I was hired as an Associate in 2007. I was given an offer of $60,000, with a signing bonus of $5,000. I received 15 days of paid time off and a year end bonus of $20,000.

I am a director in BCG. I make $375,000 and make $750,000 in bonus.

This is a great place to work right after college. You are surrounded by very motivated and intelligent young professionals who were definitely the top of their class as an undergrad. The work here is very challenging, never boring, and you're constantly working on different teams. The experience you get from working on these projects and working with your project leader is unrivalved.

Promotion in the company is completely merit based. We have an up or out culture, so advancement depends on going above and beyond on a project, not just on doing whats expected. If you ever mess up on a project, you are given the opportunity to rectify your mistake. The people who don't stress out about a promotion are the ones who end up moving up the fastest within the company.

The office is made up of very diverse people. You will see a lot of minorities and a lot of women walking around the office. There is a good work/life balance here a BCG. We work an average of 50 hours a week which give of plenty of time for our personal lives.

We hire the top from the best business schools around the globe. Even though every consultant is top-notch, each one of us is humble, friendly, and welcoming. It is very tough to get into the firm, but once you're in you know you're among people that you can truly look up to and respect.

Everyone at BCG is bright, smart, young, and ambitious. If you're used to being the top of your class, make sure to mentally prepare yourself for this company. You will need to work extremely hard to stand out at the company because of all the talented young consultants. The best thing is that I look at the Managers and Partners and truly feel like they are people I can look up to.

I am a Project Manager at BCG and was hired in 2006. My salary was $145,000 with a annual bonus of about $45,000.

This is an up or out company. There are amazing opportunities for advancement, but you must be aggressive. We are pushed hard to personally and professionally develop ourselves and make ourselves qualified to be promoted. You will never feel stuck in this company.

The training we receive is absolutely amazing. We not only get specific times for just training, but we also learn a tremendous amount on the job. We are assigned a mentor when we first come into the the company which is very helpful to help us ease into the consultant lifestyle. The pay is great; the experience is even better.

Even though everyone here is highly motivated, the culture is very collaborative rather than competitive. Everyone from the Partners to the Analysts work together to encourage each other and help each other succeed on projects.

I was hired as a Consultant in 2004 and was offered a salary of 120K with a $30,000 signing bonus.

I had really high expectations walking into the firm. Even though everyone I met is impressive, I got a feeling that people in the company value the company more than the actual people. I think this is good for the company (a company first mentality), but I think ultimately it was not a good fit for me. I felt lost in the crowd and never found a way to truly stand out.

There is a lot of client interaction at BCG. Most of the work we do is very useful to the client. At times, I can feel like the work we do is just superficial in the sense that we make the analysis prettier and visually more appealing to get the Partner to notice our abilities.

There are no politics here at BCG. You get promoted based on merit. If you do well on your projects, then you will get promoted accordingly. Feedback after every project is very encouraging and gives you detailed action items that you can do on your next project. If you deserve it, you will grow fast within the company.

The company culture is all about collaboration. Everyone in the office works together to support, mentor, and help each other reach a goal. This prevents any feeling of competition or a "cut-throat" environment (like McKinsey). Dress is business casual around the office and the hours are great as far as consulting goes. We work about 65 hours a week on average.

You will need to work very hard at this company. You will advance if you work hard, and if you only do the bare minimum, then you will be out of the company fast. They give very honest feedback at this firm, which is great because you really do improve professionally and personally. Work at this company only if you are prepared to make work your number one priority.

The environment is very conservative. We do work very hard in the company, but do not have much time for "play." Everyone in the company is very easy going, but they do focus more on their work than their life outside of work. If you get hired at BCG, expect to make work you're number 1 priority and live your life as work.

BCG has a metric called the Red Zone Report. This is used to track employee hours and make sure that the employee has a strong balance between work and life. If an employee falls into the "Red Zone," then the Managers will help the employee bring more balance to his or her life. I love this company culture because it makes me feel like they truly do care about us.

I like BCG because we truly develop strategies and solutions that the companies can take action on. Most other strategy consulting firms deal with theory only; we go into the field, collect primary data, analyze, and then go the the management to tell them what they need to do. Our recommendation are much more valuable because we actually get to get our hands dirty with our work.

I have been constantly changing from client to client and project to project. Although this is fun (and expected from Consultants), it can be very taxing at times. Travel can be brutal if you are staffed on a project that requires you to be at the client site 4 days out of the week. I'm not burnt out yet, but if I don't slow down, I probably will need to take a long break/vacation.

I am currently a Manager at BCG and make $200,000. I make a good amount on bonuses at the end of the year which keeps me very happy.

I am an Associate at BCG. I make 60K in salary and about 12K in bonus.

From the people I have seen at the top consulting firms, my feel is that Mckinsey is a bit more snotty, Bain is excessively energetic and happy, while BCG is very mild and professional. THis is not obviously for everyone, but they tend to hire people who are serious, have a gentle sense of humor, and seem very reliable.

BCG is a strong company and the future of the company is looking very bright. I am constantly staffed on fun projects with very large, well-known companies. When you get on board with this company, know that they will work you very hard; however, the experience is well worth it. You can also feel confident about your job security - as long as you are performing well that is.