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Teneo is a global communications and advisory firm known for working exclusively with the CEOs and senior executives of the world’s leading companies. The firm provides strategic counsel across their full range of key objectives and issues, and their clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations.
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Teneo offers a highly engaging work environment with a strong emphasis on culture, development opportunities, and compensation. Insiders love the variety of interesting projects across industries, providing valuable exposure and learning opportunities—all of which leads to rapid career development.
On a day-to-day basis, the firm’s culture is both flexible and supportive, contributing to a positive overall experience where consultants feel comfortable bringing their true selves to work. While the firm’s boutique status and lower brand recognition may be an issue for those seeking to do a couple of years before leaving for an industry position, the firm may well have enough opportunities and positive cultural aspects to ensure that you’ll want to stick around for ...
About the Company
Teneo is a global communications and advisory firm known for working exclusively with the CEOs and senior executives of the world’s leading companies. The firm provides strategic counsel across their full range of key objectives and issues, and their clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations.
Both Declan Kelly and Doug Band, co-founders of Teneo, resigned under dark clouds in 2021; Ursula Burns, former CEO of Xerox, and Paul Keary were named Chairwoman and CEO respectively shortly thereafter. Also in 2021, private-equity investor CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Teneo.
The firm is also well-connected politically, with links to former US Secretary of State and one-time presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, as ...
Employee Reviews
- “Competitive work-life balance, focus on minimizing hours.”
- “Diverse projects with interesting clients with intellectually challenging work.”
- “Good people, fun culture, excellent work.”
- “Top-tier management consulting work without the aggressive culture of MBB.”
- “We have worked very hard to maintain a boutique feel, even as Teneo the corporate entity grows. Despite our rapid growth, everyone in the firm still knows each other, enabling both strong working relationships and friendships to get built across grades.”
Getting Hired Here
- “Feedback is excellent during the process, assigned a coach (part of the SMT) to give feedback after the first round and talk through the second round.”
- “Good and quick process. Ideal candidate is smart, active learner, able to structure and communicate your thinking.”
- “The same as any top tier consulting firms.”
- “We are looking for highly intelligent, driven individuals. We place no value on previous experience or ‘polish’, but rather the ability to take unfamiliar problems and work through them.”
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