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Life as a consultant

Life as a consultant

Understand how our consultants work, get a flavor of life in the Swiss office, and find out about the training and development we offer.more

Career ladder

Career ladder

The rapid turn around of projects and the breadth of opportunities means that our consultants often take varied paths through their careers here—and beyond.more

Follow a project

Follow a project

Explore the different phases of a McKinsey project from the viewpoint of the client and different McKinsey team members.more

Swiss Team Leader game

Game: Team leader

McKinsey is a place for people who love to test themselves and solve problems. This game will give you a sense of the types of issues we deal with and how we try to resolve them.more

Applying to McKinsey Switzerland

Choose your path

Choose your path

When applying to McKinsey Switzerland, you have a choice of two paths: joining as a generalist consultant or as a member of the Business Technology Practice.more

How to apply

How to apply

We recruit all year round for four different roles. Depending on your background, you can join McKinsey Switzerland as an intern or summer associate, a fellow analyst, a fellow, or an associate. When you apply, you can choose between two paths: a generalist role or a position in our Business Technology Office.more

Meet us

Meet us

Meet our consultants face to face to learn about management consulting and the work we do. We hold regular local events where you can get insights into our everyday work, our approach to problem solving, and our culture and values.more

Our people

  • Christophe

    Christophe

    Associate | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne

    “If I decide to set up my own company again, my McKinsey experience will give me a big advantage.”more

  • Robin

    Robin

    Associate principal | University of St Gallen

    “I thought McKinsey’s international reach and networks would give me better learning opportunities than I’d find anywhere else.”more

  • Karin Bosshardt

    Karin

    Associate | University of St Gallen

    “Even when you are new here, people put trust in you and let you take risks.”more

  • Bart

    Bart

    Engagement manager | CERN

    “Working at McKinsey is more flexible than it might seem—it’s a matter of taking the time for yourself.”more

  • Stavroula

    Stavroula

    Engagement manager | ETH, Zurich

    “No matter what topic you work on, it’s always something that ranks high on the top management agenda and creates major impact for our clients.”more

  • Marcus Jacob

    Marcus

    Associate principal | ETH, Zurich

    “Originally I planned on staying for a year. Now it’s been eight years and I’ve stopped counting.”more

  • Christian

    Christian

    Fellow | University of St Gallen

    “I don’t work alone in a darkened room; I work with the client, and together we build a solution.”more

  • Laura

    Laura

    Associate principal | Zurich University

    “I have to prioritize and think like an entrepreneur. What would I do if it was my business?”more

  • Emiliano

    Emiliano

    Associate principal | WSBS, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

    “McKinsey doesn't have the individualistic atmosphere you find in a lab; here, I have a support network of people, my team.”more

  • Thierry

    Thierry

    Engagement manager | University of Zurich

    “We work on problems that haven’t been solved before, trying to understand how the future might pan out and coming up with fresh perspectives.”more

Featured initiatives

Advance Women in Swiss Business

Advance

Advance is an association and a network of Switzerland-based companies that aims to increase the share of women in senior executive positions.

Venture

Venture

Venture is a competition designed to help budding Swiss entrepreneurs develop promising ideas into business plans, and ultimately successful companies.

Solar impulse

Solar Impulse

McKinsey is the official knowledge partner of Solar Impulse, a mission to fly a solar airplane around the world in 2014.

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Mastering the challenges of Swiss manufacturing

Mastering the challenges of Swiss manufacturing

The Swiss engineering, electrical and metals industry occupies a key position in the national economy. While the industry has developed rapidly, challenges are mounting. more

Life Science in Switzerland

Life science
Our distinctiveness as a firm stems, in part, from the diversity within our consultant body. That is the reason why we constantly hire candidates with scientific and medical backgrounds. Find out what we offer life-science graduates, MDs, and PhDs.more

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