Big4 +

Does anyone currently work or has previously worked for the following?

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The webservice “vault.com” prepares a list of the most prestigious 50 consulting companies each year. The most prestigious 15 consulting companies in 2009 are [5]](Management consulting - Wikipedia):

  1. McKinsey and Company (8.430)
  2. Boston Consulting Group (8.089)
  3. Bain and Company (7.966)
  4. Booz & Company (6.535)
  5. Monitor Group (6.296)
  6. Mercer LLC (6.160)
  7. Deloitte (5.844)
  8. Oliver Wyman (5.755)
  9. PricewaterhouseCoopers (5.572)
  10. L.E.K. Consulting (5.426)
  11. Ernst and Young (5.388)
  12. A.T. Kearney (5.373)
  13. IBM Global Business Services (5.352)
  14. Accenture (5.314)
  15. The Parthenon Group (5.306)

Re: Big4 +

I have worked for the big Mac out of college. What is your question?

Re: Big4 +

worked for two out of them - interviewed with and declined an offer from another one in the list.

what's your question?

To the point aren't we :-) I guess the question(s) would be:

Which one?
How long?
In what capacity?
What was your experience?
Would you recommend one over the other?
How did it help/hurt your career?

Re: Big4 +

Wish I did :D, whats ur question?

There's no point in being coy, right?

  • Mckinsey
  • A few years
  • Management Consultant
  • Excellent. I would argue against going to B-School based on the Mck Knowledge System. The firm has an "up or out" culture. I opted out because the consultant lifestyle was not for me. Besides I like to create value not just maximize it ;)
  • Can't say if i recommend one over the others due to the lack of exposure to other firms. Only knew the boys of Bain and BCG, thought their firms were top notch.
  • It was my first job out of college, so I definitely learned a lot, both consulting and how companies operate. Pretty solid name on the resume, helped me network to my current job in I-Banking. Solid network, people go to business school to achieve the same kind of network.

Any other questions, PM me.