Offers for both may be forthcoming shortly, at "Senior Manager"/equivalent level for an experienced hire, any feedback on perceptions of each as to best role and opportunities would be welcome. I've already been through Director/Partner interviews.This would be my first role in consulting, previous is all financial services for 15+ years across two continents.Risk at Cognizant or Enterprise Risk at PwC, focus is on the financial markets/banking? Which would you choose and why?

Pwc. Brand. Status. Better exit options.

Thanks supersoulIf anyone has any feedback on current hiring rates for the circumstances above, that info would also be greatly appreciated.

This is no brainer. Go with Pwc. Even if Cogni offers a bump in title/pay. They do in most cases

PwC. Without question. If Cogy atttracts, go there later [i]after[/i] a good stint at PwC.

I find this interesting. Suppose you had two offers: one from a Big4, one from a Cognizant-type firm. Just how much (£/% total package) are you willing to sacrifice in order to gain the reputational premium of working for a Big4?How does your answer to the above change if it's Big4 vs. Tier 2 consultancy (ACN, CG, etc)?