Best Consulting Firms to Work For

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

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.

2019 Best Consulting Firms for Internal Mobility

SCORE 9.354

2018 Rank 1

McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company is a privately-owned management consulting firm. Roundly considered to be the most prestigious company of its kind, it has achieved a level of renown so great as to be known even to laymen, despite a decades-long...

Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Employee Reviews

SCORE 9.341

2018 Rank 2

Putnam Associates

Over the last 30 years Putnam Associates has grown into a premier strategy consulting firm serving biopharmaceutical, biotechnology (cell, gene and tissue therapies), diagnostics, medical device, and related clients in the healthcare space. The...

Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Employee Reviews

SCORE 8.979

2018 Rank 3

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. It partners with clients in sectors representing 90% of the global economy with offices...