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    Simon-Kucher & Partners Reviews

    Updated 12 February 2019
    189 reviews

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    3.9
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    Simon-Kucher & Partners CEO Dr. Georg Tacke
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    Pros

    • "Good work-life balance for the industry" (in 28 reviews)

    • "Das Unternehmen hat den Vorteil einer flachen Hierarchie und es ist eine steile Lernkurve garantiert" (in 12 reviews)

    Cons

    • "r viele geht die Work-life-balance auf und man arbeitet auf der Happy-Side of Consulting - f" (in 23 reviews)

    • "One colleague was hospitalized due to exhaustion after several weeks of long hours and weekend work" (in 10 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Perfect time to join"

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

      I have been working at Simon-Kucher & Partners full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - Company has been enjoying above-market success and growth for decades, with recent years being particularly strong. This means it is on a strong growth trajectory with a bright future, creating a real optimistic buzz in the office given the constant wins
      - Work is fascinating and niche providing a unique opportunity to excel beyond other areas in consulting
      - Despite pricing focus, all the typical consulting toolkit skills are picked up along with a strong development plan
      - Strategy, marketing and sales are ever-present and growing products
      - People are great, with a fairly flat culture and positive atmosphere
      - Perks are great (healthcare including dental, 6-month rotations to other offices, generous expense allowances, international training, etc)

      Cons

      - The pay is good but could be better. It is more along the lines of Big4 than top consultancy firms
      - Bonuses are quite low but this should be changing in the future as the company continues its success

      Advice to Management

      Increase compensation by 10% on all lower levels to retain talent

    2. Helpful (3)

      "The Pay Sucks"

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      Former Employee - Consultant in London, England
      Former Employee - Consultant in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      You get really good at Excel and Powerpoint

      Cons

      The pay is ridiculous
      There are ZERO women in leadership positions in most offices
      Sexism is rife - people are unfriendly and rude
      Bro culture to the max

      Advice to Management

      Promote women, build a better culture

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    3. Helpful (3)

      "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.

    4. "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

    5. Helpful (2)

      "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

    6. "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

    7. Helpful (1)

      "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)

    8. Helpful (1)

      "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

    9. "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

    10. "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