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4.3

84% would recommend to a friend

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4.4

Career Opportunities

4.3

Diversity and Inclusion

4.3

Compensation and Benefits

4.1

Culture and Values

3.9

Senior Management

3.0

Work/Life Balance

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5 stars

53%

4 stars

31%

3 stars

11%

2 stars

3%

1 star

2%

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Pros
  • "Great people and very supportive(in 1040 reviews)
  • "The benefits are great and you can shape your career for it to align with your passions.(in 566 reviews)
  • "Great learning environment and great colleagues(in 564 reviews)
  • "Great culture and values and focus on client servicing(in 310 reviews)
  • "All good and salary is high(in 248 reviews)
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    1. 5.0
      28 Nov 2023
      Senior Associate
      Former Employee, more than 3 years
      London, England
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Steep learning curve, great network

      Cons

      Sometimes the focus is not the impact for the client

      1. 2.0
        4 Dec 2023
        Business Analyst
        Current Employee
        London, England
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        access to a lot of industry knowledge

        Cons

        constant layoffs in the past three years

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        1. 3.0
          28 Nov 2023
          Programme Analyst
          Former Employee, less than 1 year
          London, England
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Easy job not much work

          Cons

          low payment and not any

          1. 3.0
            22 Nov 2023
            Anonymous Employee
            Current Employee
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Great benefits, top in it's sector, working with the most talented people in the world.

            Cons

            It has a hierarchical structure

            1. 4.0
              19 Nov 2023
              Associate Partner
              Former Employee
              London, England
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Great client work and entrepreneurship opps

              Cons

              top heavy mgmt on studies sometimes and late working hours

              1. 4.0
                8 Nov 2023
                Senior Executive Assistant
                Current Employee, more than 8 years
                London, England
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Cool company with nice people

                Cons

                Long hours and review twice yearly is archaic there has to be a better way to get a bonus on own merit and increase deserved than being judged against colleagues who are less busy and have more time to “do” more

                1. 4.0
                  25 Sept 2023
                  Business Analyst
                  Former Employee, more than 3 years
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Met some incredible BAs / Associates who became lifelong friends. The annual trainings gave you the chance to reset, reflect, and plan for the future. Loved how the trainings were always done in cohorts over a full week so that you could really bond with other people.

                  Cons

                  Staffing was very forceful and borderline abusive. While they advertised "make your own McKinsey" the reality was there are big clients based in your country so they force you to go to this banking / insurance / oil and gas company even though you are not remotely interested and even found your own project that aligns with your development goals in the US lined up.

                  1. 4.0
                    14 Nov 2023
                    Knowledge Analyst
                    Current Employee, more than 1 year
                    London, England
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    The people are very kind and actually care about supporting you and the training, resources and opportunities are really great

                    Cons

                    hours can be quite rough

                    1. 5.0
                      16 Nov 2023
                      Analyst
                      Former Employee, more than 1 year
                      London, England
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Interesting work, great colleagues, travel

                      Cons

                      Long hours, sometimes too much time on the road

                      1. 5.0
                        14 Nov 2023
                        Engagement Manager
                        Current Employee, more than 5 years
                        London, England
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Great company to work for and great people

                        Cons

                        Long hours, sometime stressful but normal for a consulting job

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