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    L.E.K. Consulting Reviews

    Updated 27 November 2018
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    • "Work life balance becomes an issue at times" (in 63 reviews)

    • "Long hours and high expectations" (in 75 reviews)

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    1. "Manager"

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      Current Employee - Manager in Mumbai
      Current Employee - Manager in Mumbai
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great people and global exposure.

      Cons

      Work life balance becomes an issue at times.

    2. Helpful (2)

      "Great consulting staff but HR has real problems"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Short cases = Fast growth, Partners and Managers are really effective

      Cons

      U.S. HR and allocations play favorites and can be extremely tedious and painful to work with

      Advice to Management

      Change people in HR and allocations

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    3. "Great but tiring experience"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at L.E.K. Consulting full-time

      Pros

      Exposure to smart people, interesting projects, challenging

      Cons

      Very long hours, not that well paid when taking into account the hours.

    4. "Associate"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at L.E.K. Consulting full-time

      Pros

      Really friendly people
      Lots of fun events planned throughout the year (Christmas Party, Halloween)

      Cons

      Long hours (but it's expected of consulting)
      Not as much travel as MBB

    5. "Consultant"

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      Current Employee - Senior Consultant
      Current Employee - Senior Consultant
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Steep learning curve prepares you to solve strategic business problems and manage talented, intelligent teams

      Interesting, impactful cases using traditional and novel market research and analytical tools

      Early and broad client exposure at the C level

      Cons

      Long hours and high expectations

      Advice to Management

      Be more transparent of the challenges and expectations of direct from MBA hires.

    6. "Exceeds expectations"

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      Current Employee - Associate in London, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Associate in London, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - Genuine strategy work across a diverse range of industries with household name companies
      - Reputation for producing some of the best Associates in the consulting industry
      - Great exposure to partners and senior management
      - Surrounded by extremely smart people.
      - Very steep learning curve with big focus on data&analytics.
      - Office medium sized, which allows you meet with most people in the office, incl. senior management. Allows you to have bi-monthly office events/outings.
      - Very friendly office culture. No arrogance and great sense of team-play.
      - London office located in Victoria, which is extremely convenient to access. No horror commutes.
      - International opportunities within first 2/3 years with SWAP programme
      - Very well paid
      - Fast growing company

      Cons

      - Long hours, but industry wide. If the work is interesting this can be okay.
      - Prestigious but not yet a big name outside consulting/financial circles.

      Advice to Management

      Strict working late protocols to be put in place. Allow Associates to plan their week in advance. There is little worse than uncertainty as regards your work/life balance.

    7. "Fast-paced, high intensity"

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      Current Employee - Associate Consultant in Seoul (South Korea)
      Current Employee - Associate Consultant in Seoul (South Korea)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at L.E.K. Consulting full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      High pay, work with smart people, challenging tasks

      Cons

      Long work-hours, little downtime and inefficient work process with little guidance

    8. Helpful (4)

      "Would not recommend"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Tokyo (Japan)
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Tokyo (Japan)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at L.E.K. Consulting full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - English based environment
      - Low travel compared to other consulting firms
      - Well located office (between two stations)
      - Good at Life Sciences / Pharma

      Cons

      Many, many things could be improved at the office. Other reviews of the office accurately describe the major issues, including:

      - Ineffective and petty HR function that provides no check on office behavior
      - Low salary compared to industry
      - Four year track to post-MBA level, slower than industry standards
      - Toxic culture with high turnover of junior employees (esp. recent years)

      Highly recommend pursuing other opportunities than LEK Tokyo.

    9. "XX"

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      Current Employee - Summer Associate in Boston, MA (US)
      Current Employee - Summer Associate in Boston, MA (US)
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at L.E.K. Consulting (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - good salary
      -industry exposure
      -constant review
      -no travel

      Cons

      -high burn
      -not a ton of responsibility early
      - primary research heavy

    10. "lek part-time"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at L.E.K. Consulting part-time

      Pros

      overall, the team was really nice

      Cons

      but the hours were not so good. very rare work-life balance.