Vault Consulting 50

The Vault Consulting 50 is our signature list of the best consulting firms to work for.

Survey Methodology
When it comes to choosing an employer, there is no question that prestige is important. However, our survey data indicates time and again that many other factors come into play when weighing a choice-and even more that affect employee satisfaction in the months and years after the decision has been made.

Did you know that for 43% of consulting firm candidates, firm culture was the most important factor in selecting an employer? Other top factors include practice strength and work-life balance, in addition to prestige and compensation.

But choosing an employer is only part of the equation-staying there over a period of time is something else entirely. And while elements like firm culture, compensation and work-life balance remain important as part of that picture, other factors such as satisfaction and the ability to make career progress also emerge as critical differentiators of top employers.

In order to properly reflect a company's status as an employer within the consulting industry, the Vault Consulting 50 is based on the following weighted formula:
- 30 percent prestige
- 15 percent satisfaction
- 15 percent firm culture
- 15 percent compensation
- 10 percent work-life balance
- 10 percent overall business outlook
- 5 percent promotion policies
As ever, our survey is only open to consultants who are currently employed at reputable firms in the industry. When rating quality of life issues, consultants are only permitted to rate their own firm. For prestige and practice area rankings, however, consultants are only allowed to rate competitors, and NOT their own firms.
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2013 Vault Consulting 50

1 SCORE 9.181	Bain & Company Founded in 1973, Bain is one of the world's most prestigious consulting firms. Today Bain & Company is one of the world's most respected companies.... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 1
2 SCORE 8.999	McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company is a privately-owned management consulting firm. Roundly considered to be the most prestigious company of its kind, it has... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 2
3 SCORE 8.966	The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. The name may sound local, but The Boston Consulting Group's reach-and expertise-is anything but. With over 14,000 employees in 85 offices in 48... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 3
4 SCORE 7.879	Strategy&, part of the PwC network Strategy& is the global strategy consulting business of professional services firm PwC. Formerly Booz & Company, the firm was acquired by PwC in... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 10
5 SCORE 7.517	Deloitte Consulting LLP In the United States, subsidiaries of Deloitte LLP provide industry-leading audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services to many of the world's most... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 4

6 SCORE 7.479	Oliver Wyman Oliver Wyman is part of the Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global professional services network with brands and affiliates in more than 100... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 7
7 SCORE 7.328	A.T. Kearney As a consultancy, A.T. Kearney has a rich heritage that dates back to the 1920s, with the founding of McKinsey & Company and the arrival of... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 6
8 SCORE 7.264	PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC (PwC Advisory Services) PwC's (PricewaterhouseCoopers) Advisory practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC ("PwC Advisory Services"), provides a mix of industry and... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 12
9 SCORE 7.196	Analysis Group, Inc. Boston-based Analysis Group provides expertise in economics, finance, health care analytics, and strategy to top law firms, Fortune 500 companies, global... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 9
10 SCORE 7.118	Censeo Consulting Group Censeo Consulting Group specializes in strategy and operations, with a specific focus on mission driven organizations. The firm tries to break away from... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 16

11 SCORE 7.111	Monitor Group	TRENDING 2012 Rank 5
12 SCORE 7.097	L.E.K. Consulting Founded in 1983, L.E.K. Consulting is a strategy consulting firm that offers four major capabilities to its clients: strategy, mergers and acquisitions,... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 26
13 SCORE 7.031	Point B Point B, Inc. is 100% employee-owned, and helps organizations "form, execute, and thrive." The firm's capabilities include management consulting, venture... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 14
14 SCORE 7.008	ZS ZS is the world's largest firm focused exclusively on helping companies improve overall performance and grow revenue and market share, through end-to-end... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 18
15 SCORE 6.958	Marakon Founded in 1978 and acquired by Charles River Associates (CRA) in 2009, Marakon has maintained its mission throughout the years: partnering with senior... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank NR

16 SCORE 6.873	The Cambridge Group If the consultants at The Cambridge Group were your Economics 101 professor, you would not have learned supply and demand, but rather demand and supply.... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 8
17 SCORE 6.839	Cornerstone Research In the increasingly complicated world of commercial litigation, attorneys often need help sifting through complex economic or financial issues.... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 15
18 SCORE 6.822	The Chartis Group Founded in 2001 with the mission to materially improve the delivery of healthcare in the world, The Chartis Group is a comprehensive advisory and... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 28
19 SCORE 6.817	Accenture A pioneer of information technology in the 1950s, to defining what success looks like in the 21st century and beyond, Accenture has been a disruptive... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 11
20 SCORE 6.774	Milliman, Inc An independent streak Seattle-based Milliman, Inc., is proud of its independence, never answering to outside ownership or influence. That kind... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 17

21 SCORE 6.765	NERA Economic Consulting NERA Economic Consulting makes its buck off understanding what many people can't: economics. The global firm provides economic advice, analysis, expert... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 33
22 SCORE 6.741	Alvarez & Marsal Innovative by nature, Alvarez & Marsal has the expertise to work with established players, start-ups and everything in between. A&M is a... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 20
23 SCORE 6.718	Putnam Associates Over the last 29 years Putnam Associates has grown into a premier strategy consulting firm serving biopharmaceutical, biotechnology (cell, gene and... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 23
24 SCORE 6.702	West Monroe Partners Chicago's own West Monroe Partners is a North American business and technology consulting firm focused on partnering with organizations to... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 19
25 SCORE 6.652	ClearView Healthcare Partners ClearView is a boutique consulting firm in the life sciences strategy field. The company has enjoyed exponential growth since its founding in 2007,... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank NR

26 SCORE 6.647	The Brattle Group The Brattle Group answers complex economic, regulatory, and financial questions for corporations, law firms, and governments around the world.... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 35
27 SCORE 6.638	Mercer LLC Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations meet the health, wealth and career needs of a changing workforce. Mercer's... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 48
28 SCORE 6.609	Bates White Economic Consulting Bates White is a mid-sized consultancy specializing in advanced economic, financial and econometric analysis. The company's professional staff-among them... Overview Survey Says Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 40
29 SCORE 6.598	Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC For almost three decades, Pearl Meyer has provided compensation consulting services and compensation survey data to clients ranging from Fortune 500s to... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews Jobs Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 37
30 SCORE 6.589	Trinity Partners, LLC Trinity Partners is one of the fastest growing consulting firms in the healthcare industry, but with just four offices and over 160 employees, it has... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Rankings Employee Reviews Submit a Review	TRENDING 2012 Rank 31

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