Hi there,

I used to work for SKP before moving to MBB.

I would say SKP culture is one of the weaker points of the firm. 

During my time in the firm I never felt the leadership to be much involved into the development of junior members or even promoting a good work environment within the office.

Relationship between colleagues its like any other firm.

I always felt relationship between us and clients was extremely transactional, compared to MBB where I see we are perceived as “advisors” quite often.

At the end of the day SKP is still pretty much a marketing consultancy where you will spend majority of your time doing surveys that have little impact in shaping your client's organization. 

At least the hours are a better.

Hi there,

I don't have good inside knowledge into Simon Kucher culture itself, but I highly recommend you take a look on both Vault and Fishbowl - lots of fantastic Q&A/commentary from people who actually worked there!

Hi!

I can't give you an exact answer, unfortunately.

Why don't you reach out to SK's consultants and ask for more information on this?

Hope this helps.

Best,

Anto

I worked for them a few years back. I would say that culture is highly dependent on office, region, and practice. That's why is always best to speak with people who currently work or have left recently the office you are applying to.

Overall my experience with SKP was a good one. It's more of a work hard but laid back office culture. People are generally friendly and reachable. What I have seen is that the larger offices strive a bit more to make you feel integrated and part of the team while smaller offices have more of a distinct culture.  Hours are also much better (for the most part) comparing to other firms.

The firm was growing at close to 20% YoY so there are also lots of opportunities to grow within and with the firm. But because of that, the leadership focuses more on trying to continue chasing the unreasonable growth rather than focusing on developing the juniors.