Altman Vilandrie & Company FAQ

AV&Co. will give you a lot of exposure to TMT with both corporate and investor clients. The work tends to be fast-paced and hypothesis-driven. Very proactive in giving feedback. Staffing, recruiting, HR, etc. have a great open door policy. Low travel means you have more direct contact with partners and other analysts and consultants. You will actually know the people you are working with and form close friendships with some of them. If you want to stay in consulting, AV doesn't limit you. You can get promoted from within even without an MBA as long as you show the skills necessary for the next level. If you want to move on though, the skillset you develop at AV will put you in a great position. Excellent place to start or continue your career.

AV&Co.'s value proposition to customers involves the deep TMT expertise of its staff. For new hires, it can take a bit of time to find your footing and ramp on cutting edge industries. Luckily the firm has a lot of training systems in place and a lot of mentorship across all levels of the organization, making this significantly easier than it first appears when you start.

Continue to invest in the young employees as the firm keeps growing!

close-knit community, low travel, no weekend work, less political than most other consulting firms

The company is bleeding in talent as more and more find themselves suitable for jobs in the tech industry with better pay and much less headache. With a close-knit culture, departure of revered employees drags down the morale, and prompts more to leave. The firm's failure in trying to fill their spots with new hires becomes a serious burden for remaining employees to "hold their hands" through tough projects - it's a downward spiral from there

Time to rethink who you're competing against in terms of talent acquisition. Banking and consulting used to be the two most popular entry industries among the top students, and it was a perfect balance with consulting being a bit less pay and a bit less intense. The time has changed now, as both have lost its attraction among the younger generation - with recruiters from tech industries relentlessly targeting your employees, how are you going to convince them to stay?

- Good mix of financial sponsor and corporate strategy work gives exposure to investment decision making and business strategy - Great team and very smart and motivated individuals - Impressive firm growth creates opportunity

- Hours are variable given client demands - Smaller firm means taking on larger and harder roles, sooner

- Keep trying to hire good people to get ahead of demand

Internship program was organized and thoughtful, with many opportunities to learn The employees are friendly and the company atmosphere is fun and welcoming Weekly happy hours are great and build office morale Compensation is good

Interns are not made to work the same hours as analysts, so it is hard to get a true sense of the actual hours worked by full-time analysts.