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:
- Nice environment
- 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
- Workload seems to me reasonable (Average 10-12 Hours) Additionally, working from home is usually activated (1-2 days per week)
EYP Cons:
- Still new to the Saudi Market, and not really well known or positioned
Kearney Pros:
- 25-30%% Higher salary than EYP
- Better brand name than EYP
- Supportive, down to earth people and empowering environment
- Good position in the Saudi Market, and respectable in MENA in general
Kearney Cons:
- Workload seems to me more demanding than EYP
The most important factors for me in a job
- Culture, supporting team and empowering team
- Exit opportunities
- Interesting projects
- 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:
- What do you think of the Pros and cons that I have for each firm? Anything would you like to add or modify?
- What do you think of both firms? If it was up to you, which option you would go with?
- Should I accept EYP offer and do Kearney interviews and then decide?
Would like to hear from you. Thank you so much!
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