Kearney Reviews
80% would recommend to a friend
(1741 total reviews)
Alex Liu
92% approve of CEO
Kearney has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,741 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Kearney employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
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- "most people are great) + opportunity to work on intellectually stimulating business challenges with some of the best minds around" (in 242 reviews)
- "Culture is great and fun!" (in 183 reviews)
- "Great peers and colleagues" (in 103 reviews)
- "Good salary and package." (in 60 reviews)
- "Great teams to work with" (in 40 reviews)
- "no work life balance in projects" (in 175 reviews)
- "Long hours which is okay when your young but gets increasingly hard when you get older." (in 152 reviews)
- "Poor leadership and clarity over its direction and how it intends to progress" (in 28 reviews)
- "Improvable brand recognition" (in 20 reviews)
- "Managers are applauded for working people half to death." (in 19 reviews)
Ratings by Demographics
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Found 1,741 of over 2K reviews
Updated Apr 17, 2024
- 5.0AssociateFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsChicago, IL
Pros
Loved the people at the firm. Very kind and bright
Cons
Consulting has its hard times from a work perspective but overall its manageable
- 3.0PartnerFormer Employee, more than 8 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Working hard to become a more diverse appreciative culture
Cons
Almost pervasive insecurity about not being MBB which limits potential of consultants at every level and creates territorial behaviour as Partners try to justify their salary. Still many Partners lack emotional intelligence and willingness to be honest and vulnerable about weaknesses
- 3.0PrincipalCurrent EmployeeNew York, NY
Pros
Mid size T2 firm Good in operations
Cons
Culture is not great Sone practices are losing traction in market
- 5.0Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Incredibly smart and passionate colleagues
Cons
Work life balance is difficult at times
- 5.0ConsultantCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearWashington, DC
Pros
Solid pay, good colleagues and opportunity to connect with higher ups pretty easily
Cons
Can be a bit tough to find staffing in current market, but there are other ways to stay active
- 1.0Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearNew York, NY
Pros
Pay is good Some colleagues are awesome
Cons
Egocentric consulting firm - led by immature consultants who are promoted for their great slide-making abilities but who are inept at people management; I generalize as there really are a few gems, but they seem to leave/get pushed out leaving the Prima Donnas behind Up or out culture - leads to backstabbing behaviour by some colleagues to try and get ahead of others by putting them down behind their backs in the hopes that they get let go first; especially true in the current economic climate Highly political and toxic - blame always going downwards with responsibility never taken by leadership, name-calling by leaders, negative feedback is almost universally in areas which are highly subjective while positive feedback is rarely given Poor work/life balance - this is expected in consulting, some nights may only get three hours of sleep
8 - 5.0ConsultantCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
great people, experience, work, career
Cons
not so much negative side
- 5.0ConsultantCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearDetroit, MI
Pros
Very organized and knows how to get things done
Cons
Great company to work with without cons
- 5.0PrincipalCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsWashington, DC
Pros
Great people and interesting work
Cons
Challenging work life balance similar to the rest of the industry
- 5.0AssociateCurrent EmployeeWashington, DC
Pros
If you love working with analytical rigor and intense deadlines but incredible people... this is your place! Better hours than competitors though
Cons
Occasionally, the work is draining. But that's the nature of the industry
Kearney Reviews FAQs
- Kearney has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 2,304 reviews left anonymously by employees. 80% of employees would recommend working at Kearney to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.
- 80% of Kearney employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Kearney 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.
- According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Kearney to be benefits, culture, career development and the cons to be management, work life balance.
