All Things MBB

McKinsey comp bump just announced?

Interviewing for McKinsey & Company now. Just worried. How do you all survive off of 4 hours of sleep and having no life for at least 5 days a week if not more. Specifically women.

Joining MBB at 34/35? Will I be too old? Should I just forget about it and focus on other things?

Why so many MBBers are leaving more now days than ever? What has changed in the last 2-3 years?

For those who have been EM/PL/M McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group Bain & Company what advice would you give to someone moving into that roll? What did you know by the end of your tenure that ...

Currently in FANG in a hot AI team and offered a Partner equivalent role in expert track at MBB. Been in tech as an engineer for 15+ years, no MBA obviously Comp is similar with a 'partner' in title ...

Folks who are still at MBB - with AI taking away a lot of the notetaking/synthesis writing/first pass deck building work, are you still grinding long hours? If yes, what has been driving those long ho...

Starting at MBB in a few months - obviously case work is the primary driver, but curious how much helping out with office initiatives (recruiting, affinity groups, etc.) actually factors into evaluati...

Anyone seen / heard about any potential comp moves? Unbelievable to me how long it’s been since any of the firms moved

MBB office competitiveness: Boston vs Chicago vs SF? Incoming MBA at a midwest M7, targeting healthcare/biotech work. My read is all three offices have real presence in the space, but Boston is the s...

What are the chances of making it to the final round at McKinsey & Company as an experienced hire specifically and not getting the offer? Has this happened to you, and if so, what role?

Is 29 going on 30 too old to start as an MBB associate

McKinsey & Company consultants, any intel on the apparent laptop switch from PC to Mac? I’ve heard that new joiners are being given MacBooks, but can exchange for a PC upon request. I’m joining the fi...

What is MBB like now days in comparison to 2-3 years ago? Thinking possibly of going back

LA / West Coast MBB men: what do you wear to work? Joining LA office of MBB and would love your suggestions. Moving from east coast with the typical finance uniform of lulu abcs + dress shirts + vests...

How’s morale at the other MBB US?

Hi all, I recently interviewed with 2 of the MBBs and didn’t get an offer after final rounds at both. Have my last one coming up in 2 days (first round). Any advice? Have been working on the feedback ...

Struggle with complex chart reading in case interviews and tend to blabber alot without getting to key insights. Any tips on how to get better at this?

Do McKinsey interviewers compare your PEI stories? I have two stories that are really good and that depending on which part of the story I talk about can answer different portions of the PEI Questions...

Any tips on how to improve framework logic articulation in case interviews? Somtimes struggle to do it under time pressure in case interviews