Accenture vs KPMG vs in-house consulting

Hi there,

Congratulations on the offers! I agree with Lucie and would expect option 1 or 2 to be the best ones.

You can easily check it with data as follows:

1. Look for alumni of the 3 companies on LinkedIn
2. Check how many moved to MBB/Tier 2 in your region
3. Normalize for the size of the 3 companies in your region

Also, be sure to choose a company you like rather than just the best one for an exit. Even if one company is better in terms of exits, there is no reason to join and work there for a few years if you don’t like its culture.

You can also check recent trends in consulting below, to see if one of the companies seems to go more towards the direction you like:

▶ 11 New Consulting Trends You Need to Know 

Best,

Francesco

Dear candidate,

if you just want to know what prepares you best I tend towards: 1) KPMG Strategy, 2) Accenture, but they are nearly comparable, so you could also see it as 1) Accenture, 2) KPMG. Really decide by whether a) you liked it more in one or the other firms when interviewing b) whether they made any indication about a later offer at the firm (usually it is on the able for all but maybe one firm has already told you they are interested investing in you). In either case see it as not being able to make the wrong choice, each choice would be a correct one. You can always try to take one offer and then delay the next to six months later, maybe you will be lucky with it. Best regards

Hi there,

The following advice comes with all of the usual disclaimers (I don't know you or your situation, this advice can be somewhat biased in nature, and, ultimately, you need to make this decision based off of which company you feel you fit best with!)

That said, at a first glance the KMPG Strat&Ops role looks optimal for transition into MBB…remember this is region-specific though!

Of course, be careful committing yourself to something you won't enjoy and a company you won't fit in, just for a chance at something else. It's harder day-to-day than you might think! However, if you view all of these roles equally (i.e. they seem just as interesting and you like the firm/teams just as much), then for me KPMG is the better one! (

Hi there, 

congrats on the offers. The decision is ultimately yours but from my perspective if you want to break into consulting I would be choosing from the 1. and 2.. Now if it is better go for Accenture or KPMG, I am not sure what exactly difference is there, as the are rather audit/management consulting, not really positioned in strategic space, but from a gut feeling I think I have seen more former Accenture BCGers than from KPMG. 

You can check for KPMG link here https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/differences-between-big-4

Good luck!

Lucie

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