Do you value the average Rating of consultancies on Websites like glassdoor when it comes to chosing your next employer?

e.g. If
L.E.K. Consulting has 3.8 stars and Kearney 4.3 Stars, do you believe this reflects true insights into wlb, satisfaction, comp etc?

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Very difficult to boil a company down to a single number and compare only across one combined variable.

These websites can be a good indication, but not to be used as an absolute (especially glassdoor - huge sample bias)

Need to look at region/ office and practise/ team specific data points as this will have a much bigger impact on your experience. Best way to get this is from speaking to/networking with people.

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I did use them, but was less concerned about precise star rating and more interested in what the comments were, ratio of 5 to 1's, etc.

You can also split it by office / region as well, which is helpful.

Frankly, the comments (both on the pro and con sides) ended up being very accurate. It's better than just talking to a few people at a networking event and going off of that.

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Yes but I always take it with a grain of salt because firms can manipulate results. My friend's firm was able to make negative reviews disappear.

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Just read the reviews. I don't care that they have 3.4 vs 4.1 at a competitor... but I do care if the 1 star reviews are written by morons or if they have a point.

It depends.

If Kearney looks good, you can 💯 % rely on them.

But I’d not, they’re total BS, don’t waste your time.

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