Best Consulting Firms to Work For

Which firms fare best on these individual rankings of key employment factors?

• Survey Methodology

  When it comes to a satisfying work experience, there are many different factors that come into play--everything from a job's ability to challenge an employee and the training and mentoring on offer to the number of hours spent working or travelling each week, and the compensation that the employee takes home for doing their job. All told, we have identified 22 separate "Best to Work For" factors--each of which is represented by its own ranking. These rankings help to build a picture of the firms consultants find the most amenable to a fulfilling, satisfying work experience.

  Survey respondents were asked to rate their own firm across a variety of factors that affect their daily working lives. Those factors are:

  Ability to Challenge
  Benefits
  Compensation
  Diversity
  Exit Opportunities
  Firm Culture
  Firm Leadership
  Formal Training
  Hours in the Office
  Informal Training
  Innovation
  Interaction with Clients
  Internal Mobility
  International Opportunities
  Overall Business Outlook
  Promotion Policies
  Relationships with Supervisors
  Satisfaction
  Selectivity
  Travel Requirements
  Vacation Policies
  Work/Life Balance

  Firms were then ranked in each category based on the average rating assigned by their own consultants.

• Ranking History
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013