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McKinsey in decline? |
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Everyone simmer down... |
| Date Posted: |
12/29/2005 |
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I have an outstanding offer with McKinsey. At a recruiting event someone from another firm told me that McKinsey was losing talent in a rapid brain drain. They quoted an article in a consulting magazine that said that growth had slowed from the heady pre-2002 period (is the firm now shrinking?), that headcount had fallen strongly (attrition increasingly both to other consultants as well as other businesses) and that the culture had become significantly diluted by both new offices as well as a higher consultant to partner ratio. McK has always attracted me as the ultimate brand name to put on my CV, but this made me worried in a whole host of ways. Any views out there from McK or others?
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Christ, what a bunch of crap about nothing of import.
Look, it has been said 1000 times here, if you like the people at McKinsey, you'll have a good time, learn a lot, and have great opportunities. If you don't you'll have a less good time, learn less, and have less good opportunities.
There is no "magic" about McKinsey vs. anywhere else, and also no disaster looming, as far as I can tell.
The biggest risk we have is that we don't get enough people #1 above and hire more people #2, as someone said already.
Those who find DC great might find the Firm hell and vice versa, not because one is better, but because one is a better fit for the person.
My .02
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