Simon-Kucher & Partners

Not entirely sure if I am breaking any rules here, but can I get a referral for a Life Science intern position in the London office? Sorry if this is not the right place!

SKP holding recruitment information sessions at b-schools.
Can someone add any insight if the firm is hiring for FT roles from MBA?
Had heard that SKP will be retaining interns, but want to hear your th… more

Hey SKP, do you still have a hiring freeze on MBA recruitment?
Background - MBA’24 in strategy & pricing . 9 YOE in business analytics/data science

Can anyone share the MBA manager total comp at SKP for New York office?

Hi All, I was recently selected for a first round MBA internship interview at SKP in North America (US). It’s a case interview with the manager but the full process has not been shared with me. Can so… more

I did my first case interview yesterday, and I have a second one upcoming next week. Can I expect something to change or it is random? My first case was a consumer products market sizing, I assume the… more

Happy bonus day in the US!

For anyone who is interested, yes there were pay increases across the board for the US. And yes, they were significant.

What is the Digital practice like at Simon Kucher? Interviewing for a manager role, would love some insights . TIA

Now the project travel is back, what hotels do you topically try to book for project trips?

The recent trend of experienced folks leaving continues in NA. I hear 2-3 others will also leave in the next few weeks. Even compared to consulting the attrition rate feels really high. Does this not … more

How many hours is everyone work weekly rn?

Senior consultants, what do y’all make for base and EOY bonuses?

Thoughts on which verticals to request to work with in staffing preferences? (For NA division). Would be interested in thoughts on project types, clients, partners and/or PMs

Has anyone had an FPD week? Do you just basically do nothing all day or do you get crushed with BD work?

Town hall 🧵

Can we make this bowl private? ie SKP only like all the other company bowls.

Prefer not to air our dirty laundry for all to see :)

How come occasionally the LS division is talked about separately from the other divisions at SKP? E.g., I’ll see people talk about the WLB in LS differently than the WLB in NA. Are there any downsides… more

Does anyone else in NA feel like our growth strategy is strange? From what I’ve seen, the failure rate for experienced senior hires (D+) in consulting is pretty high (>50%) and it feels like we’re going all in… more

Considering making the move over, currently a CO with 3-4 YOE at a boutique. Currently making $97k base with bonus of 8-12%, but pretty good WLB.

This is my first offer (haven't really been applying muc… more

I joined a few months back and have been seeing a ton of attrition. Even in project teams you get the feeling that the experienced folks are mentally burned out and ready to jump ship. Has this always been the ca… more

From our past trends, how does exit opportunities differ between SMs and Directors? Can you make better exits at the Director level?
Really need to evaluate the benefit of staying a year longer to push… more

World Meeting location announced for Madrid!

Anybody else getting absolutely bodied by long hrs these days? Feeling like I'm working till 11PM + every night since the new year

I have an interview coming up with SKP, entry level. Im graduating MSc Engineering in a few months in Skandinavia. What can I expect in terms of salary?

Where is everyone in R3 going? And why?

Did everybody else forget they had options because I ‘sho did

I know bases are low for our firm compared to peers, is our bonus generally higher though?

I’m thinking of doing a rotation from Europe to San Francisco in the SIM practice.

Are the projects fun?

How is the work life balance?

Do you have a good office culture? Is everyone a colleague or do you… more

If Meta ppl are called Metamates, how shall we refer to ourselves? Simonites?

What does the work/life balance look like for a mid-level consultant? 50-60 hours per week?

Do you think we will ever rebrand to SKP or always continue to Simon-Kucher & Partners? Recent trend of a lot firms shortening their name combined with the fact people always misspeak our name mak… more

Does the 401k matching ever go up or is it always at 3% max?

Guesses on specific location for World Meeting?