Pros
- Growing company in a field of high (and increasing) demand - Job security - Remote work (based on client preferences, varies) - Gain experience in financial services/crimes advisory at a reputable firm - Great ongoing training programs - Actively hires entry-level candidates regardless of field of study - Interesting work that is better than most people's responses to "what do you do for a living?" - Solid benefits - Biyearly performance reviews give opportunity for potential promotions (though small) based on supervisors and if you exceed expectations
Cons
- Difficult to find opportunities outside of financial crimes advisory if you're looking for a career change (especially at entry-level) - Intense, demanding workload - Continuous feeling of "burnout" due to long hours, no overtime, lofty client expectations without opportunities for feedback, etc. - Feeling of despair, low employee value, and "running the rat race" without proper compensation/recognition - High turnover (even among C-Level executives) - Limited performance/merit-based incentives for lower-level (Associate Analyst I & II) employees - Feeling of disconnect between employees and executives (take this with a grain of salt due to Covid and Work From Home) - Low pay when compared to industry salaries (banks and financial services consultants) - Company is experiencing rapid growth, however, employees do not reap any benefits - Required training that cannot effect client production expectations - Miserable, cold, boiler plate corporate culture - Little opportunities for employee feedback - Stifles creativity and work bleeds into evenings and personal life due to intensity and client expectations - Increased responsibility without title change or compensation increase - Little communication between execs/managers and analysts