A. T. Kearney Associate
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on 3/26/12 at 1:13pm
Got an offer from A.T. Kearney Associate. Any thoughts on ATK?





did you have to do a case on
did you have to do a case on a white board in front of 2-3 ATK people?
and to answer your question -
and to answer your question - my only insight is good people/international (diverse) office
yes, had a case presentation
yes, had a case presentation ....
any more info guys?
any more info guys?
erm... i always thought
erm... i always thought Deloitte's strategy practice was more "prestigious"... just below MBB. my source? vault rankings and people on this website.
http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/rankings/indiv...
what is your ultimate goal? is ATK paying you more? are you trying to go to b-school afterwards (sorry... not sure if "associate" is post-bschool role in MC)?
Money Never Sleeps? More like Money Never SUCKS amirite?!?!?!?
Goal is not MBA, associate is
Goal is not MBA, associate is a post MBA role. Trying to assess the value/brand of ATK and exit opportunities if I decide to quit in future.
mbb or bust
mbb or bust
FWIW, I know plenty of people
FWIW, I know plenty of people who've made the jump from ATK to my MBB in the last year or two.
While they're both on the same tier, I think ATK and Deloitte have different sorts of strengths...ATK is really good (or at least has the reputation of being really good) at procurement and supply chain type work (think sourcing, network optimization). I frankly don't know what Deloitte's good at, I just think of them as "not as good at MBB or an elite boutique" but with nothing to hang their hat on.
If you're into ATK's specialities, then it might be a good move (but definitely validate w/ other sources)
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Appreciate your responses so
Appreciate your responses so far ...
How does ATK stack up against MBB, in terms of brand and quality of consultants?
I've always considered the
I've always considered the elite boutiques (Parthenon, LEK, Oliver Wyman, AT Kearney, etc.) to be slightly higher in terms of prestige, selectivity, and exit opportunities than Deloitte S&O. Not significantly higher, but still higher.
However, this could just be b/c Deloitte's other branches may be diluting the branding of its S&O practice.
Thanks chickenbiscuits ...
Thanks chickenbiscuits ...
You're kind of getting ahead
You're kind of getting ahead of yourself if you're thinking of ATK exit ops right before you even officially start at ATK.
ATK is great. I know people in the industry that work with them and who work there, and I've heard only great things. On firmsconsulting, they go over how FIRMS view each other in terms of prestige (they rank this by competitiveness of new business competition) and McKinsey actually rates ATK almost at the same level as Bain/BCG.
Who cares what a bunch of people on this site say about prestige? 95% of the world won't know any consulting firm except McKinsey and Bain (as evil).
What matters is B-school admission statistics, which you can get from ATK themselves.
Case closed.
Just my .02
From what I've gathered(just
From what I've gathered(just from hours of web browsing and discussion etc.) it's a prestigious firm known for operations work. If you don't have another offer, then the discussion is moot beyond the point that you are in a good place especially considering that I know a lot of people falling flat on recruitment in general this year and last year even though theyre extremely qualified (BBs and consulting). So unless you have a plan to compare it to, just know youre in a great place. What are your other options if you have any?
Xepa wrote: Who cares what a
Who cares what a bunch of people on this site say about prestige? 95% of the world won't know any consulting firm except McKinsey and Bain (as evil).
Who cares about the 95% though?
Rich enough to have your own jet. ... A player. Or nothing
agreed with Xepas and
agreed with Xepas and chickenbiscuits posts
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@Xepa - great comments ...I
You can dig into the
Operations consulting isn't
I think Ops Consulting would
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Great information guys,
accepted ATK!
Congrats! I'm sure you'll