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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 Overall Business Outlook

#1
SCORE 9.909
2022 Rank 4

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 9.726
2022 Rank 3

The Bridgespan Group

Co-founder and managing partner of The Bridgespan Group, Jeffrey L. Bradach left his post at Harvard Business School’s Organizational Behavior and Social Enterprise Initiative department, where he was a professor, to start the firm. Bradach is...

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#3
SCORE 9.645
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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#4
SCORE 9.631
2022 Rank 7

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 9.591
2022 Not Ranked

Analysis Group

Analysis Group provides expertise in economics, finance, health care analytics, and strategy to top law firms, Fortune Global 500 companies, global health care corporations, and government agencies. Much of the firm’s work is grounded in...

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#6
SCORE 9.576
2022 Rank 17

The Keystone Group

With offices in Atlanta, Chicago and L.A., The Keystone Group provides services related to growth strategy, operational improvement, turnaround, and M&A, across a wide range of industries. Small wonder, then, that its tagline is “making a...

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#7
SCORE 9.537
2022 Not Ranked

TriVista

TriVista provides advisory services with a focus on operations, supply chain, ESG, digital and technology, and executive recruiting. The firm serves companies in two main ways: with transaction advisory services for private equity firms and...

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#8
SCORE 9.514
2022 Rank 11

DeciBio Consulting, LLC

DeciBio Consulting is 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.  ...

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#9
SCORE 9.470
2022 Not Ranked

The Chartis Group

Chartis’ mission is to materially improve healthcare in the world. The insights and services it provides support healthcare organizations in sustaining their missions and improving the affordability, access, and effectiveness of patient care. At...

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#10
SCORE 9.466
2022 Rank 6

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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