McKinsey & Company Malaysia, a part of McKinsey & Company’s global network, is a management consulting firm that advises the country’s largest companies in all major sectors, including telecom, oil and gas, banking, energy, consumer goods, and healthcare. Globally, McKinsey & Company is the world's largest management consulting firm with offices in over 130 cities across more than 65 countries, including Malaysia.
You will join one of McKinsey & Company's offices around the world for ~10 weeks, usually in the summer, to work in teams and directly with their clients.
In this role, you will help clients in the private, public, and social sectors solve some of their most pressing problems. You will also work with a range of experts in the firm, from data scientists to researchers to software and app designers.
You’ll work in teams of typically 3 – 5 consultants, to identify, and oftentimes implement, potential solutions for a specific client problem or challenge. Together, you will help clients make lasting improvements to their performance and realize their most important goals.
Throughout each project, you will gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, and develop and communicate recommendations. You'll also present results to client management and implement recommendations in collaboration with client team members. Some examples of the specific work may include interviewing clients, leading client teams, building financial models, and working with McKinsey subject experts to develop perspectives and insights for the client. Depending on your area of focus or client needs, you will be asked to travel to your client site.
McKinsey believes in strengths-based development and coaching, and you’ll receive frequent mentoring from colleagues. This will include a senior colleague from your office or practice who will help you grow and achieve your career goals. Additionally, you will have a professional development manager who manages staffing to help you choose projects based on your priorities as well as the needs of client service teams.
McKinsey will accelerate your development as a leader to create positive, enduring change in the world. As a business analyst intern, you will receive training and coaching on how to better:
This business analyst intern program gives a group of undergraduate students and eligible graduate students first-hand experience with consulting at McKinsey. At the end of your internship, you may receive an offer to join them as a full-time business analyst after the completion of your degree.
The office hours at McKinsey & Company's head office in Kuala Lumpur are from 08:30 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday to Friday (less than 50 hours per week). Even with the intense demands of working at McKinsey, it’s possible to progressively attain a more balanced work-life equilibrium through careful planning and consistent effort.
The work culture at McKinsey & Company Malaysia is described as warm and connected, with many colleagues referring to it as a family. The office is home to more than 75 colleagues from a variety of backgrounds—not only business and economics but also engineering, medicine, and the arts and humanities. They organize a wide range of social and sporting events, artistic projects, and off-site activities, including monthly “In Office Fridays,” where the entire office comes together to connect and socialize. This close-knit community is known for its deep commitment to mentoring and learning.
Should you be keen on applying for this role at McKinsey, the following qualifications are required
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Malaysia
Malaysian Citizen
Malaysian Permanent Resident
Malaysian Student Visa