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CIL Strategy Consultants

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CIL Strategy Consultants Reviews

4.1

67% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)
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Jon Whiteman

69% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

CIL Strategy Consultants has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 118 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CIL Strategy Consultants employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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118 reviews
1.0
19 Mar 2026

Knowingly undervaluing staff

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Pros

Broad exposure across private equity, particularly for CDD Established processes for doing CDD (this has drawbacks) Snacks in office were great

Cons

Leadership have explicitly mentioned that they are not top tier (or even second tier) and so will not be matching competitor salaries. Given the long hours (standard for consulting), if there is something else you can do - do it. Limited project breadth primarily focused on CDD and barely, if any, strategy projects. Cookie cutter projects, doing the same sort of thing - no creative problem solving, you are very much put in a box and told to stay within it. Post-project feedback is not consistent and varies from manager-to-manager, doing the same will be under-performing for one manager but could exceed expectations for another manager. You effectively need to find a manager you work well with and have the luck that you only get staffed with them. Culture is not great - very cliquey and not internationally diverse in the London office. A lot of people who leave or are pushed out (very real) end up doing great at other companies - consulting or industry. Brand name is non-existent so exit opportunities are very limited.

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