We are committed to helping you leave your mark wherever you work, whether it's with clients or colleagues. To be able to make change happen, we provide the support and tools that make you a more effective leader.
Teams
From the very beginning you'll have important project responsibilities as an integral part of a small team. The advantage of working in a team is that there are always colleagues around that can help you with everyday tasks and problems. Additionally, working together with clients ensures that you can really understand the issues that drive the company so you can figure out the best way to have impact.
Feedback culture
Feedback is at the core of our culture. When you’re doing something well, you’ll get reinforcement. When you’re having trouble, someone will point out ways you can improve. Sometimes it can be a little overwhelming. But the spirit of the feedback is to help you learn, grow, and succeed. Our consultants come to depend on it as the key to their continual growth.
Training
Training is a high priority at McKinsey. As a new consultant, you can expect around 5 weeks of training in your first year, usually a mix of firm-wide and office-led training programs. McKinsey also offers formal learning programs dedicated to developing specific skills that you'll need to be a more effective consultant and leader. You'll be able to choose from more than a hundred training programs, both online and in person. Have a look at some of our training programs on McKinsey's global careers site.
Research & investigation (R&I)
At the Amsterdam office the R&I department is always accessible for research and information to support teams. In a large range of areas R&I can help you to discover detailed information, do basic financial analysis, find macroeconomic data and make basic company and industry overviews. R&I departments in other parts of the world allow you to ask for overnight requests as well so you have the information you need to make strong and convincing recommendations to drive impact.
KNOW
You may be surprised by how much information is at your fingertips. Via KNOW, our online intranet, you have access to state-of-the-art tools that cover a wide range of research needs. The KNOW portal was designed to make it easier for you to find the knowledge you need based on the insights distilled from work your colleagues have done in similar areas. Turning to KNOW means you're rarely "starting from scratch" with your work and you can quickly get up to speed on the critical issues - an important criteria if you want to have impact.
Experts
For most topics McKinsey has experts who can help you with almost any issue you're facing in an industry. By talking to our extensive team of experts, you will not only have access to the most recent insights available in the field from some of the top minds today; you'll also be able to become an expert yourself. That basis of expertise is another tool you have so you can leave your mark.