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s*r2007-11-14 08:11

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Both offers are from Greater China office
Very hard for me to decide:
1. McKinsey definitely has a better brand.
2. BCG pays better and has better work-life balance.
Please help me to compare these two firms, especially their Greater China
practice. Any additional information and comments are highly appreciated. I
am also interested to know the comparison of their exit opportunities and
reputation in Greater China, as well as the personal growth room. My
background is fresh engineering PhD.

x*52007-11-14 08:11

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i heard different stories from my friend at BCG about their work-life
balance, so it might not be the case that ppl there have better life-style.
you might not count on a good life-style there but focus more on opportunity
and career development.

j*t2007-11-14 08:11

3 楼

it will be hard for ppl here to offer you insights on
lifestyle, exit options in greater china.

I

【在 s*********r 的大作中提到】

: Both offers are from Greater China office
: Very hard for me to decide:
: 1. McKinsey definitely has a better brand.
: 2. BCG pays better and has better work-life balance.
: Please help me to compare these two firms, especially their Greater China
: practice. Any additional information and comments are highly appreciated. I
: am also interested to know the comparison of their exit opportunities and
: reputation in Greater China, as well as the personal growth room. My
: background is fresh engineering PhD.

m*x2007-11-14 08:11

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Congrats! You said it yourself, Mck has better brand and reputation.
In terms of personal growth, I think both firms should offer plenty
of rooms, all depending on where you want to go.

I

【在 s*********r 的大作中提到】

: Both offers are from Greater China office
: Very hard for me to decide:
: 1. McKinsey definitely has a better brand.
: 2. BCG pays better and has better work-life balance.
: Please help me to compare these two firms, especially their Greater China
: practice. Any additional information and comments are highly appreciated. I
: am also interested to know the comparison of their exit opportunities and
: reputation in Greater China, as well as the personal growth room. My
: background is fresh engineering PhD.

z*72007-11-14 08:11

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vote MCK

h*k2007-11-14 08:11

6 楼

forget about life style if you are going to business consulting. so go MCK.

x*52007-11-14 08:11

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Go for McK, here it is from Today's NY Times:
"In many ways, Goldman Sachs is seen as the financial world’s equivalent of
General Electric, the corporate powerhouse, or McKinsey & Company, the
management consulting firm. It is a training ground — and finishing school
—from which other companies, along with quite a few governments, have
frequently plucked their own top leaders."

I

【在 s*********r 的大作中提到】

: Both offers are from Greater China office
: Very hard for me to decide:
: 1. McKinsey definitely has a better brand.
: 2. BCG pays better and has better work-life balance.
: Please help me to compare these two firms, especially their Greater China
: practice. Any additional information and comments are highly appreciated. I
: am also interested to know the comparison of their exit opportunities and
: reputation in Greater China, as well as the personal growth room. My
: background is fresh engineering PhD.

d*i2007-11-14 08:11

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congrats!

I

【在 s*********r 的大作中提到】

: Both offers are from Greater China office
: Very hard for me to decide:
: 1. McKinsey definitely has a better brand.
: 2. BCG pays better and has better work-life balance.
: Please help me to compare these two firms, especially their Greater China
: practice. Any additional information and comments are highly appreciated. I
: am also interested to know the comparison of their exit opportunities and
: reputation in Greater China, as well as the personal growth room. My
: background is fresh engineering PhD.

w*a2007-11-14 08:11

9 楼

Cong!
MSK和BCG招人的时候都看什么呀？
主要是case吗？
如果第一年没被录取，下一年还能申请吗？

s*r2007-11-14 08:11

10 楼

background and case
case is very important. you have to crack all the cases
in most cases, no. but there are exceptions

【在 w*****a 的大作中提到】

: Cong!
: MSK和BCG招人的时候都看什么呀？
: 主要是case吗？
: 如果第一年没被录取，下一年还能申请吗？

d*i2007-11-14 08:11

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in most cases you can reapply i'd say, definitely for both mck and bcg at
least. for mck specifically, you advance directly to whichever round you
didn't pass in the previous year. i have a friend who did that.

【在 s*********r 的大作中提到】

:
: background and case
: case is very important. you have to crack all the cases
: in most cases, no. but there are exceptions

m*x2007-11-14 08:11

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That should be an exception rather than the norm. AFAIK, most of the
reapplicants go through the formal process again.

【在 d**i 的大作中提到】

: in most cases you can reapply i'd say, definitely for both mck and bcg at
: least. for mck specifically, you advance directly to whichever round you
: didn't pass in the previous year. i have a friend who did that.

m*x2007-11-14 08:11

13 楼

You can reapply after 18 to 24 months, and be prepared to answer the
question
of what has changed since last time...

