Pros
Great colleagues, great work, stimulating work environment. Great professional development opportunities, room to experiment, take risks, and develop your own leadership style and skills. Amazing culture where you're able to be yourself and contribute your personality to building the firm's culture. The firm is at the cutting edge of the social sector field, putting out the greatest and latest thought pieces, and helping to pioneer in fields such as Shared Value, Collective Impact, Strategic Learning and Evaluation. For someone who is looking for a long term career in the social sector field, FSG is the gold stamp for the sector when it comes to skills and experience. FSG combines the rigor of a top tier consulting firm with the rigor of top social sector organizations such as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation or any corporation who is a leader in the CSR/Shared Value space.
Cons
Demanding work schedule with lower than for-profit salary Staffing situations can be highly variable; sometimes you can get stuck in a particular "field", and might not get to work in the areas of highest interest