McKinsey Careers: Life as a business analyst

[@MuadhA]

“When I first applied and received an offer, I had no idea what a BA does.” 😂

[@Lululemon2023]

Yup, it definitely felt like an imposter working in a consulting firm was expected to tell C-level executives how to improve their business when one just graduated from school. Horrible feelings. The executives knew that but they still came and it is because they needed insurance and deniability on their decisions. so when something went wrong, they could say, see, I performed due diligence, checked with McKinsey, or Anderson, Or any of the big consultancies.

[@greggjaclin4810]

It may be beneficial to feature more concrete examples of what a business analyst does, both over the course of their career and on a day-to-day basis. Thanks for sharing.

[@misscool37]

as if he actually runs before work.....who here believes this?

[@naydinelk3539]

misscool37 Yes it does happened. I used to be in a placement (work experience) at this big global law firm and the people who worked there, did actually run in the morning or did some type of physical activities such as working out at the gym. Yes gym in the morning. The building was amazing and it had such facilities as shower rooms for them to clean themselves up after the work out. So yes it does happen.

[@misscool37]

ohhh wow so much dedication,very much admire them..i have several interviews for a consulting and i need to get my sleeping pattern ready lol...and this morning routine thing..whoaa...not ready lol!

[@naydinelk3539]

Oh! Oh! Okay, It's a big world. People do what they please. I guess it's a form of the organisation satisfying it's employees needs. Well it depends too how much time people have until they have to get to work. He working hours probably starts at 09:00 or 10:00 am so there is plenty of time to go for a quick jog. :)

[@misscool37]

ohh wel see lol ive actually got an interview with mckinsey now!...please pray for me ,and cross your fingers and your toes for luck haha!,,il tell you if theres time for jogging if i get it :)

[@alexsimone4415]

misscool37 Oh you will have time for jogging, don't worry. It's not banking (in which... you still have time, if you pretend to be working or maybe tell someone higher up that it's a regular thing).

[@samhillsmithify]

That high five at 6:25 is absolutely criminal!!

[@summerrr1]

They are robots not people

[@Aaron-xs5bv]

Glad you caught that lol

[@hamzahaque5835]

Lmaooooo i stopped the video and was looking for any comment on that HAAHHA XD

[@jevintan.gerine3613]

I had to pause the video to have a good long minute of laughter

[@ayushchhabra6369]

Mckinsey is so much fun. Upbeat music- talking in team room, talking to team, smiling with the team all in the team room. So much fun.

[@afrazhasan5570]

This is a too much Team for me

[@yudhveer99]

Life with team, partying with team, sleeping with team, waking up with team, showering with team, taking dumps with team lol

[@resa574]

fml I'm too handsome to do this crap

[@jswiftflex8898]

She graduated from harvard and that is a top ranked school in the U.S so basically if you graduate from one of the better schools your chances are higher getting a job then someone from a regular college or university it shows that you have potential to learn quickly and be very intelligent if you focus on it.

[@87foilole]

working as a consultant is always fun. i personally enjoyed these two fresh BA's and the excitement when providing ideas and stats on how to improve companies. anyone who sees there thoughts and ideas implemented within a company or a corporation is somewhat boosted to do better and work harder so i can see how these BA are enjoying there work. i hope to work for them in the future!!!!

[@ericm134xgoogleovergoogle3]

Life as a Business Analyst: It definitely looks like fun.

[@rs_99_]

" 5:20... I realised that as I was sitting there writing recommnedations for a client CEO, that 3 years ago I was an unpaid intern for the same media company" ...BooM!! ...McKinsey Consulting Business model in a nutshell

[@O-1-3-O]

(1;11) I wonder how you got the job in McKinsey if you had no idea what a BA does. Just wondering aloud......

[@SinghBros24]

word makes no sense but i think she said shes a intern atthe end but still

[@futuredoc17]

Exactly. It makes her & the company look bad for hiring someone who didn't take the time to read the job ddescription

[@Nemo0610]

I said the same thing

[@edanimer]

I think she had a general understanding of the role and its responsibilities but had no clear idea of the actual work that she would be doing. This is common with most entry-level jobs.

