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    Simon-Kucher & Partners Reviews

    Updated 28 September 2018
    174 reviews

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    Simon-Kucher & Partners CEO Dr. Georg Tacke
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    • "Pas encore de CE, la work/life balance pourrait" (in 20 reviews)

    • "One colleague was hospitalized due to exhaustion after several weeks of long hours and weekend work" (in 11 reviews)

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    1. "Great company to start"

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      Current Employee - Senior Consultant
      Current Employee - Senior Consultant
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Simon-Kucher & Partners (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Amazing culture, early responsibilities and interesting topics

      Cons

      Compensation could be higher to be competitive

      Advice to Management

      Make salaries more competitive

    2. Helpful (1)

      "Great after university to shape consulting skills"

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      Former Employee - Consultant in London, England
      Former Employee - Consultant in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Simon-Kucher & Partners full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Fantastic after university to get very good consulting base and skills. Very dynamic and smart colleagues. Very fast growth opportunities.

      Cons

      Very pricing focused. Some projects can be repetitive.

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    3. "Uprising consultancy on the edge"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Simon-Kucher & Partners full-time

      Pros

      Highly motivating environment. Great projects and good teamspirit

      Cons

      As projects are now heavily strategic, workload has increased as well. Non-monetary benefits behind big consultancy companies

      Advice to Management

      Take you first to the next level

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Strong Pro's and Con's to consider"

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      Former Employee - Consultant in London, England
      Former Employee - Consultant in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Simon-Kucher & Partners full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - Structured working methods and extensive pricing tools
      - High quality work

      Cons

      - Weak personal development plan
      - Apply ready made tools for clients, little problem solving for consultants

      Advice to Management

      Focus on enabling employees and improving existing staff, reduce staff turn over, rather than ambitious growth goals

    5. "Dynamic, fast-growing company with unique team spirit"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      - Company culture: very friendly and cooperative atmosphere
      - Interesting projects
      - Continuous training opportunities
      - Work/Life Balance (very reasonable working hours)

      Cons

      - Niche positioning (although unbeatable in its field)

    6. "Good training ground"

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      Former Employee - Senior Consultant
      Former Employee - Senior Consultant
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Simon-Kucher & Partners full-time

      Pros

      Great people, nice office culture in London

      Cons

      Long hours, and pay is nowhere near the right levels for consulting

      Advice to Management

      Focus on increasing pay to keep good peopel

    7. "Excellent internship"

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      Former Employee - Intern in London, England
      Former Employee - Intern in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Intelligent hard working teams. Opportunity for fast growth in true meritocracy.

      Cons

      Bellow average compensation. Fewer company perks vs larger firms. Comparatively restricted project base vs larger firms

    8. "Intern"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Friendly people - very personable and small company

      Cons

      Small-scale in terms of training and pay

    9. "Great place for those looking to shape their own career"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Simon-Kucher & Partners (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Rewards success, recognizes creativity - no copy paste solutions, fast growing environment

      Cons

      At that mid size position and with associated growing pains - but right direction to keep developing

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Good place to learn"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good people, interesting projects. The work life balance was ok for a consultancy firm and people were encouraged to be involved in all aspects of a project.

      Cons

      Pay wasn't great, promotion based on how well you got on with Partners rather than ability in role.

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