Alvarez & Marsal reviews

Repeat after me. Do. Not. Work. Here. Politics flow more freely than Trump's combover. Expect to find clicky working groups, zero training whatsoever and frequent hiring of family members. Alvarez and Marsal aka Nepotism City - where immediate family of Managing Directors, Partners, Senior Directors and so on are working in the same department with you. What favoristism? If you love being publicly ridiculed by your managers this is your kind of place. If you want to burn out quicker than Vanilla Ice this is the perfect gig for you. Want grey hair at 30, anxiety or depression? Look no further then Alvarez and Marsal. Fun fact: Alvarez and Marsal has never made Forbes Best Places to Work List. Accenture has.

This is a second rate organisation. The clients are generally middle-market and mid-tier. The leadership (outside of restructuring) are generally B players. The staff are a mix, with some A players (usually former MBB but some Big Four), a thick layer of B players, and a surprising number of Cs and Ds. There is limited accountability and sub-optimal cross-practice coordination. The variability between practices is high. Restructuring, Private Equity Performance Improvement, Tax, and Disputes and Investigations are first rate. Valuation is also very strong. Insurance has some strong personalities and generally is a good practice. Financial Services is a disaster. Poor leadership, exceptionally poor accountability, and poor decision making are rife. Avoid the cyber team there at all costs, the MD is incompetent (he even misspelled the company's own name on promotional material!). Corporate Performance Improvement needs someone who knows corporate performance improvement to improve their corporate performance, but has some good people. Back office functions are sloppy and weak. Basic capabilities such as time entry and travel booking are Stone Age.