Great opportunity to start your career and establish a network
Pros
Very talented and intelligent employees Great pay and benefits Excellent exposure to clients and industries and opportunity very early on to be put in impressive situations Nice office events and retreats
Cons
Diversity is okay but depends on what "type" of diversity you are looking for - not very diverse in terms of background with everyone coming from the same set of schools and privileged backgrounds - racial diversity is low particularly for among African-American and Hispanic/Latino cohorts Experience seems highly correlated with staffing opportunities and luck - if staffing doesn't put you in optimal situations off-the-bat it's an uphill battle from the start - surprisingly there are a significant number of managers (project leaders and principals who are not nice people) and usually the people who leave at that level are actually the individuals you'd want to work with - if business needs do not align with you interests, very likely you will get staffed on cases not in the industry or functional area in which you want to gain experience Personally found it hard to find true and trustworthy mentors