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Boston Consulting Group

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A terrific learning opportunity - Consultant Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

5.0
14 Mar 2009
Recommend
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Pros

- Insanely talented, intense and supportive colleagues. Sometimes it's a bit scary to work on the team when everyone is smarter than you are, but it also pushes you and makes you grow. - The feedback process is very detailed, expectations are clearly defined and transparent - and although reviews may not be the most comfortable, they are typically very actionable and ensure ongoing improvement. - Terrific work - in the past year I've worked on a number of projects dealing with high-strategy issues for very demanding clients and we were helping them change the way they think about their business. Priceless.

Cons

- It often feels that you need to run really really heard to just stay above the water. The expectations and demands are increasing all the time with the career progression, so the bar feels always moving. On one hand, the process leads to continuous development, but it can also be highly stressful. - Work-life balance can be an issue.

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Pros

Great learning opportunities in different industries

Cons

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2.0
14 May 2026
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Pros

BCG has top tier benefits, really smart colleagues, good in-office perks, and has a great company reputation. This was a huge part of my experience and has made me go back forth about my decision to leave.

Cons

This is speaking as someone who is not on the consulting side. On my particular team, office politics were very strong with little to no opportunities for people outside of the inner circle to assimilate. More broadly, I feel like the salary trajectory was a little slow, there is a lack of location mobility and and promotions can be hard to come by. Even so, I have personally seen exceptions be made for certain people. More broadly, being located in North America can be difficult since new roles are being open in other regions which is making internal mobility next to impossible. If you have any dissatisfaction with your current team, title, or level - there's a real possibility that you will have to wait multiple years before being able to make meaningful shifts towards your long term career goals.

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