Become a seasoned business professional at break-neck speed. - Anonymous employee Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

5.0
Nov 16, 2012
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Pros

Gain exposure to senior level business leaders and work on the toughest challenges faced by the largest corporations in the world. The business model is based upon apprenticeship. Therefore, senior professionals spend time with newer consultants to train and mentor them. Training is extensive consistent across all of the offices globally making it easier to work in dynamic teams. The compensation is outstanding and the health benefits are extremely good. You work hard and are paid for it.

Cons

Tough to balance life outside of work since client services is both unpredictable and demanding. If you have a family, your clients become a priority for all of them, children included.

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Great place to work if you’re on the right team, however there are lots of pockets of resistance throughout the organization, whether in consulting where people are still clinging onto billable work that slowly dying or in IT where people still think ITIL and exit gates in waterfall is still applicable in the type of work we do now you're going to run into friction and lots of people that are trying to earn a spot not by competence, evolution, and change but by clinging on to processes that are antiquated. IT definitely needs a reboot

Cons

Not many. If you're on the right team. If you're on the wrong team, get ready for bureaucratic hell

3.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

Education on AI Fluency and access to the latest LLM models. My immediate team who energizes me.

Cons

BCG isn't what it used to be. Former CEO Rich Lesser cared about Innovation about deep IP and expertise, truly about unlocking the human potential that powers us. Current CEO and leadership trickles down commercialization message, everything is about metrics, what's the business impact, how many cases did this work touch, what is the trend. Often times appearing shortsighted. Lots of politics, lots of words, limited action from PA leadership, largely because they are unable to make a decision, going back and forth on priorities; Every MDP wanting to own something, with too many chefs in the kitchen, and not enough true clarity. Incentive metrics are broken, and asked to do more, An innovation unit is not recognized.

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