Best Consulting Firm to work for - London

Hey guys, currently I’m a second-year applying for internships and I’ve received a couple of offers and I have a bit of trouble deciding between the firms. Could you let me know what your opinions are on the following firms' exit opportunities (30%), culture (W/L balance) (20%), type of project work (keener on strategy than implementation, also high impact work with cool clients)(30%) and industry specialities (20%), and then personal experiences (please specify if your experience is not London office).

BCG, Bain, EY Parthenon, Kearney, L.E.K, Marakon, McKinsey, OC&C, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, Simon Kucher, Strategy&

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Depending what industry you want to work in, if you wanna be a consultant through and through or if it’s a stepping stone for Pe or something else

 

agree that you should get some offers before asking for this level of specific detail. easier to get nuanced when youre just comparing 2-3 firms

that being said, it's generally true that MBB > LEK / EY-P / OC&C > Simon Kucher in London, I think

 

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