Boston Consulting Group reviews

Others have said it before, but the opportunities for career advancement in Knowledge Teams feel out of one's control. You need to collect "feedback" from case teams, who don't really understand your role and see you as an underperformer, because you aren't working insane hours like them. You don't really get to "choose" what cases you work on, so its a toss up if you get noticed by someone worthwhile. People who are higher up often come in at their level, or have miraculously gotten noticed by some MDP, who gave them a good review. I'm sure its possible, but I don't know many people who have gotten more than one promo here. Also, there's no shot of becoming a consultant. You could be "Client Focused" in KT and work 2x the hours for half a consultant's pay if you want.

The difference between the consulting side of the business and BST (business services team) is incredible. Often times BST are expected to live up to the expectations and work the same number of hours as the consultants with a fraction of the pay and growth opportunities. There is also a stigma when working on this side of the business that is often near impossible to overcome, meaning many partners just don’t take BST or their input seriously. The salary for BST is also typically far below industry average and the claim is that due to the benefits, the starting salaries are lower, which is all fine and good, but simply cannot compare to other more competitive companies at this point in time. Lastly, the technology is far behind where it should be for a company that is pushing digital transformation so heavily on every company they consult, there is high turnover on BST teams (due mostly to the challenges mentioned above) which leads to toxic work environments and even less work/life balance, and there is a high imbalance of effective managers. Some are the best I’ve ever had and some have no desire to grow their teams. Overall, I’d recommend BCG as a company that can set you up to do well anywhere because it can be an incredibly challenging place to work.