BCG Climbs to Number Three on Fortune's '100 Best Companies to Work For' List, Extending Its Streak Near the Top

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jan 16, 2014) - The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world's leading management-consulting firms, has extended its remarkable streak near the top of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. Ranking number three this year, up from number four last year, BCG has made the top five for four years in a row and is one of only two companies to make the top dozen every year since it began participating in 2006.

The firm also continues to enjoy the highest ranking among consultancies by a wide margin.

In its profile of BCG, Fortune noted that the firm just celebrated its fiftieth anniversary last year. "Everyone received an interactive desk sculpture inspired by founder Bruce Henderson's favorite quote: 'Archimedes said that if he were given a long enough lever and a place to stand, he could move the world. We have a place to stand. It is BCG.'"

BCG's emphasis on investment in its people, career flexibility and mobility, extensive training, high-impact client work, a collaborative culture, progressive benefits, and a commitment to social-impact work have all contributed to the consistently strong showing. Specific benefits include 100 percent coverage of employees' health-care premiums, internal fellowships, and tuition reimbursement. The firm also has been recognized for its LGBT-friendly benefits and policies.

"We are again honored to be ranked so high on the Fortune Best Companies list," says Tom Reichert, BCG's chairman of North America. "The fact that we've stayed in the top five for four consecutive years and in the top dozen for nine straight years is a testament to our relentless focus on making BCG a great place to work."

Adds Reichert: "Attracting top talent and maintaining an environment in which employees can quickly develop have been essential to our success and our ability to deliver enormous value to clients. Recognitions like this are a nice acknowledgment that our efforts are highly distinctive and, based on our growth and client retention, highly effective."

Fortune also spotlighted BCG as one of 24 Best Companies to Work For that plan to fill 1,000 or more jobs this year and as one of nine "social media superstars" that use social networks to "stay ahead of the competition."

This year's 100 Best Companies list and related stories will appear in the February 3 issue of Fortune, available on newsstands on Monday, January 20, and now online at fortune.com/bestcompanies.

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About Fortune's Best Companies Methodology
To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortune partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America: 257 firms participated in this year's survey. More than 252,000 employees at those companies were surveyed by the institute, a global research and consulting firm operating in 45 countries around the world. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the results of the institute's Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to their attitudes about management's credibility, job satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other third is based on responses to the institute's Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices, methods of internal communication, training, recognition programs, and diversity efforts. After evaluations are completed, if news about a company comes to light that may significantly damage employees' faith in management, we may exclude it from the list. Any company that is at least five years old and has more than 1,000 U.S. employees is eligible. For more information on how to apply, visit: http://bit.ly/1huEonn.

About The Boston Consulting Group
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