Best Firms to Work For

The consultants have spoken. And this, our eighth annual Best Firms to Work For list, is the result. Here, we reveal the very best consulting firms to…

In previous years, around 5,000 management consultants shared their opinions of their firms with us. The information was valuable and the competition stiff. But this year, it’s a whole new ball game: We heard from 9,000 professionals representing 190 firms. And each firm has a unique culture and model—as well as its own consultants willing to open up about what’s working and what’s not.

The magazine 2007 Best Firms to Work For is based on nearly 9,000 respondents from 190 firms. Surveys were completed during the summer of 2007. Participants were asked for basic demographic information, although it was not a disqualifier if a submitted entry did not contain this information.

The results of Best Firms to Work For survey reveal an overwhelming amount of detail about the kinds of demands talent can expect to make, and precisely how firms are acquiescing.

This year, 5,058 consultants from 32 consulting firms filled out our “Best Firms to Work For” survey online. On average, 152 consultants participated per firm. Questions from the survey were grouped into six different categories: compensation, work/life balance, career development, job experience, firm leadership and firm culture.

Having surveyed more than 5000 consultants, Consulting Magazine found several firms that were earning high praise from their toughest critics:  their own employees.