什么是2014年Vault50大咨询公司排行榜

The Vault Consulting 50 was compiled using a weighted formula that reflects the issues consultants care most about. This ranking combines a firm's overall prestige score with several factors from Vault's "Best to Work For” ratings.

When it comes to choosing an employer, there is no question that prestige is important. However, our survey data indicates time and again that many other factors come into play when weighing a choice-and even more that affect employee satisfaction in the months and years after the decision has been made.

Did you know that for more than 40% of consulting firm candidates, firm culture was the most important factor in selecting an employer? Other top factors include practice strength and work-life balance, in addition to prestige and compensation.

But choosing an employer is only part of the equation-staying there over a period of time is something else entirely. And while elements like firm culture, compensation and work-life balance remain important as part of that picture, other factors such as satisfaction and the ability to make career progress also emerge as critical differentiators of top employers.

In order to properly reflect a company's status as an employer within the consulting industry, the Vault Consulting 50 is based on the following weighted formula:

30 percent prestige 15 percent satisfaction 15 percent firm culture 15 percent compensation 10 percent work-life balance 10 percent overall business outlook 5 percent promotion policies

As ever, our survey is only open to consultants who are currently employed at reputable firms in the industry. When rating quality of life issues, consultants are only permitted to rate their own firm. For prestige and practice area rankings, however, consultants are only allowed to rate competitors, and NOT their own firms.

2014 Rank2013 RankChangeCompanyScoreLocation12▲McKinsey & Company9.285New York, NY21▼Bain & Company9.115Boston, MA33—The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.8.894Boston, MA44—Booz & Company7.931New York, NY58▲PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers) LLP (Consulting Practice)7.620New York, NY66—Oliver Wyman7.595New York, NY75▼Deloitte Consulting LLP7.483New York, NY8NR—The Parthenon Group7.429Boston, MA97▼A.T. Kearney7.413Chicago, IL1019▲Accenture7.406New York, NY119▼Analysis Group, Inc.7.383Boston, MA1212—L.E.K. Consulting7.229Boston, MA1339▲Charles River Associates7.208Boston, MA14NR—Insight Sourcing Group7.196Norcross, GA1525▲ClearView Healthcare Partners7.155Newton, MA1617▲Cornerstone Research7.119San Francisco, CA1722▲Alvarez & Marsal7.092New York, NY1816▼The Cambridge Group7.001Chicago, IL1910▼Censeo Consulting Group6.990Washington, DC2018▼The Chartis Group6.959Chicago, IL2135▲Strategic Decisions Group6.946Palo Alto, CA2213▼Point B6.908Seattle, WA2349▲KPMG LLP (Consulting Practice)6.904New York, NY2427▲Mercer LLC6.901New York, NY2534▲Kaiser Associates6.893Washington, DC26NR—Clarkston Consulting6.874Durham, NC2720▼Milliman, Inc6.862Seattle, WA2815▼Marakon6.805New York, NY2928▼Bates White Economic Consulting6.797Washington, DC3021▼NERA Economic Consulting6.787New York, NY3141▲Health Advances, LLC6.782Weston, MA32NR—Roland Berger Strategy Consultants6.735Detroit, MI3333—Jabian Consulting6.730Atlanta, GA3423▼Putnam Associates6.715Burlington, MA3526▼The Brattle Group6.702Cambridge, MA3614▼ZS Associates6.700Evanston, IL3724▼West Monroe Partners6.662Chicago, IL3843▲Novantas LLC6.616New York, NY39NR—Avasant LLC6.584Los Angeles, CA40NR—Ricardo Strategic Consulting6.563Detroit, MI4131▼Simon-Kucher & Partners6.529Cambridge, MA4230▼Trinity Partners, LLC6.523Waltham, MA43NR—AlixPartners, LLP6.484Southfield, MI4342▼FTI Consulting, Inc.6.484West Palm Beach, FL4437▼OC&C Strategy Consultants6.473London4532▼Triage Consulting Group6.457San Francisco, CA46NR—Capgemini6.354New York, NY47NR—McGladrey Consulting Services6.350Chicago, IL4845▼IMS Consulting Group6.318New York, NY4938▼Navigant Consulting, Inc.6.296Chicago, IL50NR—Smartronix, Inc.6.217Hollywood, MD