Hi all, I recently received offers at LEK and EY Parthenon at the entry level associate level and am looking to hear some of the pros and cons of both. I have enjoyed my consulting internships and am thinking I might stick with consulting for a while. In the case I don’t want to do consulting long term I’d probably look to exit to PE. Thoughts?

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I went through the same choice and went LEK, but honestly it was super close and I don’t think there’s a wrong choice. I went LEK because with Parthenon merging more into EY I was worried about brand dilution for exits, and for getting stuck on longer post merger integration projects. That being said, I did a lot of work comparing exits and historically both seem to place similarly into PE

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In the same situation as @C1, but chose EYP largely because of cultural fit, which should definitely be a factor in your decision especially if you're considering staying long term. Which firm had the people that you enjoyed speaking with more?
Exits to PE from both firms are pretty similar, some of the best you can get for a non-MBB.

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I would take EYP over LEK if it was me - I think being affiliated the EY network provides a strength LEK can’t match (alumni network being a major component).

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