Reach and impact
Big enough to make a difference, but different enough not to feel big
Thinking about starting or continuing your career at McKinsey? Then two important, even inescapable, questions come to mind.
First, does McKinsey offer the kind of opportunities I am looking for? And second, is McKinsey really for me—specifically, how do I separate the folklore about working at McKinsey from the actual experience?
We’ll start by answering the first question, and, after that, we think you’ll be able to determine the latter.
The opportunities we offer are inspiring because of what we do and who we touch. As a global consulting firm, we’re working with and shaping the direction of a range of companies—from 90 of the world’s top 100 corporations; to many innovative, next-generation successes who turn to us for ideas and direction in their exciting, high-growth stage; and lots in between. McKinsey also is proud to work for dozens of preeminent NGOs and foundations, and more than 90 governments.
Amazing backgrounds
Our remarkable people are hired from the places you’d expect and those you wouldn’t; they include musicians, authors, athletes, entrepreneurs, surgeons, lawyers, PhDs, engineers, and military veterans.
We have more than 100 McKinsey offices in over 60 countries. Beyond client work, we produce leading-edge research published by the McKinsey Global Institute and the McKinsey Quarterly, and play an active, supportive role in our local communities.
Teams making a difference
For us, scope and scale are a means for creating business and societal impact, not an end. Our mission of taking on complex, world-shaping challenges that address the emerging issues of tomorrow, demands extraordinary resources in people, intellectual capital, and technology.
Inside McKinsey, we operate in small, collaborative teams, which usually include members of the client organizations. From day one you’ll build relationships with a supportive group with sharp analytical minds, a strong value system, a mission to make a difference, and a keen sense of fun.
People who are interested in you and your career
Because we’re not rigidly structured, you’ll have the opportunity to make your own McKinsey at McKinsey. In other words, we encourage our people to carve their own paths, and we support them as they pursue their passions.
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