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Bain recruiting strat. Vs Mck`s |
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hmm... |
| Date Posted: |
03/03/2006 |
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Hi,
My impression is that Bain is quite effective in its recruiting strategy of focusing on the work hard/play hard, life/work balance, low key attitude concepts etc..., achieving to recruit several talented people who carefully look at these things...especially after the dot.com and 9/11 etc...
I never heard something similar from Mck, and sincerely untill now I did not grasp exactly what really distinguishes the Mck`s recruiting strategy, apart from being the "top" firm...but I don`t know much about the rest...Could you please comment on Bain`s strategy, how effective you find it, how you compare it to Mck`s, what else Mck proposes as key concepts, what is Mck made of in 2/3 words...
Thanks for your kind comments |
| Message: |
From what "I've heard", Bain people actually work longer hours due to the dual-assignment model. So that would contradict your life/work balance impression. A common theme here is that people join Mckinsey because of its people. From my interviews, I found Mckinsey people to be friendly, smart, "have a life", have outside interests, and lack egos.
Lets face it, all consultants work hard. But all the Mck people that I've talked to have their weekends free. That can't be said of my grad school experience.
All firms have good and bad consultants. That's why there's a up or out policy. I don't exactly understand what you're trying to ask. It sounds more like a loaded question. And the "thanks for the kind comments" doesn't make up for the subtle dig at Mckinsey at the begining of your post.
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