- Despite it being marketed as such, this is not really management consulting, but more project management. Despite the interview process involving a level of Excel analysis / modelling work, in my 1.5 years at the company, I was never presented with the opportunity to actually do this type of work.
- Much of the effort is spent tracking down clients and asking for status updates on their work, and then reporting out to client engagement leaders. Found there was little to no strategic analysis required.
- To advance, even on the "consulting" side, there is a lot of specialization required in very niche topics (e.g., signage, brand guidelines, etc.) that are not easily transferrable to other industries / jobs.
- Found there was little communication of how well the company was actually doing and what my efforts on a given project were actually driving for the business. At much bigger firms I'd worked for, we were given an indication and report-out of company performance; seemingly, this would be even more important for a small company like BA that wants to drive buy-in from its employees.
