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Consultants at the MBB firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) get fired for several reason. Some firing can be explained by the up-or-out principle. It means that if you don't climb the hierarchical ladder and progress in your career, you are fired. This is closely linked to bad performance. Later on as a consultant gets more senior, a reason for being fired can also be that they don't have the backing of partners. A partner is filling the project pipeline and if she doesn't bring you a

Should a Big 4 consultants make the move to join on of the MBB firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain)? There are many advantages like a higher salary, more strategy projects, and more exposure to senior clients. But there are also downsides like the worse lifestyle/work-life-balance and the up-or-out culture.

McKinsey, BCG, and Bain all hold many recruiting events. Many students and young professionals attending these events wonder whether they are evaluated. And the short answer is: Yes! But no worries, the large events will not be evaluated. But the small events with prior CV screening are evaluated. So make sure you make a good impression as your performance in the event will decide whether you will be invited to join one of the talent programs. For example McKinsey Firsthand o

All major consulting firms, ranging from MBB (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) ot the Big 4 (Deloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG) have on thing in common and that is a bad repuation. This is driven by multiple factors. Consulting firms are taking the blame if a project fails - this comes as a service to the clients/customers. But there are also many scandals in the consluting world.