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Re: "Top Tier" Consulting Firms versus DT, E&Y, etc
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14 Jan 2010, 07:15
I worked in Big 4 consulting before attending bschool, and I can tell you that "top Tier" consulting firms are nothing like the second tier consulting firms like Big 4 consulting firms or Accenture, etc. The quality of work, type of assignment, quality of clients, compensation & benefits, networking, and post-consulting opportunities are all significantly different (better) at top tier firms.
Life as a consultant kinda sucks, no matter where you work. You will travel a lot and you will have no such thing as life/work balance. However, at least if you put in few years at top firms, it will pretty much open many doors for you and headhunters will contact you for very lucrative opportunities (not to mention countless of contacts and networks). Same can not be said for second tier firms.