A.T. Kearney Reviews

Pros

Opportunity, experience, travel, personal growth

Cons

Long hours but rewarded for hard work

Pros

- Down to earth, smart people that are willing to learn and teach
- Partners are very approachable, not many 'Type A' high strung folks
- Client relationships are valued and folks are exposed to clients from day 1

Cons

- Long hours and poor work life balance (though the firm has started to make efforts to improve this)
- A more varied selection of projects- not just sourcing/supply chain/cost reduction and being more strategic in choosing work

Advice to Senior Management

Senior management should work on initiatives to grow the firm, scale is beginning to be an impediment especially when competing against MBB. Firm should also do more when reconnecting with alumni!

Pros

Growing quickly, down to earth, entrepreneur

Cons

reputation not as strong as some other competitors

Advice to Senior Management

Build brand and reputation

Pros

Global organization, global clients, reputation for outstanding work in supply chain

Cons

Low respect for people's working hours and worklife balance.
High turnover, little probability for promotion

Advice to Senior Management

Care more for AT Kearney people

Pros

Smart, ambitious, and exuberant individuals that are interested in their work and an appetite for leaning. Well known reputation has been the strong suit in the area of supply chain and operations consulting, however, culture is divided between Management Consulting side (80%) vs. Procurement Services (20%) with major salary differences and us vs. them attitude by many from Ivy League schools who know a whole lot of theory but short on experience.

Cons

For a company that had a solid foundation in supply chain, the focus has changed to general business consulting (hello Accenture, Deloitte, etc.) and lost focus on the core strength to further develop it as the industry leader. The division of the Management Consulting and Procurement Services creates friction and unnecessary inferior complex when consultants are working together on a project. Work Life balance does not exist and your career concerns are swept under the rug.

Over stresses importance of PowerPoint slides and overzealous Principals who have no principles when it comes to work/life balance with others ready to throw you under the bus at any moment.

Advice to Senior Management

Get your freaking crap together! Throwing people under the is never a good business model and the Directors/Principals who do nothing are enablers and should be part of the blame.

Pros

Great variety of projects in different industries, smart people, early responsibility

Cons

Operational focus, not much strategy work, small clients

Advice to Senior Management

Keep on developing the Nordic base

Pros

Excellent communication throughout global team

Cons

Too willing to pursue down-market opportunities

Pros

Intellectually stimulating, Professionalism, Great work life balance programs, Diverse group of employees, Growing and Evolving constantly, structured performance evaluation process.

Cons

Can improve people process and enhance brand image.

Pros

Good work environment and convenient location of office

Cons

No concept of work from home

Advice to Senior Management

More team interactions would help

Pros

- Being able to work with very smart people
- Level of autonomy and access to high level management
- Friendly teamworking

Cons

- Poor leadership and HR
- Lack of projects critical mass
- High number of working hours
- Lack of communication between management and staff

Advice to Senior Management

In order to keep the team, the leadership should start communicating better and putting the team above politics and internal issues between partners