Booz & Company Employee Reviews about "people"

Pros

Quality of work done with clients Training PwC deal is a great move for Booz and very smart

Cons

Size (# consultants) impacts ability to provide depth of expertise that clients want and need. Still too much belief that can throw smart people at a problem and it will work out.

Pros

Global Reach (Opportunities to work around the world) Different kinds of projects (From strategy, to organizational change and operations) Career opportunities (Great opportunity to wrok with senior people) Great people (Knowledgeable and caring)

Cons

No cons, but you have to know that working in top consulting firm is demanding. You will have to travel and you may have to work on weekends.

Pros

You get to work with very smart people and help Fortune 500 companies solve challenging problems

Cons

Long hours and last minute requests as expected in consulting

Pros

- Very talented and sharp people - Supportive network among colleagues - Little hierarchy - Variety of high profile engagements providing great exposure internationally - Great place if you enjoy travelling

Cons

- Too many changes in recent years since the break up from Booz Allen Hamilton (and before as a matter of fact) - Little direction from management - Bad communication / change procedures leading very mixed messages - Long hours and too much travel - Training unstructured - should be outsourced to professionals - Appraisal process needs reviewing as it does not consider between trade off between bill-ability and following up on development actions

Pros

- Intelligent colleagues - Project work is mostly strategic and aligned to c-suite priorities - Exposure to several different projects and clients - Opportunity to b ecome 'famous' for something, if you like - Strong focus on improving company culture and people value proposition

Cons

- Work-life balance is possible...as long as you manage it and accept the work part will be high - Limited in terms of infrastructure, general support and technology (not an area of high investment since spin-off) as compared to larger firms (though this is being addressed) - Limited training and development (again, this is being addressed) - Heavy emphasis on powerpoint production...sometimes feeling like "overkill" both on client engagements and for internal initiatives

Pros

The work is challenging and you get exposure to high level executives on your projects. It is a decent career step right out of business school if you can handle the prospect of being fired any day.

Cons

Culture varies by offices. Employees are treated like disposable resources. Lay offs are taking place and even people who have been here just 6 months are being fired. This firm has no future and will be better off sold to a larger consulting organization that knows how to run a consulting business.

Pros

Great place to work for a short time of your career and learn the maximum. Smart and generous people.

Cons

Lacks cultural diversity in the Middle East. Very difficult to move ahead if you are not Lebanese.

Pros

- Amazing peers and people all around - Access to C-suite and ability to make an impact at the highest level - Respect from all industries = great exit opportunities - Good pay

Cons

- No respect for personal life - Poor culture - Questionable leadership - Lack of scale

Pros

Meaningful work with highly motivated, intelligent people. The projects that you get to work on usually have a huge impact on the organization, market and industry that you're working with. The people you work with are highly motivated and cometent type A personallities that stand by thier commitments and do quality work.

Cons

The highly motivated type A personalities drives a culture where your coworkers will slit your throat if they think it will get them to the next level faster. There's little incentive to staff anyone outside of your pyramid.

Pros

Very humble and smart people

Cons

Long working hours and limited amount of projects at certain practices