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Best Consulting Firms to Work For

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

<p>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 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 20 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.</p>
<p>Survey respondents were asked to rate their own firm across a variety of factors that affect their daily working lives. Those factors are:</p>
<p>Benefits<br />Compensation<br />Diversity<br />Firm Culture<br />Firm Leadership<br />Formal Training<br />Health &amp; Wellness<br />Hours in the Office<br />Informal Training<br />Innovation<br />Interaction with Clients<br />Internal Mobility<br />International Opportunities<br />Level of Challenge<br />Overall Business Outlook<br />Promotion Policies<br />Relationships with Supervisors<br />Satisfaction<br />Selectivity<br />Work/Life Balance</p>
<p>Firms were then ranked in each category based on the average rating assigned by their own consultants.</p>

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2023 Best Consulting Firms for Compensation

#1
SCORE 9.758
2022 Rank 2

ghSMART

ghSMART Founder Dr. Geoff Smart’s Psychology PhD dissertation found that those private equity firms best at choosing teams made the most money. Equipped with an expertise in human behavior, he and his early colleagues went on to advise private...

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#2
SCORE 9.593
2022 Rank 1

Boston Consulting Group

With 22,000 employees in more than 90 offices in more than 50 countries and regions, Boston Consulting Group ranks as one of America's largest private companies, according to Forbes. The firm partners with leaders in business and society to help...

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#3
SCORE 9.556
2022 Rank 3

Bain & Company

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change-makers define the future. Across 64 cities in 39 countries, the firm works alongside clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary...

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#4
SCORE 9.054
2022 Rank 18

Kenway Consulting

Kenway exists to help companies that need help. More importantly, Kenway wants to provide help to people at those companies who want it. The firm operates in the nexus between clients’ technology and business organizations—bringing together...

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#5
SCORE 9.024
2022 Rank 4

McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company is a privately owned management consulting firm committed to accelerating sustainable and inclusive growth. Roundly considered the most prestigious company of its kind, it has achieved a near-universal level of renown by...

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#6
SCORE 8.952
2022 Rank 12

DayBlink Consulting

Founded in 2013, DayBlink Consulting is a boutique management consulting firm that has achieved incredible growth and established a strong reputation for consistently delivering strategic advisory, execution, and transformative solutions in...

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#7
SCORE 8.903
2022 Rank 15

The Cambridge Group, LLC

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. The simple belief that demand should be placed before supply is the principle that...

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#8
SCORE 8.894
2022 Rank 6

Cornerstone Research

In the increasingly complicated world of commercial litigation, attorneys often need help sifting through  complex economic or financial issues. Cornerstone Research is the place they turn for help. The firm has  worked with top-tier law firms...

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#9
SCORE 8.735
2022 Rank 11

Roland Berger

From its humble beginnings as a one-man consulting firm, Roland Berger has grown forcefully and developed a sizable global footprint. The market leader in Germany and the only native European consultancy to boast an international presence, its...

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#10
SCORE 8.645
2022 Rank 13

EY-Parthenon

EY-Parthenon is a strategy consulting outfit with 9000+ professionals in 120+ office locations worldwide. EY-Parthenon professionals advise c-suite, business, and organizational leaders across multiple sectors, including consumer, advanced...

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