Pros
Great office in downtown Charleston. Pet-Friendly. Snacks provided. Solid exposure to client leadership. Managing Director is a strong motivator.
Cons
There's a reason this company has not experienced much growth and is still a small 8-10 person firm. Managing Director is extremely scatter-brained in directing the course and cadence of the work his consultants produce. In my time there we churned out very few marketing pieces or white papers because the MD could not make up his mind on what he wanted. The MD tends to motivate company personnel through fear. Such terms as "you will be shot" or "I'm going to kick your ***" are directed to employees frequently in public settings. Besides the constant rage the MD directs to his employees, he frequently engages in unprofessional behavior. Compensation for an MBA graduate entering the consulting field is below market. Lack of client work and the company's need to compete on fixed fee engagements make it near impossible to hit the required utilization to collect a bonus. Recruiting tactics to attract experienced professionals and graduate students are questionable at best. I had no idea regarding the firm's instability due to the sole dependence on cash flow from a single client when I interviewed and subsequently accepted the offer. After I started working there, the MD mentioned to myself and another new colleague that we should be scared ****-less for agreeing to work for him. When we were recruiting other MBA students, we were instructed to keep these aforementioned details from candidates.