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New York
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10016
https://www.ivyexec.com
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Elena Bajic
2006
3.1
Recommend to a friend
73%
Say this is a great place to work
53%
Proud to have on resume
73%
2019-02-02
Former Employee - Senior Associate/Consultant
Smart people
2019-01-23
Former Employee - Senior Associate/Consultant
Very rigorous approach to analysis and problem-solving.
2019-01-23
Former Employee - Senior Associate/Consultant
Nose to the grindstone. Focus is on work, work, work; less on socializing. On the other hand, there is also strong team cohesion, something that Mars consultants describe as being a part of the "Roman Turtle."
2019-01-23
Former Employee - Senior Associate/Consultant
Small, dedicated to their clients, goes the extra mile, does not b.s.
Employee - Principal/VP/Director
Good clients, interesting work.
Employee - Principal/VP/Director
Small company feel
Employee - Manager
Hard lifestyle but senior people work very hard too and most enjoy sharing knowledge and mentoring junior staff.
Employee - Manager
Team oriented ... work hard but all in this together mentality.
Employee - Manager
Excellent. Recruits only from top tier schools. Recently began an Alumni network with periodic gatherings.
Employee - Associate/Consultant
Analytic projects, good reputation, high learning curve, focus on "pure strategy" (not any "change management" or IT for instance).
Employee - Associate/Consultant
High expertise and analytical leadership, ability to crack quickly the cases. Busy and not very available to support their team.
Employee - Associate/Consultant
At the beginnig, compensation is bellow the main competitors (but not far), but quick growth. At the beginning no bonus (only after 3-4 years).
Employee - Associate/Consultant
Entrepreuneurial culture
Employee - Associate/Consultant
All consultants of other firms told me it was a very good consulting firm, demanding but formative.
Employee - Senior Associate/Consultant
- Poor senior management / leadership - no clear direction for company's future / succession plans - outdated IT - nonexistent HR support - pay below industry level - no bonuses for bottom 3 junior positions - poor review process that does not cor
Employee - Senior Associate/Consultant
No managers are partners in the company which leads to many leaders not caring about the future / feeling untouchable without putting much effort. All managers are promoted from within only i.e. many are hired as quants and lack management skills, get stuck in micromanagement mentality instead of being true team leaders. Many are workaholics who do not appreciate individual team member's needs or preferences. Awkward behavior towards women consultants. Lack of clear leadership leads to lots of useless work / long hours that do not contribute to the project goals.
Employee - Senior Associate/Consultant
No transparency into how bonuses are assigned. Generally, first three levels of positions are "not eligible for a bonus" i.e. bonus is essentially just zero. Higher level consulting positions are eligible for a bonus, however there is no prior meeting with HR / management to discuss bonus expectations; consultants find out by receiving(or not receiving) a larger-than-usual check.
Employee - Senior Associate/Consultant
Although company offered 3 weeks of paid vacation, upon accepting the position you find out that you are actually forced to take one of those 3 weeks between Christmas and New Years, with no flexibility. Very misleading. Benefits used to be decent but have deteriorated quickly over the course of 2.5 years.
Employee - Senior Associate/Consultant
Collegiate culture that is mostly made up of (white) recent college graduate males. Only 6 females (out of 50) when I joined, and only 1 female when I left. No regular happy hours or any team events organized, with the exception of annual ski trip (all expenses paid) and summer monthly happy hours (mostly to impress the summer interns)
Employee - Senior Associate/Consultant
Very little brand equity compared to other consulting firms. Many recruiters I interacted with confused this with Mars the candy company. Definitely less recognition than most consulting firms. Learning opportunities do exist, and some projects are intellectually satisfying, but the culture of working people to the bone and telling them to their face they are easily replaceable is not sustainable in the long run.