Hi All,

I am doing interviews with EY Parthenon and Kearney, both Saudi Arabia office. Currently received EYP offer for Senior Analyst or Associate two as they call it. For Kearney I am doing the interviews for the BA position, and currently passed the first two rounds and I have two rounds coming with principal/partner.

I connected with some people from both firms and did notice the following:

EYP Pros:

1. Nice environment
2. Opportunity to grow quickly, as I am starting as Senior Analyst and the number of employees in Saudi Arabia is less than 12 people. One of my interviewers said to me you can be a manager after 3 years if you have an excellent performance
3. Workload seems to me reasonable (Average 10-12 Hours) Additionally, working from home is usually activated (1-2 days per week)

EYP Cons:

1. Still new to the Saudi Market, and not really well known or positioned

Kearney Pros:

1. 25-30%% Higher salary than EYP
2. Better brand name than EYP
3. Supportive, down to earth people and empowering environment
4. Good position in the Saudi Market, and respectable in MENA in general

Kearney Cons:

1. Workload seems to me more demanding than EYP

The most important factors for me in a job 

1. Culture, supporting team and empowering team
2. Exit opportunities
3. Interesting projects
4. Reasonable working hours

My initial plan is to stay in consulting around 3-5 years and then leave to the industry with a bit lower demanded job or work as a freelancer. I am interested in Asset Management, private equity, Fintech and public sector in general. Sometimes I think of staying more than 5 years, and try to become Partner 😊

Wanted to hear your opinion on couple of things:

1. What do you think of the Pros and cons that I have for each firm? Anything would you like to add or modify?
2. What do you think of both firms? If it was up to you, which option you would go with?
3. Should I accept EYP offer and do Kearney interviews and then decide?

Would like to hear from you. Thank you so much!

(editiert)