[@busseyb.227]

While BAs may share a core set of skills there is no one defined roll for a BA in every organization.. While as a BA in one company I do X at another company I could be doing Y. The very word BA can be interchanged with other roles such as "Operations", "Consultant", "Project Manager" and a host of others. So I could see if she had no idea what exactly she'd be doing.

[@pallavipandey4540]

Keshav here looks like typicle "Sharma ji ka beta"

[@noormuzahid9008]

What does that mean?

[@adityathakur4118]

Only Indians will understand

[@noormuzahid9008]

@@adityathakur4118 I am indian

[@AbhishekSanyalTGV]

@soham 121ay That was rude and unacceptable, especially on a McKinsey video thread.

[@ElonTusk889]

Getting wet?

[@rickb.341]

after googling some of these people... seems like they all go to Harvard lol

[@yougonasorry]

thanks for making me more depressed

[@KingMCIV]

yeh now im fked x.x

[@liveoks5129]

What did expected ? MacKinsey is one of the world leading company in the arguably the most profitable and serious business industry. They don't look for guys from street, they need outstanding professionals.

[@ThePorschefan]

That's the kind of people the top management consulting, investment banks, hedge funds and other financial industry leaders hire, they only look at Ivy League material, you could argue that it's not right to do so but it has worked for a century for them

[@AbhishekSanyalTGV]

Not all. That Indian guy did his MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business. I think ultimately it depends on how you do in the interview. I mean, you have to be really good...that guy was an officer in the US Navy Reserve for 5 years after leaving McKinsey.

[@MrApplewine]

I think the term Business Analyst is not specific enough. The terms should be things like Business Intelligence Analyst, Business Development Analyst, Business Systems Analyst. These are vastly different things.

[@seorushnewbie3792]

The business development analysts would be those who are Generalist BA's and this type of BA usually has a good mix of skills from the two types of analysts you mention. The other two types would be considered opposites of each other, well, according to this Business Analyst Framework at kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIXHgaqsequHjpY

[@mshev100]

Look at a couple job openings from this company and came here! Now i don’t feel so intimidated since i meet most qualifications. Never hurts to just apply since many get the job and don’t have a strong knowledge on the work. I’m very hard working, what I don’t know, I’ll figure out on my own and ask others for advice!

[@budweiser4]

I like how most people talk shit about the company without actually working for it or its main competitors. Strategy/Management consulting is one of the best ways to start your career and grow even if it means less personal life. Hint: it's not forever and you should join the company based on the people you've met during interviews/not based on pay or #1 rank of the company.

[@rudrapatel3939]

Pavel Smrčka I am late in asking this question. I am willing to start my career in BA and I am from a CS background. Can you please suggest any specific path that I should follow for interviews at these big firms. I saw some videos but didn’t get a clear idea about how to exactly proceed. I am a fresher so have no previous job experience. Is there any chance to get a BA role for me currently with no prior experience?

[@sivabalanm8036]

@@rudrapatel3939 Check budding Start-up companies!

[@WarrioW]

B.S. the art of talking and using fancy words with 0 content :D

[@davidjurist5245]

So, they don't hire people who DO KNOW what a BA is and does? And executives actually believe in and act on anything these people have to say? It's a Disneyland for people playing at business.

[@hungothanh4913]

can't imagine these kids, freshly graduated who know nothing specific, 22-25 , would advice big companies on how they should do their business... sometimes CEOs was just too stupid, or just the CEO hiring process? or is it a clandestine, well veined way to money laundering?

[@Nedwin]

they have technical skills.

[@yudhveer99]

@@Nedwin don’t mean shit. I agree with OP. Consulting sucks!

[@FBeckenbauer4]

I don't think I'll ever have what it takes to deep-dive and re-synergize operational processes and value add to results driven critical success factors in a business's ecosystem. Maybe in the next life.

[@doncarlos8836]

Blah blah blah. I watched 5 videos here and still no clue what the hell they do.

[@flurbanmoran7797]

don carlos They figure out client needs and report them to the "doers," and deal with any hurdles along the way.