【在 w*****a 的大作中提到】

: Cong!
: MSK和BCG招人的时候都看什么呀？
: 主要是case吗？
: 如果第一年没被录取，下一年还能申请吗？

d*i2007-11-14 08:11

14 楼

could be... but i actually know two of them both applied for two consecutive
years. one of them didn't pass the second round last year and went
directly to the second round this time and got into the final round. with
the other person i don't know whether he had to go thru the whole thing
again or not, but he got to the final rounds both times yet no offer :)

【在 m**x 的大作中提到】

: That should be an exception rather than the norm. AFAIK, most of the
: reapplicants go through the formal process again.

d*l2007-11-14 08:11

15 楼

Congrats!
Can you tell a little about your background?

b*t2007-11-14 08:11

16 楼

我说实话阿，你还是去麦家吧。
这个better pay and better work/life balance,说老实话better很有限。而且工作累
不累跟具体项目的关系，比跟公司的关系大多了。
名声上来说，麦确实响些。我当初只申请了一家，没尝试任何别的。如今发现还是有不
少人知道麦肯希而不知道波士顿的，一说起bcg，就是“oh, it's a consulting firm
JUST LIKE McKinsey."令人懊恼。赫赫。

I

【在 s*********r 的大作中提到】

: Both offers are from Greater China office
: Very hard for me to decide:
: 1. McKinsey definitely has a better brand.
: 2. BCG pays better and has better work-life balance.
: Please help me to compare these two firms, especially their Greater China
: practice. Any additional information and comments are highly appreciated. I
: am also interested to know the comparison of their exit opportunities and
: reputation in Greater China, as well as the personal growth room. My
: background is fresh engineering PhD.

g*y2007-11-14 08:11

17 楼

congratulations
mckinsey would be a better shot in greater china, where business people love
brand

I

【在 s*********r 的大作中提到】

: Both offers are from Greater China office
: Very hard for me to decide:
: 1. McKinsey definitely has a better brand.
: 2. BCG pays better and has better work-life balance.
: Please help me to compare these two firms, especially their Greater China
: practice. Any additional information and comments are highly appreciated. I
: am also interested to know the comparison of their exit opportunities and
: reputation in Greater China, as well as the personal growth room. My
: background is fresh engineering PhD.

j*t2007-11-14 08:11

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firm
hahaha

【在 b*********t 的大作中提到】

: 我说实话阿，你还是去麦家吧。
: 这个better pay and better work/life balance,说老实话better很有限。而且工作累
: 不累跟具体项目的关系，比跟公司的关系大多了。
: 名声上来说，麦确实响些。我当初只申请了一家，没尝试任何别的。如今发现还是有不
: 少人知道麦肯希而不知道波士顿的，一说起bcg，就是“oh, it's a consulting firm
: JUST LIKE McKinsey."令人懊恼。赫赫。
:
: I

m*e2007-11-14 08:11

19 楼

拿到GCO OFFER的人要小心
听说GCO现在招的人很多，但是同时也fire很多人
看看周围有多少人拿到OFFER就知道了，国内consulting行业哪里有那么多项目

I

【在 s*********r 的大作中提到】

: Both offers are from Greater China office
: Very hard for me to decide:
: 1. McKinsey definitely has a better brand.
: 2. BCG pays better and has better work-life balance.
: Please help me to compare these two firms, especially their Greater China
: practice. Any additional information and comments are highly appreciated. I
: am also interested to know the comparison of their exit opportunities and
: reputation in Greater China, as well as the personal growth room. My
: background is fresh engineering PhD.

j*y2007-11-14 08:11

20 楼

这个那里不都一样
干得不好就走人

【在 m**********e 的大作中提到】

: 拿到GCO OFFER的人要小心
: 听说GCO现在招的人很多，但是同时也fire很多人
: 看看周围有多少人拿到OFFER就知道了，国内consulting行业哪里有那么多项目
:
: I

d*i2007-11-14 08:11

21 楼

亚洲offices普遍干的比较猛，这倒是有口碑的。

【在 j***y 的大作中提到】

: 这个那里不都一样
: 干得不好就走人

m*x2007-11-14 08:11

22 楼

what do u mean by firing?

China
.
and

【在 m**********e 的大作中提到】

: 拿到GCO OFFER的人要小心
: 听说GCO现在招的人很多，但是同时也fire很多人
: 看看周围有多少人拿到OFFER就知道了，国内consulting行业哪里有那么多项目
:
: I