The key to our client service is a combination of our people, rigorous problem solving, industry expertise, and the tools to support execution and make change happen.

Our consultants work in many roles to solve our clients’ toughest issues, whether as a trusted advisor or a hands-on coach. They integrate world-class problem solving, industry expertise, and proprietary tools and capabilities to create change and lasting impact.

Client capabilities professionals work on some of the most meaningful challenges of our time, in an agile and targeted way. They are core to our firm’s R&D, developing new knowledge and building and refining proprietary capabilities, including assets and data. Our portfolio includes state-of-the-art research, asset-backed and rapid diagnostics, capability building, benchmarking, and support during transformations.

We bring the latest analytical techniques along with a deep understanding of industry dynamics and corporate functions to help clients create the most value from data and unlock the potential of AI. Our team of analytics experts include data scientists, data architects, machine learning engineers, and advanced-analytics consultants.

Implementation consultants collaborate with clients to help them deliver measurable and sustainable improvements in metrics such as productivity, cost, quality, and time to market. We help strengthen and align leadership, transform processes, optimize management practices and build capabilities.

Our transformation colleagues are dedicated to helping organizations unlock their full potential through holistic, enduring, large-scale transformation. We help organizations drive growth, build capabilities for the future, and sustain performance at every level. Our work also includes business turnarounds.

To help clients accelerate the impact of digital transformation, we work with them to prototype ideas, test them with real customers, and quickly adapt and implement the solution. Combining data science, human-centered design, and rapid-development techniques, we help clients deliver breakthrough products, experiences, and businesses.

We combine world-class design talent with a multi-disciplinary approach to help clients move ahead at scale and speed. Our work includes product, service, and experience design across physical, digital, and spatial platforms. We use design to differentiate and drive growth for our clients by identifying and creating value for their customers.

Agile coaches, scrum masters and executive assistants. Software engineers, lawyers and accountants. Solution delivery analysts, knowledge specialists and communications professionals. The different roles, paths and opportunities at McKinsey are endless.

Our firm has thousands of talented colleagues around the world who bring their skills, experience, and perspectives to roles that go beyond traditional consulting. These colleagues create meaningful impact and do work that matters - both directly and indirectly for our clients.

Working toward your advanced degree means you already have many of the skills you need to succeed here: problem-solving, intellectual curiosity, industry knowledge and technical expertise.

Some people with advanced professional degrees leverage their training in related fields; for example, many doctors now work at McKinsey on healthcare reform, in our Pharmaceutical & Medical Products Practice or in our Healthcare Solutions Practice. Others use McKinsey to explore new areas and grow both personally and professionally.

APD candidates typically join us as associates or junior associate consultants (positions vary based on office and experience), or in more specialized positions in analytics, digital, or other technology sectors. Our roles include generalist consulting, practice consulting - focused on a specific function or industry (e.g., digital, implementation, operations), and technology roles such as data scientists, software engineers, product managers, data engineers, designers, agile coaches, or digital marketers.

If you are pursuing a master’s degree and have earned an undergraduate degree fewer than four years ago, you will join as a business analyst if you pursue a consulting role. If you hold a bachelor’s degree and have at least four years of work experience, or completed or expect to complete your master's degree within four years of receiving your bachelor's degree, you will join as an associate. For specialized roles, your tenure will vary by position.

APD candidates may also consider applying for an associate or business analyst internship position depending on their degree or work experience, usually for the summer prior to the penultimate year of their degree. Medical students, interns, and residents may apply up to two years in advance of completing their degree.

Most APDs apply for full-time positions during the summer or fall prior to the penultimate year of their degree to take part in interviews in the late summer or early fall. Timing may vary by region. We recommend checking your campus calendar for specific dates and deadlines. Hiring for specialized roles may happen through either campus interviews or a separate process, so please check with your recruiter for more details.

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We look for creative thinkers and problem solvers from many fields and professions, such as technology, finance, government, engineering, law, the military, and medicine.

There are four aspects we consider as we look for new people to join the firm, in addition to any industry or functional expertise. They include: personal impact, entrepreneurial drive, problem solving skills, and inclusive leadership.

Whatever your background, we have the scale, training, people, and technology to help you deepen your skills, explore new areas, and do meaningful work.

Experienced professionals join our organization in virtually every role, as client-facing technologists, consultants, knowledge or research professionals, or in important internal roles

Exciting work that creates positive, enduring change. Mentors, friends, and leaders supporting your development. So many opportunities to define your career path and grow with a team that values potential over pedigree.

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Every day, we work with clients and colleagues to build capabilities, leadership skills, and better outcomes—at every level, for every colleague.

Whether your interests lie in advising clients across industries, expanding our clients’ digital and analytical capabilities, or collaborating with colleagues at the top of their fields, all of our career paths play an important role in our collective success.

You bring your skills, abilities, potential, and unique point of view to McKinsey. We provide the mentors, teammates, and a yearly training investment of more than $200 million to help you develop your future.

Learning is a two-way street and is continual at McKinsey–from Embark, our intensive training program for basic consultant readiness, to specialized learning in technology, industry, or operational areas to workshops and offsites to develop your leadership skills. Most colleagues participate in our core set of programs, and we constantly develop new initiatives. Training includes in-person and virtual learning with colleagues from around the world who can teach you about a specific topic or expand your skills.

