BrazilThe best consulting firms to work for in Germany and France
Six consulting firms have been named a top company to work for in Germany and France. According to an annual ranking based on the feedback of employees, Capco, MHP, Capgemini, Bain & Company and KPMG are among Germany's top employers, while onepoint made the grade in France.
With the competition for talent rising across Europe, being able to set a company apart from its competition to attract future recruits has become more important than ever before. To that end, Glassdoor is a platform where employees can review their employers, either using their real name, a pseudonym, or anonymously. The American-origin platform, which launched across Europe in 2015, has since gained a strong foothold in the online landscape for career orientation and recruitment.
Based on all ratings given to its website, Glassdoor has populated a list of the 25 best employers for six countries, including Germany and France. Unlike other awards, there is no self-nomination or application process, instead it’s entirely based on the feedback of employees. To determine the top performers, the researchers evaluate all company reviews shared by employees.
Best consulting firms to work for
2019 sees five consultancies named a top firm to work for in European economic powerhouse Germany, while in neighbouring France, only one consulting firm managed to rank in the country's list of top employers.
Scoring 4.4 stars out of a possible five, Capco was ranked as the fifth best place to work in Germany overall, making it the best consultancy to work for in the country. The firm, which returned to independence in 2017, received the best reviews of the consulting industry by its staff.
One employee cited a great feedback culture at Capco “that allows younger colleagues in particular to constantly evolve and learn from their more experienced colleagues.” Echoing this, another agreed; “Capco offers exciting development opportunities at every level and many opportunities to learn. There is always the possibility for a direct exchange with the management and the partners.”
Porsche-owned MHP is an international consultancy based in Ludwigsburg, Germany, specialising in digital and process consulting. The firm also received an average of 4.4 stars from its employees. Reviewers celebrated the firm’s “colleagues, kickers, expenses and development opportunities,” as well as the illustrious company car model which comes with their job. Another stated that the firm’s youthful culture fosters self-belief, saying, “Huge opportunities. Even as a trainee I was always taken seriously.”
Receiving a rounded score of 4.3, Capgemini also ranked highly in Glassdoor’s overall listing. The firm recently merged its consulting, digital and creative units to create Capgemini Invent, and the firm’s all round creative culture was one of the main pluses for its staff. One noted, “Free leadership culture with a great deal of creative freedom. Very respectful interaction with each other – on the management side and in the team,” while another extolled the virtues of the firm’s exciting and diverse tasks, and a “high commitment to diversity.”
Bain & Company also averaged a score of 4.3 from its employee feedback. The strategy consulting giant is also a top consultancy to work for in the UK, and as with its British wing, the firm was praised by its staff for “extraordinary colleagues, excellent teamwork, good career options”, as well as its “overall working atmosphere, promotion and good care of employees.” Bain and MHP are the only returners from last year’s list, which also included Deloitte and Accenture.
Finally, Big Four firm KPMG made the cut for Glassdoor’s ranking in Germany, with a score of 4.2. The benefits listed by contented employees at the firm’s German offices included its “exciting business model and versatile deployment and development opportunities”, alongside its promotion of flexible working hours and home work possibilities and its overtime either being paid out “or the option to take it as leisure time.”
Meanwhile in France, one consulting firm managed to win a place in Glassdoor’s ranking. This is the same as last year, however the consultancy in question then was Wavestone. Now, it is onepoint, which ranked as the sixth best place to work in France as a whole, and is therefore considered by the analysis to be the best consultancy to work for in the country.
Scoring an average of 4.3, onepoint is a major player in digital transformation in France, employing some 2,300 staff. The hierarchy of the company and cultural flexibility were cited as key pros for employees, with one praising the “availability of members of the management,” and the “promotion of the balance between professional and private life.” Another consultant went as far as to call it a “small paradise.”
Related: The 25 best management consulting firms in the Netherlands.
