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Topic Name: ACN or McK?
Message Name: my take
Date Posted: 03/19/2006
In Reply To: I desperately need help in deciding which offer to accept. I have two offers in Northern Europe (both contracts lies unsigned on my desk), one from ACN, entry level analyst in FS (not IT-consultant) and one entry level at McKinsey. Is it true that I will work similarily to an IT-consultant at ACC? Are the hours longer at McK? What about travels? The decision is complicated by the fact that I am to become a father the month before I am to start, and I would like to see my kid once in a while. On the other hand, McKinsey has been a goal of mine since starting business school. Please help me to weigh the pros and cons with regards to the nature of the assignments and the work/life balance. I should also mention that I will get paid OT with Accenture (excangeable for free time), something I will not with McK. Thanks in advance!!!
Message: have buds at both. Go to McK. ACN will work you as hard or harder and the people are not as bright.

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