Oliver Wyman APAC
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Oliver Wyman established its Asia-Pacific presence in 1996 and has become a valued partner to businesses in the region, with strategically located offices in cities like Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney, and others. While its footprint in this part of the world represents its smaller contingent of international offices, Oliver Wyman’s talent-first staffing model—where the best consultants are put on the job, regardless of where they’re located—suggests a wealth of opportunities for those interested in the region.<...
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Vault Verdict
Insiders at Oliver Wyman love their firms’ culture. They describe it as collaborative and impact-oriented, with a team of kind and empathetic colleagues. They also love the firm’s commitment to developing its staff, highlighting its training, international transfer opportunities, and merit-based promotion processes in their comments.
That said, working at Oliver Wyman isn’t for everyone. The firm is growing in the Asia-Pacific market, and as a result, many of its consultants have to work long hours, despite the firm’s best efforts. That said, OW’s flexible work arrangements and impactful work more than make up for long workweeks for many of its consultants.
OW also offers a strong compensation package, with attractive base salaries and bon...
About the Company
Oliver Wyman is part of the Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global professional services network with brands and affiliates in more than 130 countries. The largest component of Oliver Wyman Group is Oliver Wyman, a management consulting business that has more than 6,800 professionals working out of offices in 70 cities spread across 30 countries. Oliver Wyman Group also includes NERA Economic Consulting, and the brand and innovation consultancy Lippincott.
The firm's consulting services cover sectors including automotive, aviation, aerospace and defense, communications, energy, media, financial services, industrial products and services, health and life sciences, public policy, retail and consumer products, and surface transportation. Its capabilities include digital, corporate finance and restructuring, operations,...
Employee Reviews
- “The people and our culture are stand-out positive features of the Firm. We work on our client's highest priority agendas, and bring smart, driven, fun people to these challenges.”
- “We do super interesting and impactful work. It’s very rewarding, but it obviously comes at the usual expense of long consulting hours, even though the firm is very focused on making them manageable.”
- “We have fun colleagues, with a big budget for social activities.”
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- “Typically, candidates go through a round of resume screening, and then move on to a HireVue assessment. The firm invites a shortlist of candidates to one or two rounds of interviews, which typically consist of two cases as well as a personal interview. The candidates learn whether they’ll receive an offer or not very soon after their interviews.”
- “The interview process is straightforward, and the callback process is also pretty quick. The firm is seeking candidates who have strong log...
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