[@KK-pm7ud]

They go into a company, ask the people at the top of the company what they want to know, then they go to the middle managers and frontline staff, get ideas from them, regurgitate it in consultant speak, and then report those great ideas to senior management. Oh. And they get paid a lot for that and if they ever leave McKinsey they also get plum roles at other companies.

[@KingMCIV]

jeez, so these ceo's pays big money to just figure out what their management staff wants lol

[@adeled8833]

business cases

[@davidjurist5245]

@@KK-pm7ud I really must buy on Amazon one of those "consultant speak" dictionaries, memorize ten of its phrases, repeat them every twenty seconds, and then I could get a job at McKinsey just by speaking "consultant speak."

[@jeje-ro1fz]

Just applied BA Intern at McKinsey. I hope they accepted my resume 🤲🙏

[@ayeishaj9281]

Hey. What's the update?

[@Ubergeekpie]

An Arts undergraduate with "no idea" what a BA does?

[@flurbanmoran7797]

It's kinda like I get to tell her what she does then, right? My coffee is getting cold.

[@nycto16]

BA means Business Analyst i think..

[@abitamimbharmal1498]

They hire 22 year olds from Ivy League and Stanford and 26 year olds from business schools and then sell their labor for $1000 an hour

[@yudhveer99]

Looks like you cracked it!

[@dougbock]

Who would have though such a high end consulting company would hire so many inexperienced people. I bet these folks are really helping McKinsey's blended rate. So how do McKinsey clients benefit from this OJT?

[@angelmoonstar2]

They get handed over the same over-used million dollar slides made by previous employees. These young employees get coached just well enough to "fake it until they make it". The clients only really benefit from working with the McKinsey & Company when they are looking for reasons to boost their own ego, pairing with a once prestigious company, boasting about spending outrageous amounts of money for talking to inexperienced McKinseys...no?

[@salvadorlucar773]

Hey let us not forget: millenials were born knowing it all

[@davidjurist5245]

McKinsey's clients are just like them. Many worked for "The Firm" previously.

[@patrickerdmann7195]

No Stress at all, only Fun ;)

[@davidjurist5245]

McKinsey is a Disneyworld for millenial Ivy Leaguers.

[@yudhveer99]

Yes! No stress! At all!!!!! It’s so much fun to work for a MBB for 16 hours a day! No stress at all!!!!

[@SystemAdministrator1]

This was just... weird

[@hankmoody9041]

When she talks it looks like she's going to have a seizure

[@yudhveer99]

The sociopath’s coming out

[@VidurMalhotra]

yea thanks ... thanks to the comments here poor Tessa has probably been fired from her job..

[@rtp1968]

Vidur Malhotra Really???

[@davidjurist5245]

No, she got a promotion and a raise.

[@litlitgamezzz2144]

I got rejected from every reputable investment bank because of my school, but I got into a top business school so I’m hoping to break into consulting. Lol I’m a failure I wanted idanking but this is good too.

[@simoneheinis3608]

Does anyone know what the key differences between a computer systems analyst and a business analyst are? Are CSAs just focused more on the IT side? I should probably take my own advice and Google it, but personalised opinions are always helpful and somewhat more insightful. Thanks in advance! ☺️👍🏻

[@stevenlaurencegho194]

CSI focuses on the flow of the information. how the decision making is made based on the information provided. for example, the procurement department requires the information from the sales team, marketing and directors for information and approval. it may takes weeks before procurement staff knows what they need to buy. and CSI is there to make the system information travel as fast as needed, but it has to be detailed, concise and useful. BA is different. they tackle from broader perspective.for instance, a change of government regulation will impact greatly business policies, directors and owners are affected and therefore make some changes. these changes may not be well accepted by each departments for example logistic, and production. BA is there to solve the differences without sacrificing the main objectives. for example, tin tax is increased by 30% effectively next months, you and your team are required to increase sales without increasing the price. and you have 2 choices, increasing sales, or decreasing budget.

[@alexandraqu]

@@stevenlaurencegho194 Thank You for this answer.

[@mahabashir9488]

It's my dream company. I will work at McKinsey one day I believe in that

[@asingh825]

Same here brother We will ,one day. Think it believe it achieve it

[@edwardheo7399]

Same here but I am not sure what course should I take in college to get in this company...

