Is Kearney a good company to work for?

Kearney has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,983 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Kearney to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Kearney have been left by employees working as Partner , Principal and Consultant .

Does Kearney pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kearney employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kearney. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kearney?

67% of Kearney employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kearney 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kearney?

Associate (422) , Business Analyst (322) , Manager (244) , Senior Business Analyst (236) , Consultant (132) , Principal (78) , Research Analyst (56) , Intern (55) , Research Assistant (46) , Senior Consultant (37) , Analyst (31) , Business Analyst Intern (30) , Partner (29) , Senior Analyst (26) , Summer Associate (25)

What are the pros of working at Kearney according to real employee reviews?

"most people are great) + opportunity to work on intellectually stimulating business challenges with some of the best minds around" ((in 320 reviews)); "Culture is great and fun!" ((in 280 reviews)); "Great peers and colleagues" ((in 123 reviews)); "good salary and starting point to lauch career" ((in 83 reviews)); "Good pay compared to market with good benefits" ((in 64 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kearney according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance at all" ((in 254 reviews)); "Long hours which is okay when your young but gets increasingly hard when you get older." ((in 214 reviews)); "Late working hours (sometimes)" ((in 151 reviews)); "Poor leadership and clarity over its direction and how it intends to progress" ((in 45 reviews)); "Poor management (one of the worst I've ever had)" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kearney layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Kearney layoffs and their outlook for job security at Kearney in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Kearney locations?

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Kearney reviews

3.9

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,230 total reviews)

Bob Willen

60% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

Kearney has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,230 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kearney employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

1.0

Nov 21, 2009

Tiered system of Management Consulting and Procurement Solutions groups provides unfair compensation/career advancement

Sourcing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Cutting edge in the area of Strategic Sourcing -High caliber/intelligent colleagues -Great learning experience -Top notch list of clients

Cons

-Tiered salary structure (Procurement Solution starting salaries are approximately 30% less than Management Consulting group, despite both groups mainly doing Sourcing work) -Limited advancement opportunities for Procurement Solutions - Only one PS consultant has EVER made it to partner -Second class citizen feeling - Hierarchy leads to PS group being looked at as "ugly step sitter" -Poor project leadership - While there are exceptions, most project managers/principals are jerks and more focused on pleasing the client than on getting along with lower level consultants; no 360 degree review system -Very political - Getting ahead requires kissing butt -Good deck writing often used to mask incompetence/lack of subject matter expertise

5.0

Nov 16, 2009

Great place to work

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super rewarding job. I was always learning and being stretched. It provides a fantastic base coming out of an MBA program. Best job experience I've ever had!

Cons

Very demanding job overall - long hours and lots of travel. Not particularly conducive to family life or having kids.

5.0

Oct 21, 2009

We are stealing share

Senior business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people, the people, the people. ATK people are strong intellectually, and just great people to get to know and to work with. Which is a good thing, because you will be working side by side with them, for long periods of time and generally in pretty crap locations... That said, people are too quick to dismiss ATK as an operational consulting shop. There is a lot of really cutting-edge strategy work happening here: we just don't market ourselves as effectively as the Big Three, nor do we have as strong as a brand. Personally, I have only done one pure operations project since I started here three years ago. The balance of my time: marketing strategy (Consumer products), growth strategy (integrated oil producer), innovation and NPD (finance), and G&A transformation (apparel retail). So ATK definitely can offer industry and functional variety. Another pro is its leadership at the top. Laudicina is a visionary.

Cons

Travel: Travel is non-stop, continuous, and burdensome on the soul. That said, all consultants travel all the time, but ATK is likely worse than some (Bain, BCG) and at par with others (Booz, Mck). A lot can be done to manage client expectations around this issue, and to optimize staffing for life as well as work. Processes: ATK is an 80 year old start-up. AFter the 2005 buyout, the firm started from scratch. So we are still building core processes. Examples: We have pretty mediocre intellectual capital develpoment, dissemination processes and tools, pretty crap financial management at the partnership level (a pareto of partner contribution would reveal a long tail, i suspect), and not the strongest people review processe (although its getting better).

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