Pros
- First thing you must know, this company feels very much in the
autumn of its life, so do not expect a constant high pressure
environment like other reviews would suggest.
- The current senior employees are incredibly experienced,
knowledgeable and a true delight to work with.
- A number of them of are able to organise, run and complete
projects on their own with very little oversight from the company
brass - which speaks volumes for their ability.
- I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, and as long as you are
confident, have a thick skin and a sharp tongue you will get along
handsomely with most of the employees at this organisation.
- With few exceptions, most employees are welcoming and as long
as you provide work that is useful and productive or at the very
least show an ability to learn from mistakes, there is little that can
hold you back.
- You will develop intimate knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel and the
charm and knowhow to extract information from people
Cons
- The company is very small nowadays, which isn't the biggest con
in the world, but due to the aforementioned capability of most
employees - you aren't needed unless you yourself are
exceptional; which you are not going to be because you don't
have 10-15 years of experience in providing strategic
recommendations to industrial firms,
- Though if you made it in to the organisation- rest assured that
you are at least capable enough to become exceptional.
- Unless you lied on your CV, then they will suss you out within a
day or two at most, and expect to become a persona non grata.
- No WFH, if you live outside London I HIGHLY recommend
moving into London ASAP, otherwise the commute will be the
worst part of the experience.
- Salary is not magical and not much in the way of benefits.
- If you are a sensitive character who cannot handle criticisms and cannot process simple instructions, don't come here. But then again, why are you getting into consulting if you expect to be coddled?