[@liveoks5129]

@@edwardheo7399 you literally have to take Microeconomics, Strategic Marketing, Management, Econometrics(!), Finance & Investments, Entrepreneurship courses.

[@Raptors19tdot]

Lol I'm entertained by the comments below. Good Job you've made my day! Hey I think CGI have better videos lol.

[@vedoboundry1776]

Consultants tell you what time it is... And then, they take your watch xDDD

[@waleakanni9196]

They borrow your watch, tell you the time and then return it with a huge fat bill

[@chinmayshrivastava2972]

@@waleakanni9196 outloud.

[@yudhveer99]

@@chinmayshrivastava2972 _thinking out loud_

[@sanjeevsandhu2668]

I like this video very much, Now I can feel more confident over my choosed career option.

[@albertn]

This was a fairly informative video. They really try and sell the experience of working for McKinsey.

[@wrightvcx2249]

Yeah right. He wakes up at 6:30 in the morning. I totally believe that;)

[@vrowmuria]

@ 1:09 so you had no idea what a BA does and you were hired? Oh come on... Is this really happens in real world?

[@theretiredmonster]

Team success always important!

[@harshp99]

Most "consultants" don't know jack shit about the industry they are consuting in

[@jordanf8326]

Wrong. Consulting firms will often have sector teams

[@yudhveer99]

@@jordanf8326 wrong! Giving random workstreams to fresh BA and Associates doesn’t make ANY IMPACT WHATSOEVER!

[@jordanf8326]

@@yudhveer99 Wait, so you don't advocate learning on the job? Senior professionals do not check their work, provide guidance, and formulate thesis? Or, you have just worked with dogshit consultants. Grow up and stay in your lane

[@bshinn4884]

Corruption/Greed/Moral ambiguity/Complete lack of integrity. As you witness the slow degradation of modern society, and the disappearance of personal liberty, and the middle-class, you can attempt to ignore that little nagging voice in the back of your mind that continues to repeat the mantra "In this you were complacent. In this you were complicit. Your children and you children's children will reap what you have sown, and you will die with regrets unimaginable in scale", only to realize you can never fully silence this thought completely, and as you near the end of your life, it will only increase in its frequency. Hope that almighty dollar was worth it.

[@bjarbj944]

I got my masters at a state school, is there any hope of getting hired there? on their website they make it almost impossible to apply if you are not from Harvard or have a phd. I have neither but my degree is extremely applicable to what they do. any tips on how to get in?

[@davidjurist5245]

That was what this KZbin video was supposed to disclose to you. They failed. The Harvard kids get an F.

[@sumedhbhagwat]

@@davidjurist5245 haha

[@audacityknight]

Sounds like what every other company does.

[@junyaophoon6670]

how does one become a ceo if he needs to consult a consultant??? it is funny how consultants can solve problem from ceo point of view without really became a ceo themselves

[@TheVau]

Funny how your best friend can give you advice on situations you are in...

[@themandalorian7352]

TheVau ikr impossible. even his mom wouldnt know how to teach him to become a human being

[@wgconsultants3030]

One can become a CEO by getting the proper guidance. CEO's may know their business but responsibilities grew, therefore it takes a third set of eyes to see what's going on. You think CEO's and Presidents watch everything at once? This didn't join a Kifflom program man.

[@vecomeco]

You're delusional mate

[@Globetrotteraditi11]

My next organisation 💕

[@AbhishekSanyalTGV]

Have you already been selected or is this like, your goal?

[@Dan474834]

This is ridiculous. Why would a company pay some kid for business advice? I don't get it at all.

[@kabelocarllegodi7162]

Incredible

[@KoshySamuel]

Exploring Management Consultation Opportunities in Oil & Gas, Supply Chain and General Management related

[@di2760]

I really want to join them, but I’m already 25 years old do you think it’s possible?

[@davidjurist5245]

No. They only hire people from foreign countries under the age of 25.

[@hophong486]

0:51 It’s not a problem, it’s a ME problem!

