Pros
1. Skill development - great place to learn skills that will serve you well throughout your career (regardless of whether you stay at MaPS). Opportunities to develop both hard skills (e.g., Excel) and soft skills (e.g., client management). 2. Rapid advancement - annual performance review process gives staff the opportunity to move "up the ladder" quickly. In addition to accelerated role advancement (e.g., promotions), staff also benefits from responsibility advancement. I was managing teams and projects much sooner than many of my peers at other companies. 3. People - MaPS is filled with 20-something year old consultants, which makes it a great place to meet new friends. Almost three years after leaving, I still stay in touch with many of my former co-workers. 4. Culture - being a small firm, MaPS is very focused on maintaining a "work hard, play hard" culture that is very enjoyable to be a part of. 5. High-profile clients - working with mostly Fortune 100 companies is great, because these clients are fairly advanced in their thinking, allowing you to work on some more "cutting edge" market research projects
Cons
1. Hours - as with all client services companies, hours are variable and often exceed 40 per week. Typically, I would work from 7:30 - 8:30am at home and then 9:30am - 7:30pm in the office (~55 hours per week). This lifestyle works well for some and not at all for others - it really depends on the person