ZS Shanghai - Consultant ZS Associates Employee Review

4.0
Nov 3, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

People are smart and nice. Very collegiate environment, not much politics and can easily get help from anyone in the office Very flat structure. Plenty of opportunities to play senior role in project management and interact with senior leadership at clients Competitive pay that matches other top-tier consulting firms in China A fun office with many office events

Cons

Long hours - much longer in Shanghai than in other offices Business comes in cycle - you get killed during the peak and get staffed to other offices once you stop your China project Lack of project varieties - sometimes you get stuck doing the same types of project over and over again

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Cons

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Cons

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