Kaiser Associates reviews about "hour"

The early career opportunities at Kaiser are unparalleled - consultants are given responsibility beyond age and experience. The opportunity to work with and present directly to senior executives at Fortune 500 companies early in your career is truly unique. Projects are generally very interesting and diverse - ranging from whitespace growth to supply chain benchmarking to diligence. Consultants can expect to work across a range of industry sectors in their first two years, giving them great exposure Kaiser generally has a 'travel when necessary' model, that has helped build a strong firm culture and enhances work-life balance. Hours are generally fairly reasonable relative to the industry, though naturally there are peaks and valleys. The people at Kaiser make the firm. Kaiser attracts motivated, kind, and smart individuals - there are generally no sharp elbows and consultants often choose to socialize outside the office. Clients frequently comment how 'nice' Kaiser teams are.

Professional improvement opportunity and international business environment

Can't speak more highly to the experiences Kaiser gives its consultants. The firm's small size and flat org structure provides them as much responsibility as they're willing to take on, as well as project and people management experience at a very early tenure. Consultants who put in the effort will become top-tier strategic/analytical thinkers, researchers, writers, presenters, collaborators, and experts in managing their time - all of which are skill sets valuable to any business role from Corporate Strategy to Start-up Founder. Additionally, the firm offers the opportunity to work across a variety of industries (e.g., Healthcare, Payments, Consumer goods, Industrials, Tech, Private Equity) and business challenges (e.g., product road map development, channel strategy, go-to-market strategy) with projects averaging 4-8 weeks, facilitating consultants in their soul-searching journey to figure out where they want to take their career. Furthermore, the culture is fantastic (super sharp people that are fun to be around), employees are fairly promoted based on their performance/efforts with little politics getting in the way, and there is little travel involved, allowing for much more flexible hours relative to other consultancies.

Overall Description ○ Research and strategy shop focused primarily on qualitative, external insights concerning market growth, market entry, competitive intelligence, and transaction due diligence ○ Research teams are typically 1 manager figure with 1-2 junior level researchers ○ More strategy focused than Big 4 strategy shops - very little operational/implementation type work; but less "big picture" work than MBB (Come here if you cannot attain Tier 2 shops or MBB) ○ Research is heavily primary-driven, most day-to-day work includes primary calls with subject matter experts, customers, or competitors and then subsequent analysis and slide production ○ Umbrella organization with a co-op feel - the firm just houses a few senior level leaders who run practices that are largely independent of each other and do different types of work (Government practice doesn’t seem to fit with the broader value prop of Kaiser) • Pros ○ Some projects are intellectually stimulating and are true corporate strategy engagements ○ Rapid exposure to mid-sr level corporate executives; new staff is presenting to clients within ~6 months ○ Collegial and generally competent peer group ○ Pay is competitive at junior levels and is commensurate with #/hours worked ○ No travel ○ Generalist model provides exposure to wide variety of clients and project types ○WLB is much better than MBB

Young work environment with promised senior leadership interaction Client-facing Rapid growth for business development

Decent salary for the long hours

After finishing the Summer Associate program, I undoubtedly knew that I wanted to return to Kaiser as a Consultant even upon leaving for a real estate investment firm; Kaiser is a special place in that it is a boutique-sized company that values the happiness and ultimate success of its people and the excellence and precision reflected in the work provided to clients. Moreover, I have been nothing but supported by my teammates during my transition back into the consulting space. Kaiser is a wonderful place not only to launch a career in consulting, but also to polish oneself into a stellar business professional. Engagements: Innovative, stimulating research projects that enable professionals to develop, refine, and perfect skills in primary + secondary research, client deliverable generation, and presentations Office culture: The people at Kaiser are what make this company so special. In addition to being intelligent and classy, they are genuinely kind; Coworkers enjoy each other's company inside and outside of the office, caring about getting to know one another separate from project-work.

Wonderful employer Work life balance Tea break