You don’t have to write our own journey alone. You will have peers and partners helping you grow and plan the next several years of your career–offering everything from objective guidance and professional development to informal mentorships and formal feedback reviews.

Because ours is a culture of coaching, you are likely to find mentors wherever and whenever you need them. And you are encouraged to offer your insights, experience, and help to those around you.

At McKinsey, a team isn’t just a group of people with the same to-do list. Everyone is a full-fledged member of the team and every voice is heard. You will be a part of our global, one-firm community of values-driven professionals.

In addition to working together on deliverables, each member of the team also learns trust, responsibility, communication, and leadership. Every day you will work with exceptional people in a caring, diverse, and empowering meritocracy.

We look for exceptional people with a variety of academic backgrounds from colleges and universities around the world. Whether you’re finishing your undergraduate degree or studying at the postgraduate level, a career at McKinsey is the best way to put your talents and knowledge to work. Search for your school to learn about our on-campus events, recruiting contacts, and important deadlines as well as the opportunities McKinsey offers for people with your academic background.

Interested in McKinsey careers beyond consulting? Explore our broad range of internal roles, tech roles and Client Capabilities Network roles.

Our undergraduates join us from many backgrounds—there is no single “right” major or course of study. Our people do share some common qualities including excellent academic performance, leadership abilities, and experience working on or off campus. We look for strong problem solvers with potential—we will teach you the rest.

Undergraduates typically join as business analysts or fellows as an integral part of our client service teams. Some stay for two or three years before attending a graduate school or leaving for further work experience; some stay on and move directly into a postgraduate school role.

Our roles include generalist consulting, practice consulting - focused on a specific function or industry (e.g., digital, operations, marketing & sales, etc.), and technology roles such as data scientists, software engineers, product managers, data engineers, designers, agile coaches, or digital marketers. 

Your MBA program prepares you as a problem solver—developing hypotheses, collecting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and making recommendations. You’re intellectually curious, asking and answering questions others don’t, and testing solutions others haven't thought of trying. Your business knowledge can be invaluable in solving client problems.

MBA graduates typically join us as associates, working either as generalists or practice consultants if they have an area they’d like to focus on, and increasingly they may join our analytics, digital, or other tech teams.

Our roles include generalist consulting, practice consulting - focused on a specific function or industry (e.g., digital, implementation, marketing & sales, operations) and technology roles such as data scientists, software engineers, product managers, data engineers, designers, agile coaches, or digital marketers. 

Working toward your advanced degree means you already have many of the skills you need to succeed here: problem-solving, intellectual curiosity, industry knowledge and technical expertise.

Some people with advanced professional degrees leverage their training in related fields; for example, many doctors now work at McKinsey on healthcare reform, in our Pharmaceutical & Medical Products Practice or in our Healthcare Solutions Practice. Others use McKinsey to explore new areas and grow both personally and professionally.

APD candidates typically join us as associates or junior associate consultants (positions vary based on office and experience), or in more specialized positions in analytics, digital, or other technology sectors. Our roles include generalist consulting, practice consulting - focused on a specific function or industry (e.g., digital, implementation, operations), and technology roles such as data scientists, software engineers, product managers, data engineers, designers, agile coaches, or digital marketers. 

What does entrepreneurship look like inside McKinsey? It’s finding new ways to solve business problems for our projects, our teams, and our clients. A great idea could change the way we work or spark a brand new initiative. We have practice entrepreneurs, geographic entrepreneurs, and new-business leaders. Their great ideas influence McKinsey and our clients, and help launch new initiatives for our alumni.

The people you meet at McKinsey will be your colleagues, mentors, and peers. And, because of the collaborative, supportive culture, they may very well also be your friends for life. From your first team to our 30,000-member alumni network, the connections you make and the experiences you share will last the rest of your career, wherever it takes you.

You work hard—solving some of the most exciting challenges our clients have—and we want you to pursue what you love outside the office. Travel for fun, spend time with loved ones, write that novel or screenplay, or help your community: a career at McKinsey makes it possible and practical to pursue your working life and your life’s work.

At McKinsey, you will advance based on your skills and impact. We encourage a culture of flexibility and offer specific programs that support our colleagues’ success. Our commitment to parents includes extensive leave benefits for mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents; coaching and support provided by a dedicated mothers’ network manager; and a “phase back” option that helps colleagues transition back to work after maternity or paternity leave.

We have a deep and longstanding commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in business, in society, and within our firm.

At McKinsey, diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just moral imperatives, they are integral to our dual mission—to help our clients make substantial, lasting performance improvements and to build a firm that attracts, develops, excites, and retains exceptional people.

Through our groundbreaking research, we have set out a compelling business and economic case for diversity. Using our global reach, we share our insights, convene partnerships for action, and serve clients to inform critical decision-makers with the power to make real change.

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in research on diversity, equity, and inclusion

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for LGBTQ equality in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, every year since 2006

McKinsey Black Network, one of our global affinity groups, is part of our commitment to create and maintain an environment where everyone’s background, perspective, and skills are supported.

GLAM is a vibrant, connected, worldwide network of LGBTQ+ colleagues who are committed to each other’s success.

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