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    4.5
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    McKinsey & Company Chairman Kevin Sneader
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    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)

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    1. "Great people, Great environment"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Junior Associate in New Delhi
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Smart people. Professional work culture The Firm strives to improve your productivity

      Cons

      Mon-Fri travel (as with all management consulting) Long hours, depending on the project

      Advice to Management

      None.

      McKinsey & Company2019-07-02

    2. "Great place to work and kick start your career"

      StarStarStarStarStar
       

      I worked at McKinsey & Company

      Pros

      Great place to work with super smart people and good benefits. Lot to learn.

      Cons

      Can get challenging at times.

      Advice to Management

      Keep it up!

      McKinsey & Company2017-05-08
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    3. "Great place to work but lifestyle can be a challenge"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Engagement Manager in New Delhi
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      super smart people to work with work on big issues for clients compensation is good though not great compared to other options now

      Cons

      Lifestyle and travel can be a challenge Can turn into a job with a lot of advice but no implementation a lot of work is done for the sake of pleasing clients

      Advice to Management

      McKinsey might be losing its preferred employer spot on campuses.

      McKinsey & Company2016-10-20

    4. "Great place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Junior Associate in Bangalore
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

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

      Pros

      Smart people, quick learning, high impact work, focus on development of people, huge stress on mckinsey values

      Cons

      Will take conscious effort to maintain a healthy work life management

      McKinsey & Company2016-03-12
    5. Helpful (1)

      "Analyst"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Analyst in Gurgaon, Haryana
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at McKinsey & Company

      Pros

      smart people, employees are taken care of very well

      Cons

      bad work-life balance, extremely high expectations

      McKinsey & Company2015-11-08

    6. "Analyst"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

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

      Pros

      Get to work with very smart people

      Cons

      Work life balance can be tricky

      McKinsey & Company2015-05-26

    7. "Nice place"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      1. Learning 2. Smart people 3. Good business problems

      Cons

      1. don't implement things on-ground 2. lot of time wasted in creating presentations

      Advice to Management

      Nothing.

      McKinsey & Company2013-12-15
    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. "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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