BCG fosters an atmosphere of apprenticeship combined with constructive feedback to promote personal growth and shape career development.
Apprenticeship provides on-the-job practical learning from BCG colleagues and clients. The nature of consulting work is to continuously confront new challenges with fresh thinking. It requires not only expertise and experience, but also the ability to grasp information quickly, size up situations rapidly, and assess issues swiftly in order to develop innovative approaches to solve client problems.
Everyone you work with at BCG strives to be a role model for his or her colleagues. Team members have different backgrounds, experiences, and points of view, so each day you will have the chance to teach something and learn something. Working together provides a hands-on, real-time education that cannot be obtained in the classroom.
The backbone of the apprenticeship model is feedback, which is given formally and informally. You will work closely with colleagues in a team environment, one in which others depend on your skills and the knowledge you are building. Feedback from other team members will help you guide your personal and professional growth.
On-the-job apprenticeship also promotes self-evaluation. The team environment enables you to easily benchmark your performance against that of your peers. Observing the responsibilities and skills of more senior members of the team can help you set higher personal aspirations and goals and achieve your full potential.