10th Anniversary: The Best Firms to Work For

Since we launched our annual Best Firms to Work For ranking back in 2001, 33 different consulting firms have appeared on the list. But for the last seven years, only one firm has appeared at the very top of the list.

Bain & Company’s incredible run as our Best Firm to Work For began way back in 2003 and is still going strong. Only one firm, however—The Boston Consulting Group—has managed to appear on the list every single year. During that span, BCG has never ranked lower than fifth.

Over the years, the survey’s popularity and significance have grown. With survey responses topping 10,000, we’ve expanded the rankings twice—first to include Best Small Firms to Work For in 2008 and to 15 winners in each category in 2009.

2009

1. Bain & Company
2. McKinsey & Company
3. The Boston Consulting Group
4. North Highland
5. Booz Allen Hamilton
6. AlixPartners
7. ZS Associates
8. Accenture
9. Milliman
10. Deloitte Consulting
11. A.T. Kearney
12. Alvarez & Marsal
13. Towers Perrin
14. PricewaterhouseCoopers
15. Booz & Company

Best Small Firms To Work For, 2009

1. Impact Advisors
2. Stroud Consulting
3. Marshall-Teichert Group
4. Jabian Consulting
5. Centric Consulting
6. Censeo Consulting Group
7. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting
8. Plus Consulting
9. SkillStorm
10. Cumberland Consulting Group
11. Acquis Consulting Group
12. Walker
13. Infinitive
14. Caiman Consulting
15. West Monroe Partners

2008

1. Bain & Company
2. The Boston Consulting Group
3. North Highland
4. Point B
5. Booz & Company
6. Alvarez & Marsal
7. Milliman
8. A.T. Kearney
9. Monitor Group
10. Kurt Salmon Associates

Best Small Firms To Work For, 2008

1. Stroud Consulting
2. SEI
3. Centric Consulting
4. IntegrityOne Partners
5. Cumberland Consulting Group
6. MorganFranklin
7. Infinitive
8. FMI
9. Katzenbach Partners
10. Forsythe

2007

1. Bain & Company
2. The Boston Consulting Group
3. McKinsey & Company
4. North Highland
5. PRTM
6. Booz Allen Hamilton
7. Kurt Salmon Associates
8. Oliver Wyman
9. West Monroe Partners
10. Slalom Consulting

 2006

1. Bain & Company
2. McKinsey & Company
3. Point B
4. The Boston Consulting Group
5. Monitor Group
6. Kurt Salmon Associates
7. PRTM
8. Mercer Management Consulting/Mercer Oliver Wyman
9. Diamond Management & Technology Consultantsional
10. Huron Consulting Group

 2005

1. Bain & Company
2. Booz Allen Hamilton
3. The Boston Consulting Group
4. McKinsey & Company
5. Kurt Salmon Associates
6. PRTM
7. Mercer Oliver Wyman
8. Sapient
9. DiamondCluster International
10. Mercer Management Consulting

 2004

1. Bain & Company
2. McKinsey & Company
3. The Boston Consulting Group
4. >Booz Allen Hamilton
5. Kurt Salmon Associates
6. PRTM
7. Sapient
8. Milliman
9. Mercer Management Consulting
10. DiamondCluster International

 2003

1. Bain & Compan
2. McKinsey & Compnay
3. Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM)
4. Hewitt Associates
5. The Boston Consulting Group
6. Booz Allen Hamilton
7. Kurt Salmon Associates
8. Milliman USA
9. Mercer Management Consulting
10. Towers Perrin

 2002

1. Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM)
2. McKinsey & Company
3. Booz Allen Hamilton
4. The Boston Consulting Group
5. Monitor Group
6. Hewitt Associates
7. Watson Wyatt
8. Accenture
9. Deloitte Consulting
10. Mercer Management Consulting

2001

1. The Boston Consulting Group
2. McKinsey & Company
3. Accenture
4. Hewitt Associates
5. Sapient
6. First Consulting Group
7. PricewaterhouseCoopers
8. Deloitte Consulting
9. Andersen (formerly Arthur Andersen)
10. American Management Systems