PA Consulting Reviews
Updated 16 Feb 2020
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Alan Middleton
241 Ratings
Pros
"Great people to learn from and work with" (in 57 reviews)
"Excellent work life balance and excellent projects" (in 56 reviews)
Cons
"Too much emphasis on utilisation for lower ranks" (in 32 reviews)
"Work life balance can be challenging when matched with client demands" (in 30 reviews)
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"Great company to work for"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at PA Consulting full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Strong brand in the market with a diverse range of projects. PA has a great track record in innovation and very good relationships with clients. There is a focus on learning and development of staff.
Cons
Some efforts to improve culture but this is not consistent across teams and it relies heavily on local leadership. As any other consultancy you will need put in the extra hours outside projects to grow and develop yourself.
Continue readingPA Consulting2020-01-04 "good people"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at PA Consulting full-time
Pros
good salary, good work. interesting and varied clients
Cons
sales targets pushed down to low grades
PA Consulting2020-01-21"Fascinating work, brilliant minds, high expectations"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at PA Consulting full-time
Pros
Fascinating work that really makes a difference in the world, working with true experts in their field who care about what they do, not just there for the salary.
Cons
As with any consulting environment, a high level of both autonomy and self-direction which will be great for some but not for others.
PA Consulting2020-02-12"Strong public sector focus"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at PA Consulting full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good public sector work across local and central govt
Cons
Limited exposure to the private sector
PA Consulting2020-02-16"PA Consulting"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at PA Consulting full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good place to work, nice people, smart people
Cons
Harder than big 4 to get resourced onto jobs you might like as smaller range
PA Consulting2020-01-31"Nice place to work at, great people, but has some issues"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at PA Consulting full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great people and very innovative environment
Cons
Slow career growth at times, because of profit maximisation of company also resulting in less than fair rewards
PA Consulting2020-02-12"Good development but needs variety of clients"
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I have been working at PA Consulting full-time for more than a year
Pros
Training, development, location and people
Cons
Primarily public sector clients so lacks variety
PA Consulting2020-02-11"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at PA Consulting full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Excellent work life balance and excellent projects
Cons
Minimal career structure and unclear career progression
PA Consulting2020-01-26- Helpful (3)
"Good work encumbered by corporate culture from the 1950s"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at PA Consulting full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
I work in a relatively small sector team and have always felt supported and challenged. I've worked consistently on projects, some of which have been very interesting. I respect the people I work with, who are for the most part intelligent and competent individuals.
Cons
The corporate culture at PA can be shocking. There has over the last few years been a cursory gesture towards Diversity & Inclusion, but this hasn't resulted in any real change. Any truly positive initiatives are all organised and led through the hard work of very junior team members (who get no recognition for their efforts). The CEO is entirely unconnected to his staff. I've worked at PA for nearly 8 years and have not met him a single time (fine if this were a company of 100,000 ppl, but we are talking 2,500...). In the years since Private Equity acquisition the whole company had gotten cheap, cheap, cheap. Support functions have been cleared out, benefits reduced to nothing. Training non-existant. All the while the rates our clients pay go up.
Continue readingPA Consulting2020-02-03 - Helpful (1)
"Be Careful"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at PA Consulting full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good IT systems, good benefits
Cons
Bad senior management, unclear outlooks, mixed messages to the company, deceiving
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