Pros
Very interesting, exciting projects and access to sustainability/CR working with Fortune 500 companies. Collaborative team environment (I worked quite a bit with team members from the NYC office) and given a lot of responsibility from the get go. Had access to client meetings, stakeholder engagement sessions, performed research/benchmarking, participated in brainstorm sessions and proposals, and projects/writing responsibilities. Throughout my internship I felt appreciated and was given more responsibility as time went on which was great. You work on multiple projects at once, giving you experience quickly – I certainly learned a lot over the 5 months of my internship. Also, it was paid ($125/day) which is plus. After my internship, I was offered a full-time position and am still with the company working out of LA!
Cons
It can be overwhelming at times, but I think that’s just the nature of consulting in general – you put in longer hours but learn a lot.