Huron Consulting Group reviews

Analysts not valued for the utilization and work that they put in. No collaboration across practices, despite that being a "value" that was introduced last year. Compensation is woefully under industry average for consultants who put in the same number of hours and produce similar work. Oftentimes feel like another replaceable cog in a machine, and no matter how much value you add to your team or practice, they don't make exceptions for exceptional people to move up even if all levels of leadership agree that you are performing above your current level. Professional development and the committees who decide your compensation/promotion are very opaque processes.

Biggest has to be the travel, but that comes with the territory of being a consultant. We have gotten much better about allowing folks to have more flexible travel schedules in recent years, though, and you do tend to start being able to control your schedule better once you’re at the director level and above, but the typical M-Th travel can be tough. You have to just see it as a perk and treat yourself to some fun trips with all the points and miles you’ll have. Outside of that, we’ve certainly had the same kind of problems come up over the years that any firm could expect (times where we’ve needed to adapt to the market, new policies that didn’t go smoothly, etc.), but I’ve always felt like I’ve been able to help solve those problems, even when I was fairly junior. I think that’s what makes the lows feel not so low and has been why I’ve decided to stay and make a long career here.