Mars & Co - Reputation? Work culture? Insights from competitors/employees?
I would deeply appreciate it if you could let me know about Mars & Co as a place of employment, its work culture and its reputation among competitors.
Mars & Co Anyalyst
Mars & Co is an international strategy consulting firm based in France and notoriously secretive.
User @HPrepa shares their view of Mars & Co:
- They are well regarded in France, however, they are quite small hence they do not hire a lot.
- Their business model is indeed unique: they are only serving one client per industry. They have a reputation for producing a highly quantitative work (I'm not sure, but I think that they hire a lot of people coming from engineering school).
- They only work from their office. My friend who works over there tells me that the work is very interesting and that the people are very friendly with each other.
- People are starting to wonder what will happen once the founder M. Mars will retire.
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User @wanna b mbb, 3rd year Analyst in Corporate Strategy explains why they decided not to accept an offer with them:
I interviewed and got an offer from them after undergrad. It seemed like a cool firm, but I ended up choosing Deloitte S&O instead. The reasons for my decision is below:
- Too much uncertainty. Mars IS secretive, this is part of their business model. I wasn't able to get a great feel for the type of work they do and for whom. I was also unsure of exit options. It sounded like they sent junior people into cool roles and top b-schools, but that was when they were trying to sell me and I had no way of knowing if those were the exception or the norm.
- Travel seems to be relatively rare at Mars & Co. They travel for big client meetings but are not on-site with the client M-Th. Felt like this would be a valuable experience early on in my career, and in hindsight it was. That said, the glamour of travel wears off quickly so longer term wound consider this a pro for Mars.
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- Would have had to live in Greenwich or Stamford or pay NYC rent and have a long commute.
Bottom line is that Mars might be a great place for a mid-career switch when you know exactly what you want for the longer term, but (for me at least), I am happy with the decision to start my career at a big shop like S&O, especially given that I likely have the option to move to a firm like Mars if I choose to later on.
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Bump !
http://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Mars-and-Co-Reviews-E109207.htm
Thanks for the link Simpleme ... I have an ID at Glassdoor but I've been told not to rely on reviews as most of the people who post there are disgruntled.
I interviewed there and they seem extremely nice! It definitely has a reputation as a top tier, exclusive consulting firm, though not all have weird it. I've seen it grouped with MBB, while clearly a different kind of firm due to size and overall strategy. They also don't appear to overwork to the extent of MBB.
thanks a ton!
If I remember correctly front their presentation on campus last year, their business model is unique among consulting firms. They only work with 1 client per industry. For example, if Pepsi is one of their clients, they won't take on as a client Coca-Cola or any other beverage company that competes directly with Pepsi.
Since they are french in origin, I'll offer a french take on this firm. They are well regarded in France, however, they are quite small hence they do not hire a lot. Their business model is indeed unique: they are only serving one client per industry. Their have a reputation for producing a highly quantitative work (I'm not sure, but I think that they hire a lot of people coming from engineering school). They only work from their office. My friend who works over there tells me that the work is very interesting, and that the people are very friendly with each other. People are starting to wonder what will happen once the founder M. Mars will retire.
Mars & Co. - Work? Reputation? (Originally Posted: 03/02/2016)
Recently interviewed with Mars & Co. and I am trying to find out some more information about it. They are pretty secretive about their work but I know they have a pretty spectacular list of Fortune 100 clients. Now I am trying to get a better idea of what sort of reputation they have in the industry, how their comp packages compare to competitor firms and where people end up going if they leave the company. Would love any information you guys have! Thanks!
I only have limited knowledge, but they have a reputation for being quant-heavy (e.g. extracting insights from data sets).
I interviewed and got an offer from them after undergrad. It seemed like a cool firm, but I ended up choosing Deloitte S&O instead. The reasons behind my decision is below, (including my assessment in hindsight), hope it helps.
Bottom line is that Mars might be a great place for a mid-career switch when you know exactly what you want for the longer term, but (for me at least), I am happy with the decision to start my career at a big shop like S&O, especially given that I likely have the option to move to a firm like Mars if I choose to later on.
Thank you for the feedback! I am coming from graduate school (advanced degree, non-MBA), so I am looking for something more stable with good exit ops (maybe lateral to a Big 4 like Deloitte S&O if it has better exit ops than Mars). The location definitely isn't ideal but I can work around that as long as the firm has a good reputation in the strategy consulting world and able to provide placement in to solid industry strategy/finance roles after working there.
Very secretive about their Twix factories....
Mars (the candy company) is notoriously secretive. Worked them a bit previously and the secrecy is completely bizarre and way overboard.
Have had a few friends who interned there during MBA with not so positive experiences - particularly related to firm leadership.
Would consider them the consulting version of an "elite boutique". Know someone that worked there and he was working on a project for Walmart. Known for being quant heavy.
I have heard they are an "elite boutique" also (and that they may have a few management issues). Any one have any ideas on how good their exit ops are compared to Big 4?
The stories of the management issues are true. Nonetheless the work there is stimulating and quant heavy. Their exit opps compared to STRATEGY groups of the Big 4 are similar in nature (eg. Corp Dev, Corp Strategy, M7 MBA) but the are hindered by large lack of brand recognition in the US, although I hear this is less of an issue in France.
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