APT Business Consultant Review (Aug 2016) - Business Consultant Mastercard Employee Review

4.0
10 Aug 2016
Recommend
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Pros

APT presents an incredible number of growth opportunities for recent college graduates, as the Business Consultant role presents you with a lot of responsibility across a broad array of tasks. Depending on the clients priorities and the project, you may work a lot with data (the company teaches you SQL), lead an analysis on the impact of store cannibalization within the APT software, conduct business interviews with your client, travel to your client site for presentations, help engineers develop new or existing products, or run in-person training sessions. Not only are your responsibilities diverse, however you also have the opportunity to work on different clients from different verticals, which gives you exposure to a broad variety of industries and their application of data analytics. The company really prides itself in taking care of its employees, too. There's a game room with foosball, game consoles, table tennis, etc, in addition to a TON of free food.

Cons

The main con of work at APT is that the hours can be demanding. Typically, most APT employees work a minimum of 50 hours per week. However, most weeks a first year or second year Business Consultant work 60+ hours per week. That said, this is due in large part to the growth of the company. There are simply too many clients and projects, with too few people to be sufficiently staffed across all teams.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Mastercard does a great job fostering an inclusive and supportive environment. There are genuinely good people throughout the organization, and leadership often invests in employee engagement through events, recognition, and culture-building initiatives. I enjoyed many of the relationships I built while working there, and there are teams that truly care about collaboration and supporting one another.

Cons

Compensation at the director level did not feel competitive compared to the level of responsibility expected. Career advancement can also be extremely challenging due to how top-heavy the organization is with senior leadership roles. There are a large number of Senior Vice Presidents, sometimes without clear scope or experience aligned to the title, which creates limited room for high-performing employees to grow. At times, it felt like senior leaders were being hired primarily to manage or communicate with other senior leaders, rather than drive meaningful operational impact. In product and go-to-market roles especially, priorities are often heavily driven by funding decisions. It can be frustrating when projects suddenly shift in importance or remain underfunded for long periods of time while awaiting senior leadership review. This sometimes leaves highly talented employees in limbo, unable to move initiatives forward despite strong momentum or market opportunity. The organization can also be very comfortable with the status quo, which creates a slower pace that many employees seem accustomed to. For people who are highly motivated and eager to drive change, it can feel difficult to navigate the number of roadblocks and layers of approval required to move initiatives forward.

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