FTI Consulting vs. Navigant Consulting

Anybody have experience or know someone who has/have worked at either of these two firms? Currently looking into decisions for full time and would like as much input as possible. planning on bschool later on so im not sure if either has an advantage in that area. currently leaning towards FTI but would love your 2 cents.

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FTI..hands down.

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haha well there seems to be a consensus at least on the boards. thanks for the input you all. also just wondering if any of you how consulting salaries in general have been impacted in this market? i had thought 60 was pretty much the norm but everything has been significantly less.

 

What specific practice area are you interviewing for at Navigant and FTI?

Anyways, I agree. Hands down FTI. I'm a fan of FTI. I know folks from Navigant in their Chicago, Los Angeles, NY office. FTI has the better reputation. Many Navigant folks don't last long. They just have a bad corporate culture. Also, their pay and bonus are nothing to brag about.

 

interesting, thanks for your input. as for the groups, with navigant it was disputes and investigations while FTI's was their corpfin restructuring practice (probably more suited to my background and future interests)

 

Absolutely FTI then... You would be completely bored out of your mind at Navigant's dispute resolution team! Scut level work for scut level pay.

 

Well thanks for the input everyone, finally decided to go with FTI. Should be an exciting field next couple years (corpfin-restructuring) and comp package was much better by far (wish there was a stock pp though). Now time to look into GMATS! =(

 

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