McKinsey & Company Reviews

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

Pros – Excellent people, pay and work life balance

Cons – Cannot think of any thing. Excellent place to work for

Advice to Senior Management – None

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

Former Employee – worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

Pros – The feedback culture is best for personal and professional development, challenging problems to solve, an intellectually stimulating atmosphere, problem solving and analytical sharpness get top priority, colleagues are lifelong friends!

Cons – Travel took a toll on my health and took me some time to learn how to manage my health with the work and travel

Advice to Senior Management – India office had Friday flybacks and not Thu flybacks which is the common practice in US offices. I believe things are changing now but my advice would be to institutionalize Thu flybacks so colleagues get more time to network with each other during in-office Fridays

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

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

Pros – Very talented colleagues
Very caring Firm in times of need
Sharp development trajectory - you will see the change in yourself every year
High focus on coaching
Challenging assignments

Cons – High expectations from the employees
Lesser pay than i-banking/trading

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

Pros – The firm has the smartest people I've ever worked with. Good Salary. OK Lifestyle.

Cons – Long work hours. Lots of travel. Can get a bit over-competitive and make you a little insecure about your performance.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – World-class corporate environment, working with high-level client documents, great training and skill-building environment, fun-loving team leaders and peers, loads of fun activities go hand-in-hand with day-to-day production, working with peers from varied educational backgrounds, caring meritocracy, open-door policy

Cons – Best-in-class salary - once you are in VGCS (McKinsey Business Presentation Services), you may find it hard to move to another job as the compensation package in McKinsey is the best!

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

Former Employee – worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – 1. learning from variety of experiences due to experience with different industries, types of cases, and different people.
2. Good mentorship from seniors
3. Develop relationships with great colleagues

Cons – 1. Consulting is not as much on-ground job, so one might not be fully satisfied
2. Consultants do not really have control over the final outcome of the project because final decision making resides with the clients
3. It's a competitive world, some people might not enjoy that

Advice to Senior Management – Ensure high quality mentorship and guidance for the employees

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

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

Pros – Work life balance.
Great working Condition.

Cons – Less Salary.
Less Scope for promotion.

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

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Opportunity to grow, need to speak up to be heard

Cons – It's a different world out here, one must learn to adapt

Advice to Senior Management – None

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

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year

Pros – Camaraderie, values-oriented culture, some of the amazing people you will get to meet and a constant opportunity to learn new skills across sectors and functions

Cons – Constant travelling and limited work-life balance means that you will have less time with family but it is worth it in the end as it gives you a rich experience.

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Work Hard, Party to the maximum Harder

Cons – The only downside is that you are working with the top employer in the world... :-)

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