L.E.K. Consulting Reviews
Updated 13 Jan 2020
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Stuart Jackson
176 Ratings
Pros
"Great people - especially at the associate level" (in 27 reviews)
"Steep learning curve with responsibilities from day 1" (in 25 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours, working over 60 hours per week" (in 90 reviews)
"Poor culture, lack of office camaraderie; poor work/life balance and needs to encourage 21st ways of working like flexible hours / remote working" (in 78 reviews)
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I have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time
Pros
Very good culture and great pay
Cons
No cons that I can think of
L.E.K. Consulting2020-01-13"Associate"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good working environment Nice location
Cons
Less salary Perks received are less
L.E.K. Consulting2019-08-26"Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great people and global exposure.
Cons
Work life balance becomes an issue at times.
L.E.K. Consulting2018-08-26"Overall a good firm in a tough industry with some areas to work on"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good managerial experience earlier than other Strategy Consulting firms; home-office way of working so less travel; more strategy-focussed work than competitors
Cons
Poor culture, lack of office camaraderie; poor work/life balance and needs to encourage 21st ways of working like flexible hours / remote working
L.E.K. Consulting2020-01-13"Great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time
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Extremely collaborative, communicative, and fun environment to start a career
Cons
60+ hours per week on average
L.E.K. Consulting2020-01-06"Great Place to learn and have fun while work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at L.E.K. Consulting part-time for less than a year
Pros
Always open for improvements Fun Team Great support from Management
Cons
Small company, not the financial power to pay the big salaries.
Advice to Management
Continue just like you do!
L.E.K. Consulting2019-12-29"Nice people, Interesting work, long hours"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time for more than a year
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Broadly interesting work Nice, intelligent co workers Great team environment, very little if any politics going on You're seen as very employable
Cons
Hours - eventually it will break you, or you're one of those people who make it to partner
L.E.K. Consulting2019-12-21"Grind and learn a lot"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time for more than a year
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Frequency of projects means you are constantly wading into new markets and learning something new Similarity of projects makes for a structured skillset and learning experience Great PE exposure if you're into that
Cons
Tough work life balance, leadership disappoints at times
Advice to Management
Know when to stop pushing for more revenue and consider impact on your people
L.E.K. Consulting2019-12-20"Great culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at L.E.K. Consulting full-time for less than a year
Pros
nice people in the chicago office, sense of community
Cons
long-ish hours, entry-level work is mostly sourcing industry experts
L.E.K. Consulting2019-12-20"analyst"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at L.E.K. Consulting full-time
Pros
good culture; good learning and exposure
Cons
relativly long hours, but culture is good
L.E.K. Consulting2019-12-14
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