Londoners in Consulting

Anyone transitioned from consulting to PE willing to give advice for interviews and life in the industry please leave a note! Ideally mid-market.

Hello, does anyone have experience with the background check process at Amex? I’m feeling anxious and wondering how long it usually takes. My previous title was Credit Risk Analyst Officer, but on my … more

Anyone know what the AD interview process is like at Deloitte for people who have been referred in?

Posting this here as the PwC bowl keeps getting deleted.

Does anyone know if you get promoted mid year, whether the bonus payout in the summer is prorated to just

- 6 months in your new role (ignoring the time in your old ro… more

Think there could be a good chance we are all wasting our time in this industry while you can just get rich investing in property with 25% ROE

Has anyone heard of Gate One? It's a digital consulting firm, owned by Havas (big ad firm).

Would be interested to know more about the culture, pay, progression and reputation.

Messed up hard on an apps migration as lead. Missed out 3 whole apps by overlooking thinking they were migrated. What can I do? Gonna get fired

Is Roland Berger a good potential move?

I’m currently an SC with 5 years experience and interviewing at RB, for an SC role. It would be within their Regulated Utilities practice which aligns with my interests in Energy & … more

For those at PwC UK - how many L&D days do we get per year?

Any idea on what the hierarchal ranks are for EY-P Strategy in London? E.g., starting analyst then consultant etc..

Honestly, who here still cares about the whole WLB line? I’m tired of managers acting like we should be grateful because supposedly we work fewer hours than people in other countries.

If it’s 2050, I’m… more

People who have moved from Consulting to Industry, how have you found the move ? Any regrets ?

I had a first interview, and being put through to the next round.

The job role didn't have a salary range, and based on some research, I said I was looking for 80k. Turns out that was the bottom of the range,… more

It is 1335 and my client’s AC is starting to lose the battle. Getting pretty moist in this office 😓

Does anyone have insights into the total comp structure for a Senior Consultant and Manager at Cairneagle?

What kind of salary can an experienced hire be expecting at EY-Parthenon Strategy as an Assistant Director with 5-6 YOE?

Does anyone have any insight on Simon Kucher at partner level (comp, culture, WLB)?

I’ve not seen a salary/bonus thread for Deloitte this year. How’d people get on?

Are we ready for more taxes? Apparently there will be a 22% tax on stock and share ISA next April…

I guess we need to generate more taxes so that we could pay for more benefits!

I was working as a strategy consultant, largely in life sciences, for 2 years up until January. Looking to go into M&A CDD roles (open to sectors, but my background is in life sciences), and I hav… more

Is moving to London for a Big 4 opportunity worth it despite the high taxes and cost of living?

Currently at B4 doing technical roles on projects (cross-industry and mainly data / solution architecture), but unlikely to move up due to not being very sales oriented. Have become more of a generali… more

As a consultant (3 YOE) is it normal to find majority of my colleagues incompetent / lacking basic common sense? Is it a sign I am I in the wrong firm / profession? I really don't mean to be arrog… more

Hey, for some reason I’ve been kicked out of the Deloitte uk bowl so will ask here…
I’m contemplating moving op units. How should I approach this so that I don’t burn any bridges? The op unit I’d potentially… more

I recently took a sabbatical and now looking for a new M-level role in a digital/ product arm of a consultancy (i.e. EY Studio) or a boutique.

I've got 7 years of experience from Accenture Song and a product … more

Anyone part of PWC Risk? Talking to a recruiter but also seeing the news regarding the merger with Consulting. Is it a dangerous time to join?

Currently considering an opportunity at Partners in Performance (recently acquired by Accenture) and would genuinely love to hear from anyone who has worked there recently or knows the firm well.

Would be really interested to hear honest… more

Hot take: Unless you are in MBB or select tier 2, I don’t think consulting in London is worth doing long term. Every other tier (Big 4, specialist, or tier 3) is only fair to do a few years before exiting to a brand name in … more

I’ve done the classic path of consulting to fintech generalist (Strategy & Ops, Corp Strategy, etc.), and really all I’ve learnt is that I should have specialised at uni (finance, engineering, law)

Now it’s … more

Currently Manager at boutique FS consulting firm. Struggling to make lateral move to a bigger name T2 firm in FS strategy/growth consulting, struggling with thin number openings and difficulty in conv… more

Hello I am applying for a project consultant analyst role at @pa consulting I was just wondering if anyone had view on what the technical interview entails? Also on pay band @paconsulting

For those who work at Deloitte Leeds/ UK, I didn’t realise I didn’t have my timesheet on swift accurate and the client got billed incorrectly, I’m now worried it will lead to a disciplinary or affect … more