Was at the right place at the wrong time - Business Analyst Kearney Employee Review

2.0
Jun 2, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

They're good at what they do. Really smart people and really high standards of thinking, problem solving and deliverables. One thing I must note - Kearney is liked by clients where actual collaboration is considered, one of the few consulting firms that WORKS WITH clients and not just TALKS AT them

Cons

Company grew too fast in recent years, lost key partners and client accounts due to internal conflict, overhired at junior level and when economic climate became grim and projects were low and consultant utilization was low, decided to lay-off ~100 consultants in one weeked, all juniors with relatively <1 year tenure in firm, basing it on performance only. It was unfair to a lot of BAs-Managers

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The role helps build strong research, communication, and analytical skills.

Cons

Some tasks may also be repetitive depending on the project stage.

1.0
Apr 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

If you’re fresh out of school and don’t have a specific skill and don’t know what to do, and you’re willing to be a yes man then yes it might be a good place to figure out your next step.

Cons

- Lack of pipeline for certain practices (and they will blame that on you saying your utilization is low but there’s nothing you can do at an associate level) - Full of people that feel good about themselves but they actually knows nothing about how actual industry work - No talent - Management will give you vague feedback that you can’t act on, For example, I got asked to “elevate the deck” but when I asked is it the messaging or is it the format etc they can’t give me anything specific - The expectation on work quality is inconsistent - Some manager level people can’t do excel which is shocking - You need to be a people pleaser in order to get promoted

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