What is PA Consulting known for in the UK/Europe?

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They are huge in public sector in UK. I think only Deloitte do more public sector work (although it is hard to count as some is classified).
I think they are a nice firm. Nice people and, at least when I was last there, had a great balance between being big enough to do large deals but small enough that everyone felt like they were part of the same unit.
I left because I wanted to do more private sector work and they aren’t as big in that space. But if you want to do government, police, healthcare, military, anything public: PA is a solid bet.

Link to spending on consultants: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48547813

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Operating in the policing space and some central work. Recently in life sciences. Decent firm I reckon

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Known for being not very good at anything. Though cheap. If they were a watch they’d be a timex with a drained battery

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Lol that is not true

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Know a Associate Partner from my firm who was let go and ended up there - most toxic person I've ever worked with

My perception was „public“. They wanted to hire me about a year ago. Closed down in Germany a few months later

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