Please share any info you have about Arthur D Little... culture, lifestyle, pay, etc. Thank you!

C'mon guys, PLEASE gimme a response to this one!

David - if you search for Arthur D Little using the search box above then you'll find quite a few previous posts about them. ADL changed ownership within the last years and went through a massive transformation, so the number of people out there qualified to talk about the current incarnation of ADL is actually quite small. However there are some lengthy threads from the last year that would all be relevant to the current operation.Good luck, Tony Restell (Top-Consultant.com)

Thank you Tony, that is very helpful

Hi, I work in ADL.Culture and lifestyle: quite similar to other strat housesPay: depend a lot on what you have to offer the firm. If you manage to get a Manager or specialist job, it can be quite interesting...

Hello Anon,Thank you for your comments... an insider's opinion is exactly what I'm looking for. Please could you also help me with the following questions:1. What % of time is spent in the UK versus abroad typically? 2. Which practice areas are the 'best' to join (however you define this)? Are there any to avoid?3. What are the average hours worked per week for a typical project? 4. What is the pay like at each level (a general idea would be helpful)?5. Does the firm have an up or out policy or an anxiety culture?6. What is staff turnover like?7. Are people expected to 'sell their soul' to the firm or can you actually sustain a personal life outside of work whilst with ADL?8. How much internal competition is there? Is it a healthy type of competition?9. What is the reason for having a Cambridge office?10. Is the firm doing well financially?11. How 'joined up' is the firm internally?12. What is the typical duration of an assignment and the typical size/structure of the team working on it?13. Do you tend to work with the same people on each project or are teams thrown together using people from all over the place (some of whom you might never work with again after the project ends)?14. Is there anything else you think I should know about the firm?Thank you again..

David,Here it goes:1. What % of time is spent in the UK versus abroad typically? I work in the Madrid office. Work within Spain 99% of the time.2. Which practice areas are the 'best' to join (however you define this)? Are there any to avoid? Tech and Innovation Management- the only practice really worth joining!3. What are the average hours worked per week for a typical project? It depends a lot on the specific client you´re serving. 55+ hours might be a good avarage.4. What is the pay like at each level (a general idea would be helpful)? I am a Senior Consultant. My package is abut 70k/year.5. Does the firm have an up or out policy or an anxiety culture? Yes.6. What is staff turnover like? Normal.7. Are people expected to 'sell their soul' to the firm or can you actually sustain a personal life outside of work whilst with ADL? An advice:never sell your soul to any job. You work for yourself and your family, not the other way around...think of this..!!!8. How much internal competition is there? Is it a healthy type of competition? Normal. If you´re competent, do not wory about this.9. What is the reason for having a Cambridge office? ??10. Is the firm doing well financially? As with all consultancies, there are ups and downs, but I guess the situation is not bad.11. How 'joined up' is the firm internally? What do you mean?12. What is the typical duration of an assignment and the typical size/structure of the team working on it? 0,5-3 months13. Do you tend to work with the same people on each project or are teams thrown together using people from all over the place (some of whom you might never work with again after the project ends)? Same people14. Is there anything else you think I should know about the firm? Consult the web site...Cheers

Hi guys, I have a final round with ADL (Business Analyst). Can anybody kindly give an advice? Please..... Thank you

Thanks Anon. Expanding on specific points:3. - Hours on a typical project - would you say 55 hours is about "normal" for ADL? In terms of typical working day (start time/end time), what does this equate to? i.e. do people start late and finish late or are they earlybirds, do they work on friday evenings or weekends, etc?4. The pay you mention is presumably GBP, not Euros?5. Please can you tell me more about the up and our or anxiety culture? Are people generally worried about holding on to their jobs at appraisal time or is it more of a 'coaching session'? Do you get appraised by people that you've never heard of before? Are you constantly worried about being 'conuselled out' if you don't meet unrealistic expectations of performance? Is there a set percentage of people that get fired every year?7. Good advice - thank you.11. - By 'joined up' I mean do people for instance spend a lot of time writing powerpoint slides or doing research that may well have been done elsewhere in the firm? I.e. is there a formal mechanism for sharing knowledge around the firm?12. Could you also be working on more than one project at a time? How likely is this?Some new questions:15. How much control do you have over your own diary and workload? Once you're on a project, do people just expect you to be there 'on call' whatever time of day it is?16. In the UK, how realistic is it to be able to leave the office before 6.30pm most days (even if this means doing a little work at home or getting in earlier)?17. Do the project teams work well together or is there generally a lot of 'faffing around' and chatting before people finally panic and start doing 'all nighters' because a deadline has caught up with them?18. What are the Partners or senior guys like? How commonplace are big egos?19. Are there utilisations targets in place? If so what are they set at and how robusly are they enforced?20. Do you think it is possible to work at ADL for a long time (e.g. 5 years+)? What I'm getting at here is, do you think the job is just a 'stepping stone' or is it actually a healthy enough place to build a career without becoming a nervous wreck in the process?