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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 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.

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

  • Benefits
  • Compensation
  • Diversity
  • Firm Culture
  • Firm Leadership
  • Formal Training
  • Health & Wellness
  • Hours in the Office
  • Informal Training
  • Innovation
  • Interaction with Clients
  • Internal Mobility
  • International Opportunities
  • Level of Challenge
  • Overall Business Outlook
  • Promotion Policies
  • Relationships with Supervisors
  • Satisfaction
  • Selectivity
  • Work/Life Balance

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

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2024 Best Consulting Firms for Innovation

#1
SCORE 9.657
2023 Rank 1

DeciBio Consulting, LLC

As a boutique strategy consulting firm focusing on the life science industry, DeciBio's mission is to provide strategic insights that accelerate the development, adoption, and accessibility of precision medicine. Headquartered in Los Angeles,...

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#2
SCORE 9.306
2023 Rank 5

Putnam

Putnam, an Inizio Advisory company, is a leading scientific and strategic consulting partner that helps the global life science community make confident decisions, build value, and bring life-changing innovations to clinicians and patients. For...

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#3
SCORE 9.256
2023 Rank 2

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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#4
SCORE 9.174
2023 Rank 8

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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#5
SCORE 9.172
2023 Rank 14

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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#6
SCORE 9.111
2023 Rank 4

Publicis Sapient

Publicis Sapient is a digital business transformation company helping established organizations get to their digitally-enabled futures, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. The firm serves clients in the following...

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#7
SCORE 9.057
2023 Rank 9

LeapPoint

LeapPoint was founded in 2006 by industry experts who wanted to have more flexibility in the products and services provided to customers, as well as the agility to meet their most critical business needs. The company strategizes, streamlines,...

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#8
SCORE 8.958
2023 Not Ranked

Aminad Consulting

Aminad is a boutique management consulting firm dedicated to generating realistic and implementable change. The firm is focused on strategy, predominately within supply chain and operations. Aminad works with federal agencies, with a specific...

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#9
SCORE 8.936
2023 Rank 22

BPM LLP

Headquartered in the Bay Area, BPM Advisory is a practice area within BPM, a top-50 ranked professional services outfit specializing in Advisory, Assurance, and Tax. BPM’s Advisory team provides services related to business transformation,...

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#10
SCORE 8.909
2023 Rank 23

Applied Value Consulting

Applied Value Consulting was founded in 1997 by Bruce Grant and Jan Stenbeck as an action-oriented management consultancy focused on enhancing clients’ financial value and delivering lean, expedient growth solutions. Established on a combination...

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