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LEK is a due diligence grind house. My friends are always at the office from 8-9 to 2AM for weeks at a time. Their 'local' ish model doesn't matter when you are working banking hours. I honestly couldn't put up with banking hours for non banking pay. I've had to pull an all nighter or two at EY, but it's usually for a demo, huge presentation or go live and after that I take the Friday off to sleep. Not gonna happen at LEK.
No. I don't see how consulting position with ACN is not superior to entry position at LEK. Wouldn't take it if I were you.
If you want strategy, this is an "in" to strategy. Other options are
1. internal transfer which is not easy
2. Top MBA program - still no guarantee as the MBBs will tell you about their peers that didn't get offers
3. Network - still an uphill battle
If strategy is your primary objective, I would jump on this and not think twice. You'll get promoted before you know it. Good luck!
BA1 doesn't know what he's talking about. Saying OW and ATK are like LEK is like saying Deloitte S&O is equal to Capgemini.
LEK isn't prestigious, they're just a larger boutique that has a strategy niche not unlike Kurt Salmon.
OP KPMG summarized it perfectly. I would say push to network into ACN Strategy. You've proved yourself with a promotion.
You know LEK doesn't travel too right? Won't you miss the points?
Agreed with M1
Why not try moving to ACN Strategy?
Going back to entry level means having to do bitch work all over again before you earn your stripes again.
@OP the entry level position is at least 3.5 years from consultant. 4 years is average. If ACN strategy is an option, look closely at the project types of both firms. Strategy is a blanket term that consultants will apply to anything. Evaluate the project mix at both firms against your goals and forget the buzz words.
Ok, then I have to pass - have a couple of friends wo are in strat at ACN; don't know what's the difference between the two...
Yes do it if the work at Accenture doesn't interest you.
LEK is niche and might position you for a different career path. That being said, I haven't heard great things about culture and life style.
How fast do the promote?
I say leverage the LEK offer to get into acn strategy. But be ready to walk if acn strategy don't have you. If you want to do that kind of work, I think it's worth a small step back early in your career
I'd take it, Grind for a year and get great exposure to the constant strategy work there, build that into the resume and try to come back to acn strategy the next year
You won't get an internal transfer to ACN Strategy.
Congratulations
I do mostly tech implementations though and LEK would be strategy work
Interested at how the 2 mbb inputs place a consulting opportunity better at acn over LEK. I thought the lek was a very prestigious pure consulting firm?
Not just against acn. I thought LEK was considered with the likes of ow and atk just more pe/finance related