Pros
- Family atmosphere. Very tight knit, fun and engaging group. However, does tend to reward social butterflies disproportionately. People who want to do 9-6 and go home will feel left out. - Great ideas. Genuinely looking to engage with the major topics in financial services. - Strong finance experience. I think there's a stat that the average Capco consultant has 10 years experience in FS. That's probably skewed by Joe Anastasio but it's true that Capco consultants have much more FS experience than many other consultants I've worked with. - Strong client focus. Many other consulting firm pinch each hour until they scream. Capco consultants melt into the client environment. Top-tier clients as well. - Excellent benefits and pay. Above average, especially at SC level. - You get out what you put in. Good place for driven people to stand out.
Cons
- Seriously lacking in ability to execute big ideas. 15 years experience on a trading desk or in risk and compliance won't help you design a next-gen blockchain. For this reason, it's also difficult to hire the right people. - Strong client focus. For some projects, you'll feel more like a client FTE than a consultant. - More "finance" than "consulting". If you want to experience working at a bank and maybe make the jump later, definitely come to Capco. If you want to jet around the country and do a bunch of 8-12 week projects, this is not the place. - Weak front-office presence. Most projects are in the middle and back office. - Uneven talent. Some people are great. Some suck. - Cliques. Because of the small size of the company and social nature, people with close relationships to key partners are disproportionately rewarded. - changeSourcing. If you have the misfortune to join a changeSourcing project, aka staff aug, try to look forward to 12-18 months of doing the garbage work even banks don't want to give their employees, while everyone around you knows you're an overpaid consultant.