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Kevin Sneader
717 Ratings
Pros
"Smart people and lots of learning opportunities" (in 231 reviews)
"Great place to learn and develop" (in 137 reviews)
Cons
"Lots of travel and tough for young families" (in 155 reviews)
"Work/Life balance with long hours and travel" (in 61 reviews)
Reviews about "smart people"
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"Great people, Great environment"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI 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
Continue reading"General Feedback"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at McKinsey & Company for less than a year
Pros
Great learning experience; smart people to work with
Cons
Limited projects in terms of types of technologies
"Amazing first job. Intense work environment."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at McKinsey & Company full-time for more than a year
Pros
-Smart people and managers -Great compensation and benefits -Amazing exits (the best in the industry) -Clear career trajectory in the firm
Cons
-Intense work environment -Capitalism on steroids -Little work-life balance -Often political (promotions)
Continue reading"Great place to work and kick start your career"
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.
Continue reading"Great place to work but lifestyle can be a challenge"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI 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
Continue reading"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI 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
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"Analyst"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at McKinsey & Company
Pros
smart people, employees are taken care of very well
Cons
bad work-life balance, extremely high expectations
"Analyst"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI 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
"Nice place"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI 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
Continue reading"great program!"
I worked at McKinsey & Company
Pros
It is a great company to learn from with smart people
Cons
It is not well situation in Norwalk, CT
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