November 12, 2017

Vault Best Boutique Consulting Firms

November 12, 2017/ Shauna C. Bryce

What It Is: This is a ranking of the best boutique consulting firms that are narrower in focus and smaller in size than the larger generalist firms.

Why It Matters To You: Not interested in working for a corporate behemoth, find the best small, mid-sized and specialist consulting firms to work for.

Considerations: All firms included had fewer than 750 consultants. The ranking is weighted as follows: 25% culture, 20% satisfaction, 20% work/life balance, 10% ability to challenge, 10% compensation, 10% outlook, and 5% promotion. It is important to note that prestige is not factored and factors were chosen based on the factors survey respondents claimed to value most.

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November 11, 2017

Vault Best Consulting Firms in Each Practice Area

November 11, 2017/ Shauna C. Bryce

What It Is: This ranking is a list of the top consulting firms in each practice area including defense, economic, energy, financial, health care, human resources, IT operations, IT strategy, management, operations, public sector, retail, and strategy.

Why It Matters To You: Consultants across the nation rate the top firms in their practice area.

Considerations: Consultants were allowed to vote for up to three firms as the best in each area, but could not vote for their own firm.

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November 10, 2017

Vault Best Consulting Firms to Work For

November 10, 2017/ Shauna C. Bryce

What It Is: This ranking is based on insider information from verified employees in the consulting industry and helps to build a picture of the firms consultants find the most amenable to a fulfilling, satisfying work experience.

Why It Matters To You: See which firms fare best on these individual rankings of key employment factors, ranging from benefits and compensation to diversity and firm culture.

Considerations: Survey respondents were asked to rate their own firms across a variety of factors that affect their daily working lives. It is important to note that firm rankings are based on the average rating assigned by their own consultants.

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November 05, 2017

Vault Consulting 50

November 05, 2017/ Shauna C. Bryce

What It Is: This ranking is a list of the best consulting firms to work for based on insider information from verified employees in the consulting industry.

Why It Matters To You: This ranking is compiled using a weighted formula that reflects the issues consulting professionals care most about, combining quality of life rankings with overall prestige.

Considerations: The weighted formula consists of 30 percent prestige, 15 percent satisfaction, 15 percent compensation, 10 percent firm culture, 10 percent work-life balance, 10 percent overall business outlook, 5 percent promotion policies, and 5 percent ability to challenge.

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November 04, 2017

Vault Most Prestigious Consulting Firms

November 04, 2017/ Shauna C. Bryce

What It Is: This ranking provides a who's who of consulting firms.

Why It Matters To You: Consultants rank the companies they consider to be the most prestigious in the industry.

Considerations: Survey respondents were asked to rate each consulting firm in the survey on a scale of 1 to 10 based on prestige. Consultants were unable to rate their own firm, and they were asked to rate only those firms with which they were familiar. It is important to note that prestige was the only metric considered, not revenue, size, or lifestyle.

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