Pros
Here is an unbiased review based purely on my experience. Understanding your role: For those of you who do not know the rough value chain, it goes like this: Part 1: Intern (gathers data) --> Analyst (anlyses data, sieves important ones) --> Associate/Director (discuses with analyst, gathers insights, develop practical solutions). Part 2: Intern, Analysts and Associates (makes slides) --> Associates/Director (reviews slides, ensures logic, ensures practicality) Almost all project managers will allow the intern to participate in the data gathering, which allows us to learn a part of the consulting process. Framework learning: Framework-wise, you get to learn a few. You will understand the importance of MECE which applies to not only problem identification, but also opportunity analyses and even survey planning. This helps structure your thinking to prevent thinking in overlaps. Pretty crucial in my opinion. You will learn marketing frameworks too, since that is needed for marketing advisory projects (including business expansion). Financial modelling wise, not much. Then again this is a consulting firm. You gather data, identify pain points, gather insights, structure recommendations, create picth decks and story tell. It's not a financial advisory firm (in Singapore) Project management skills: Depending on the project manager, if you have autonomy to plan deliverables deadlines, or manage expectations, then you have learnt project management skills. I had a few. Others: If you are in an implementation project, you will learn aplenty. If you are on a research project, you will learn how to research effectively. But you must understand why you are doing the research. If you blindly just do it, you wont learn anything to be honest. Better to understand than to follow through motion. If you are on a consulting project, you will learn research, slide making (crucial), thinking, and insight gathering (very very important skillset)
Cons
Let's face it, this is a mid-small size consulting firm. If you look at it globally, it is comparable to an MNC but mid-sized. I would say, comparable to Allianz Consulting. Because of that, you will have to handle many responsibilities of a project and manage it end to end. A lot of work to do, good and bad. ALOT of market entry projects. Good to learn about many industries, but so much research to do. Alot of operational consulting such as improving sales/reducing costs for F&Bs, and alot of research-based projects. While research-based projects can lead to strategy projects, as interns, you will probably partake in the research part mainly. The good stuff goes to the Analysts/Associates... Interns do alot of saikang. But as mentioned, if you honestly understand why you are doing the saikang, then it is actually worthwhile.