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Boston Consulting Group

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Smart people, long hours, high value impact - Consultant II Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

4.0
Jul 18, 2012
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Pros

Smart people Great training Excellent benefits Great brand equity High value add for clients

Cons

Highly individualized work place with lack of genuine team ethic - you work on your own, so expect little input/help from senior's when genuinely needed Over emphasis on slides as opposed to substance of output in some cases Good project managers but poor man-managers

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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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