Pros
- Exposure to many industries (energy/infrastructure on the client side, and all kinds of manufacturing industries on the research side) - You will learn how to connect data and be pushed to uncover why the client should care when you form recommendations - You can get a lot of responsibility quickly because it is a boutique firm. That means you can lead a project team within a year instead of 3+ years at McKinsey, ATK, Accenture etc. This will position you well for your consulting exit. - Travel to conferences and trade shows gives you a different level of understanding of industries - Much less travel than standard management consulting - Amazing subject matter experts with 30+ years experience in their field
Cons
- Loose corporate structure, heavy reliance on remote work - Feedback can be abrasive. But on the flip side, it pushes you to become better - Work life balance is worse than corporate, but definitely better than standard management consulting - All in all, this is probably a 4* company, which is good by glassdoor rating standards, but I wanted to counterweigh the unfair 1* reviews here and pushed it up to 5*