[@visht2040]

Looks like an amazing work place. I have 10+ years of experience in Banking and Finance industry as a business development manager. I have good understanding of business and want to work as a Business Analyst. I have undergone 40 hours of BA training and also Certified Scrum Master with no BA experience. Let me know if you have any openings. Thanks!

[@Eilrahczero94]

fuck you

[@chillingwithjai6351]

Good luck finding a much younger manager who is not threatened by your overqualification

[@ayuhandayani7713]

Seriously, inner shirt shown?

[@do9312]

Do they do the overtime as same as auditor?? 😅

[@serra1jc]

L

[@doink4997]

Γ

[@diegodelgado5412]

Good video!!

[@StealthWisdom]

Interesting, I hope I am not the first African American.

[@rdenHotEd]

Never let that be a determinant in where you can and cannot ply your trade, my friend. Godspeed.

[@rdenHotEd]

Never let that be a determinant in where you can and cannot ply your trade, my friend. Godspeed.

[@noblelies]

You're not, but you'll probably be the last.

[@antoinecarter536]

StealthWisdom Bob Holland was the first Black.

[@Eyaeyaho123]

Bullshit as it sounds. How can a CEO of some company trust solutions that fresh-out-of-college kids bring to him? It’s not like a BA has a unique skill..

[@aishwaryarawat8337]

Nobody Kim consultanting really is a bunch of 21 year olds telling businesses what to do and what not to

[@davidjurist5245]

I would never hire any one of these pretty, talking heads.

[@ispahan5842]

Can anyone tell me how much these guys make?

[@chigasaki06]

Joe Gilius Business Analysts make about 60k - 113k at McKinsey.

[@xbradx11]

+chigasaki06 i make like 150k an i aint even been their for like 3 yrs iam makin good money workin like 60 hrs a week

[@deepaknagar4331]

They cant make up ..bcoz all their energy go in office work...family life is ruined....

[@leila4268]

@@deepaknagar4331 so much jealousy i feel bad for u

[@gg4y]

@@xbradx11 60 hr / week ? your choice or because you have to? are extraordinary paid ? what if an employee want to make working time respected ?

[@DreamCodeLove]

So businesses are run by these kind of ppl... what a joke...

[@MktNinja]

The culture at Google seems more laid back than @ McKinsey...suit & tie is sooo...80s

[@davidjurist5245]

Only Google hires more MBA's than McKinsey.

[@michaeljosephodonnell6844]

Great video

[@Rico_MC]

ESSEC Business School !

[@michaelang8669]

is this company any good

[@jatinshilen]

If you want to develop your business problem solving acumen while earning and travelling a lot then yes. Drawback is that your personal life will be compromised, they work 70-80 hours a week that excludes travel time and also job security is bad because of the 'up or out' policy.

[@saravananelumalai8532]

I was worked with McKinsey client in my company as a Power point specialist at present I was 6 months jobless please anyone help me out

[@sozizito4188]

It helps to wear short skirts

[@47moris]

hahaha, I notice her dress it's pretty sexier than other female workers. How can she get respect from it???

[@davidjurist5245]

If McKinsey sent someone like any of the speakers on this video to my office to tell me how I should develop and operate a $2 billion capital project, I would send them home to their mommies, and fire McKinsey. This dreck from McKinsey demonstrates that they do not know their business audience . . . . or DO they?

[@daydreamerindian]

Thugs!

[@ThuyNguyen-vm7hc]

Hay quá

[@akashhshaw]

Tessa is hot

[@yudhveer99]

Get help

[@kwameamankwah-ayeh484]

I'm about to be a high school senior with top grades in my class. To save money, I am applying to Kelley Business School at Indiana University. I have heard about McKinsey's Summer Diversity Program for Sophomores? Does anybody have info on it?

[@bhaskarnilhazarika]

I always wanted to join McKinsey.

[@sammy00007]

Bulshit..is the correct word.guys!! ?

[@WishfulJirachi]

Which office is this? The new york office?

[@arjansahota4911]

Washington D.C.

[@alexaleks6638]

Hahae so good

[@OGaurabless]

So they basically hire from private liberal arts schools and then wonder why the interns don't know how to do anything? :P

[@midooley543]

True leaders don't need consultants..

