Pros
*The client work is ambitious and meaningful. Answering some of the most genuinely interesting questions in strategy consulting *The learning curve is steep due to broad range of project types and industries. Huge variation in the types of work *Everyone gets exposure to senior clients from day 1, something not common in other consultancies. This forces you to build your gravitas and ability to influence very quickly *The team are super smart, and the culture / work encourages you to indulge curiosity and intellectual challenge *Emerging opportunities for new learning experiences such as Chief-of-staff secondments into start-ups or supported entrepreneurial leave to allow you to work on your own start-up idea *High bonuses (performance driven)
Cons
*High uncertainty environment can be stressful, especially when working on venture build projects *The formal L&D is not as structured as you get in a large consultancy, though there are plans to invest heavily in this as part of Accenture *Common to most consulting jobs, it can be very frustrating when you don't see any impact from your work