{
  "id": 8084510,
  "title": "McKinsey wants ambitious technologists, not just MBAs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/mckinsey-wants-ambitious-technologists-not-just-mbas",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T19:03:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/mckinsey-recruiting-embracing-wider-pool-talent-ai-age-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "McKinsey, the renowned consulting firm, is expanding its talent pool beyond traditional MBA graduates to include engineers, mathematicians, and other technical professionals. This shift comes as artificial intelligence reshapes the industry and alters the types of skills needed to work with clients. Ben Ellencweig, leader of McKinsey's AI arm QuantumBlack, noted that the firm's recruitment strategy has changed dramatically in recent years. Ellencweig explained that McKinsey is no longer limited to recruiting from business schools and is now casting a wider net to attract people from diverse backgrounds, including technology companies. The shift is not limited to McKinsey alone; other major consulting firms such as Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG, BCG, and Bain have also seen a decline in job postings and a corresponding growth in AI-related positions. McKinsey's current job openings for forward-deployed engineers require at least four to five years of engineering experience, while quantumblack has grown from 47 data scientists to over 5,000 AI professionals over the past decade.",
  "summary": "In the search for forward deployed engineers McKinsey is leaning into a new, more technical talent base says its senior partner Ben Ellencweig.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}