[@itsbarnbitch]

MI Dooley agree !

[@GFMkidsComedy]

It takes a true leader to know when they need consultation. A foolish leader does not take advice.

[@yudhveer99]

Agreed!

[@alonnbarthels6416]

hello please hire me

[@HollowHill17]

Applied here many times before, never got hired here...I probably will never work at Mckinsey in this lifetime....

[@fakenickern3689]

dude u need to do excellent in every academic exams, tough af

[@yudhveer99]

You don’t ‘NEED’ mckinsey. Thousands of other companies to work for

[@CelestineSelene]

This definitely looks like a modern and fun place to work where they get great things accomplished; however, the clear lack of diversity representation sends a "questionable" message.

[@alexsimone4415]

To be fair, hiring people just to fill up diversity quotas can be just as detrimental to those hired (the job may not be a good fit, and thus this damages them as people) and those who hire (companies can ill afford a "bad fit"). From a mathematical standpoint, it's all about probability. The fact that whites are still the majority in NA means that probabilistically, it's a logical outcome. You might get more people of colour in some batches, and maybe none in some. Besides, it's a pretty short video. Can't show all that much without losing cohesion, you know?

[@CelestineSelene]

Hi there, Alex. I did not intend to imply that diverse candidates should be hired to satisfy quotas at all. In my own HR based opinion, I believe that it is important to the work culture as well as the development of a professional team to include a great deal of diversity; however, you are correct when speaking in regards to statistical probability - but that is why it is important to be mindful. In regards to marketing a company to potential employees, I would definitely stand firm in my professional belief that it would be important to include in even a short clip, a glimpse of diversity in the work environment (diversity as it relates to the disabled, race.nationality diversity, pregnancy, older workers, etc) but that's my perspective. I enjoyed your input - especially the statistical input.

[@alexsimone4415]

A fair opinion. While it may be difficult to accomplish in reality, I do agree with your sentiment. Cheers.

[@papayaman123]

Afiyaa Abana what are you talking about there is an indian man, whenever there are indians there is diversity because everyone gets along with them

[@rtp1968]

PapayaMan I thinks she's referring to other cultures besides Indians and Asians

[@vivianennwah5591]

1:25 So funny

[@RahulVZM]

Such an awesome company with.. awesome culture...awesome tech people.

[@cristianrios6286]

I've been researching this field for a while now. I have a Bachelors in international business. can anyone recommend whats steps I should take to become a BA. Should I take BA courses or should continue with my masters degree at this moment? I'm really interested in an internship?

[@Kukuluru92]

When applying to the McBain Group, it is not necessarily important, what you studied. It is important that you belong to the top 5/10% in you class and are ambitious. You can apply after your BA, but it's easier with an MBA.

[@hotguy2985]

I've been researching this field for a while now. I have a Bachelors in international business. can anyone recommend whats steps I should take to become a BA. Should I take BA courses or should continue with my masters degree at this moment? I'm really interested in an internship?

[@davidjurist5245]

If you are under the age of 25, wear a short skirt, speak glib consultant jargon, attended the same Ivy League school as the hiring manager, and bring bio-diversity, you are a lock to be hired. You don't even need to know what a BA is or how to perform a regression analysis. You just need to stare at a smart phone, avoid communicating with people, and look pretty.

[@nandakishorepv6301]

Nandu

[@smug8567]

This MacKenzie, he's a bit of a nut. Someone told me he fired the last guy because his nose whistled when he breathed.

[@priv1leged]

business analysts are a total waste of money, because every hairdresser knows that human capital is the most expensive cost driver in a company.

[@davidjurist5245]

Without people you don't even have a company. No shareholders. No directors. No officers. No inhumane resources professionals. No executives. No managers. No front-line supervisors. No one to turn power on to run the robots. No double-entry bookkeepers. No engineers. No scientists. No administrators. No one. People ARE the company.

[@scottaisin]

BA talk a lot of shite. Use big words with no substance. CEO's who waste shareholder funds on BA should be fired, as they are unable to make decisions themselves.