Pros
• Very fast-paced environment and accelerated learning curve • Opportunity to work closely with the Partners • Interesting and challenging projects with leading companies across a wide range of sectors • Great exposure to clients even at analyst level • Most of the Senior Consultants and Project Leaders are very experienced and easy-going. It’s always nice and challenging to work with them
Cons
• Working hours can be long sometimes but it is typical in consulting • The Partners are usually very busy or travelling, thus it is not possible to have very regular reviews • There is variance among the Project Leaders in terms of competences and behaviour. One Project Leader I worked with lacked basic consulting skills (Excel, PowerPoint) so learning opportunities were limited. The way she managed the project was very inefficient and created a lot of friction in the team. Her tone of communication was aggressive and in some cases even abusive.