PA Consulting Group Europe

Also Known As: PA Consulting, PA

Consulting - Financial

VAULT RANKINGS 2012

#8 Human Resources Consulting

GENERAL INFO

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
14 offices
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THE BUZZ…

"Big in UK"
"Hierarchical"
"Diverse practice areas"
"Too local"

NEWS AND UPDATES

Vault's Scoop

Uppers

High level of trust in junior staff
“Consultants are treated as individuals, and are given the freedom and support to shape their careers and the work they do”
“Financially robust”
“The opportunity to progress rapidly if you are willing to invest the time and effort to develop yourself”

Downers

“Penny-pinching mentality around expenses”
“Too many rules, policies and procedures, which sometimes feel stifling”
Internal politics at senior levels
“Not enough annual leave”

ABOUT THIS COMPANY:

Hooking up to the PA system

London-based PA Consulting Group performs a wide variety of consulting services, from preparing companies for public launches, to implementing security systems, to supporting delivery of billion-dollar defence projects. It has a presence in more than 35 countries on five continents, with full-fledged offices in 14 of them, half of which are located in Europe. Industries served by the firm include defence, energy, financial services, government services, health care, international development, manufacturing, postal, professional services, retail consulting, sustainable tourism, telecoms, transportation and water. In recent years, the firm has made a particular push toward being on the cutting edge of IT developments, and is becoming increasingly well known in that field.

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PA Consulting REVIEWS

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PA Consulting SALARIES

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PA Consulting SURVEY SAYS

A conservative core

Insiders say PA is “small enough to care about its people, but big enough to offer the benefits of a large organisation”. The main culture is one with strong ethics, where “doing the right thing by the client” is top priority and hard work is rewarded. Sources like to reiterate that it is a “no nonsense, no frills” kind of firm, where “substance matters” above all else. And while support is available, consultants are expected to “follow their own initiative and get things done”.

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Getting Hired

Tips from the inside

Weighing competency

After filling out an “online competency-based application”, graduates meet with HR and undergo further competency-based questions. If successful, they are “then invited to an assessment centre, where interviews can vary according to the practice applied for, but may contain a case study, presentations, group work and interviews”. Additional psychometric tests are also carried out on this day. Those lucky enough to pass successfully through this stage are then invited back to undergo an interview with the practice head. One source admits that the whole process was “much more intense than many of the other interviews I had been to for other similar firms”.

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