Vantaggi
Good experience right out of school and after in financial services Broad range of clients - can sample the full spectrum of financial services, asset managers, hedge funds, investment banks, regional banks, insurance companies - you name it With the right team and right client(s), one can great exposure across the entire spectrum of trading business especially on the front office consulting side. Very capable people with some that are truly extra-ordinary Decent pay
Svantaggi
Very specialized software has its downside. Stay long here and you will find it hard to exit to a career in banking or hedge funds which is what most people here aspire to as a next step in their career. Ideal exit point, should you choose to do that, is near the 3-4 year mark. This has more to do with the recruiting in the banking/hedge fund industry that cannot benchmark a role at Murex. Average person at Murex is likely to have had broader exposure than an average person at a bank in a given period of time. However this is not widely recognized. People have made later exits into banking or hedge funds but not without taking a role at least initially that is lower in stature than their roles and responsibilities at Murex. There is a risk of being pigeon-holed. Despite the fact that different people do different things at Murex, to the outside world everyone is a Murex consultant. Very Paris-centered and especially so for top level roles. This is a big downer for talented people at satellite offices. Have to watch your back, especially with mid level managers that are very insecure. Be prepared to be stabbed in the back without any warning! Management at all levels needs work on the behavioral side - starting with how to treat people with respect.