The Berkeley Partnership reviews

I've worked at The Berkeley Partnership for 18 months now, after a career at two other much larger organisations. There a re a lot of positives but the key ones for me are: - Fantastic opportunities to work on really meaningful, impactful projects for clients - Great exposure to senior leadership at clients - Variety of work, no being pigeonholed as 'just a big SAP implementation person' - although you might get to do that as well, there are opportunities to do strategy, operating model design, HR transformations, anything at all as long as it drives real value to the heart of the client's business - Freedom to craft solutions and work independently whilst being uniquely supported by the partner group - Access to the wealth of experience from other consultants and partners in the organisation, people really do help each other out here - Fantastic culture - it's hard to get people to believe just how much people here actually like each other and enjoy getting together for both learning opportunities, knowledge sharing and social events - An open, honest and inclusive leadership - the partners are genuinely interested in the consultants views on the firm, our strategy and how we operate - Our size and structure means that people actually know you as a person, understand your personal circumstances and are respectful of how you work

I joined Berkeley after working for a large global consulting firm for many years. Berkeley is different because you are genuinely the architect of your own growth and development. All of my colleagues are bright, interesting people who enjoy collaborating and there is so much to learn from each other. The opportunity to work across industries and disciplines is an important distinction from the big companies, where you tend to get stuck in a particular part of the organisation (this was a frustration for me as I wanted to do more strategy work). We work hard and play hard at Berkeley, but in a positive way - there is an active cycling group and regular team events like the recent Three Peaks Challenge and Tough Mudder event. Berkeley also gives the opportunity to do 5 days a year of pro-bono work with a preferred charity or community group. Lots of people in the firm are foodies (myself included) and so we make a point of catching up regularly for discussion groups with our colleagues over lunch in one of London's many restaurants. The key thing that I love about working at Berkeley is the fact that we take pride in delivering successful change for our clients but make sure that we have fun doing it at the same time. Our clients love working with us and this is seen in the high amount of repeat work that comes through the door. As a consultant, there is no bonus structure for selling work - unlike some other consulting firms, our focus is on doing the best job for our clients and I think this is why Berkeley is a highly respected firm in the marketplace.