A.T. Kearney Reviews in San Francisco, CA Area

Current Employee – been working at A.T. Kearney full-time for less than a year

Pros – -serves well as business school 'finishing school'
-great colleagues, not as much diversity though
-flexible policies stem from smaller firm size
-opportunities to travel/work aboard

Cons – -lots of travel, work, deadlines etc
-work-life balance

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at A.T. Kearney full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Smart but grounded people
Plenty of camaraderie

Cons – Most of work is routine drudgery. Not much "Strategy" done here. 80-90% of work is sourcing and its boiler plate work
Many managers equate work with the number of Powerpoint slides generated per day. A 16-20 slide deck per week is routine even though client flips thru them in 15 seconds and is done

Advice to Senior Management – Extricate slowly from easy money - sourcing. Pretty soon the world (MBAs, undergrads) will wise up and stop believing your fancy on campus presentations

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at A.T. Kearney

Pros – firm is improving various things internally to make it a better place to work

Cons – we are not bold enough to make big bets on things that could be game changers

Advice to Senior Management – go big or go home

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at A.T. Kearney

Pros – The people are smart, down to earth, and hardworking. Most partners value your time and input.

Cons – Lack of growth strategy. Not sure where the firm is going

Advice to Senior Management – Execute on growth strategies

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at A.T. Kearney

Pros – -White shoe firm
-Exposure to senior executives in a range of industries
-Steep learning curve

Cons – - Appalling work-life balance when on projects
- Difficult to get staffed exclusively in the industry one is most interested in. Typically one is assigned
  without much regard to one's preferences
- Staffing system is inefficient. Currently the firm is suffering from a dearth of projects and far too many
  consultants are on the proverbial beach

Advice to Senior Management – - Be more proactive about monitoring work - life balance. Follow the BCG model and keep track of the
   hours that consultants put into work.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend