Pros
BearingPoint offers excellent career potential. An individual can move up the ranks fairly quickly if proficiency is shown in applicable subject matter areas, and if you diplay leadership potential. Also, the ability to work on multiple projects for different clients provides exposure (though this is true of most consulting firms). BearingPoint is also pretty flexible in allowing employees to move around to find your niche (although its better to do this earlier in your career when your rate is fairly low). Typically, the firm offers a decent work life balance that is superior to other large consulting firms. All in all I would work there again.
Cons
Working long hours is sometimes required. Unfortunately the bonus structure doesn't always make up for the long hours worked. Depending on the industry you serve, you may be required to travel most of the time. If you don't mind the travel, its an excellent way to rack up frequent flyer miles and other points. Public Services typicall requires little to no travel. I worked with the firm for over 10 years and traveled no more than 5 to 6 times over the entir course of my employment. The only other downside is the firm still operates under a pseudo partnership model. In short, each managing director delivering consulting services is treated as an economic unit with gross and net revenue goals. My only issue with this is sharing staff becomes an issue when a Managing Director is not credited with the revenue of a staff member. They become less willing to share when they don't get the cash for their employee's work. This type of attitude is counterproductive for the firm.
