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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
  • 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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2025 Best Consulting Firms for Work/Life Balance

#1
SCORE 10.000
2024 Rank 1

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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#2
SCORE 9.636
2024 Rank 2

ghSMART

For 30 years, ghSMART has been a trusted advisor to large private equity investors, as well as to CEOs and Boards of Fortune 500s and non-profits. Combining rigorous assessments with analytics, ghSMART supports its clients in building...

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#3
SCORE 9.214
2024 Rank 18

SciVida

SciVida is a boutique management consulting firm that focuses exclusively on life sciences. The company jetted onto the scene in 2021 and has achieved rapid success within the life sciences consulting space. Headquartered in Research Triangle...

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#4
SCORE 9.200
2024 Not Ranked

Potomac Point Group

Potomac Point Group is a boutique management consulting firm that specializes in services for the mortgage finance industry. The firm’s team members come from a wide range of professional backgrounds; some have joined the firm with a deep...

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#5
SCORE 9.181
2024 Rank 3

Eagle Hill Consulting

Billing itself as a "family-run, woman-owned company," Eagle Hill Consulting serves clients in sectors that span federal, state, and local government; public service; nonprofit; financial services; health and life sciences; and technology,...

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#6
SCORE 9.155
2024 Rank 12

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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#7
SCORE 9.126
2024 Rank 24

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

With 32,000 employees in more than 100 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...

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#8
SCORE 9.106
2024 Rank 9

Censeo Consulting Group

Censeo Consulting Group specializes in strategy and operations, with a specific focus on mission-driven organizations. The firm tries to break away from the traditional consulting model by using its own business model, one that is based on three...

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#9
SCORE 9.064
2024 Rank 4

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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#10
SCORE 9.000
2024 Not Ranked

Iberia Advisory

Iberia Advisory specializes in helping federal agencies address financial management challenges. Led by CEO Ryan Waguespack, a service-disabled veteran, the firm is dedicated to creating a lasting impact on its clients and its employees alike....

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