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    EY-Parthenon Reviews

    Updated April 8, 2018
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    EY-Parthenon Parthenon Founder, Senior Managing Director Bill Achtmeyer
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    Pros

    • Great culture - always someone you can ask (in 12 reviews)

    • Great people and great company culture (in 11 reviews)

    Cons

    • Unpredictable work / life balance sometimes (in 25 reviews)

    • Because you have obligations to two case teams with the two-case model, hours can get pretty long(especially during busy periods) (in 11 reviews)

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    1. "I loved working at Parthenon"

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Boston, MA
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Boston, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at EY-Parthenon full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      It was my first job and everyone was smart, nice and driven.

      Cons

      I would have liked the job better if it was more diverse and they valued women more but they are trying.

    2. "Great Company"

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      Former Employee - Associate in Boston, MA
      Former Employee - Associate in Boston, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at EY-Parthenon full-time

      Pros

      I wish I had never left! Wonderful perks, benefits, culture, work.

      Cons

      Work-life balance is not the best.

    3. "Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time

      Pros

      Pay, fantastic office, great case leadership

      Cons

      Unpredictable work / life balance sometimes

    4. "Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time

      Pros

      Office location, benefits, career development

      Cons

      work-life balance, low-level tasks such as transcribing interviews

      Advice to Management

      Leverage resources to give associates better learning opportunities.

    5. Helpful (2)

      "Private equity consulting firm with wonderful people"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - Generally, EY-Parthenon people are great (especially those recruited through Parthenon, pre-merger). Nice, fun to work with. I genuinely like my colleagues, particularly at the Senior Consultant, Consultant and Associate level.
      - The salary is very good
      - We do have interesting PE projects - if you weren't working at breakneck pace on two at a time, they could even be enjoyable

      Cons

      - We are almost entirely a private equity consulting firm. While there are a select handful of people who get to work on longer-term strategy projects (typically in the education practice), nearly all of our project work is PE diligence. ~95% of my projects have been 1-4 weeks long buy-side or sell-side diligence.
      - These diligence projects involve almost no client interaction, particularly in the Associate or Consultant role. Most of the client interaction is listening in on conference calls at the beginning and end of a case.
      - You have very little choice of what sector to specialize in. There isn't enough work in enough sectors to choose what you would like to focus on. We're too small to develop expertise early, unlike other firms.
      - Double staffing (two projects at one time) is terrible. There are some "pros," but the cons far, far outweigh them. RUN, don't walk, away from double staffing.
      - Many of the case team leaders are weak managers, meaning staffing is like Russian roulette. (Pray for the good managers, but usually wind up with mediocre - or in some cases terrible - managers.)

      Advice to Management

      - Allow people to opt out of double staffing, if you can't get rid of it overall (management says there are people who like it, so those folks could continue)
      - Be more transparent about the amount and type of strategy work we do, and make it clear that most people will not have access to that type of work (in recruiting)
      - Hire more people so that there can be more flex in the system to allow people to work on the types of projects / sectors they are interested in - otherwise, people will leave
      - Provide more training for case team leaders, place more emphasis on the importance of upward feedback, don't promote people who are ineffective managers

    6. "Phenomenal Growth Opportunity for those with an analytical mind"

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      Current Employee - Senior Consultant in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Senior Consultant in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - great coworkers
      - interesting clients (I am in the private equity group)
      - fun office atmosphere
      - challenging and rewarding work
      - pay commensurate with other top consulting firms

      Cons

      - hire more (PEG groups are consistently overstaffed)
      - a bit too much bureaucracy from the EY side of the business

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you are doing and keep hiring and investing in great employees. The work is challenging but super rewarding. There is no firm or career that I would recommend over this one.

    7. "Consultant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time

      Pros

      Very good company to work for

      Cons

      None at all at this time

    8. "Worth it"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Exceptionally diverse industry exposure compared to peer firms. Truly wonderful people. Parthenon takes the "Nice" in "Smart. Nice. Driven." very seriously. The firm invests a lot in mentorship. You will feel challenged here.

      Cons

      Brutal hours. Double staffing (two projects at a time) is the default. Unreasonable expectations, and having to compromise on work quality, both take a toll on morale. Little to no client exposure for most projects.

      Advice to Management

      Sell only as much work as you can staff reasonably. As Parthenon scales, invest in full-time staff for recruiting, D&I, and other internal initiatives like our larger peer firms do.

    9. "Smart, Nice, Driven, and Okay"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time

      Pros

      People are all incredibly smart and you get tons of exposure to different industries

      Cons

      People aren't exactly fun and there is a big insistence on others seeing you work hard

      Advice to Management

      Care about results over process

    10. "Good company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time

      Pros

      Really great company with great values

      Cons

      Could improve work life balance

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