could be improved, especially when operating in different time zones
McKinsey & Company 2017-08-08 03:59 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Terrible employer - partners take advantage of people to make profit"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than 3 years)
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Could add a prestigious brand on your Resume
Cons
Long hours; Harsh environment (No respect for people); Overall salary is good but given the long hours, salary per hour is not; Limited real impact
McKinsey & Company 2017-07-04 19:35 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Couldn't find a better learning experience"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than 3 years)
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Wide range of sectors. Ability to move to new projects every 3-4 months. Work is almost always on challenging interesting problems. Smart and challenging people to work with and learn from
Cons
Work life balance is not sustainable over the long term without major sacrifices to health and personal life
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McKinsey & Company 2017-05-11 03:30 PDT![McKinsey & Company Logo]()
"McKinsey"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at McKinsey & Company full-time (More than 10 years)
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Challenging problems and interesting work.
Real commitment to flexible workingCons
Demanding hours, out of town travel
McKinsey & Company 2017-02-28 18:27 PST
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