I just graduated with my MBA from a top-10 school (finished the program part time while working in an internal non-client facing digital transformation role at McK). I reached out to Firm recruiting to evaluate my options on starting as a generalist Associate (didn’t even start the process yet and don’t know what my prospects are). However, a colleague that I worked with previously reached out extending an offer to join his practice as a Solutions Associate (says it is partner track). Do I take my chances and risk losing this offer in favor of possibly getting into a generalist Associate role? Or is a guaranteed Solutions Associate role worth pursuing? What are the pros/cons of each? Thanks! #consulting
Don’t take solution. Try for generalist, if u get no, then sure go solution. Even though solution is partner track it’s a much much harder climb
1. Every role that is client facing role in McKinsey in a way build towards you to be a partner. Even if you are an knowledge or expert path, you can eventually become partner. 2. Having said that, so far the clearer and quicker paths to partner are generalist and expert paths (Expert AP, and then partner, not senior expert path) Before deciding, ask you friend if the said solution associate is 100% client facing. If it is, then the promotion trajectory will not be too much of a difference from generalist path. But most of the time solution associate could be 50-60% client facing with the remaining time focusing on building an asset or some or their proprietary knowledge, and this will generally slow down you trajectory.
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