Welcome to the March Madness Championship

We're glad that everyone so far has enjoyed the March Madness Prestige Tournament on Vault. Some of you enjoyed it a little too much. IT departments got into the act, creating robots and agents to vote repeatedly on the matches. (Shame on you! Read the rules next time!) Our tournament turned out to be full of upsets and surprises - none of our top seeds made it to the Final Four.

But in the end, the March Madness Prestige Tournament is about friendly competition and fun. We suggest you don't plan your life around the results.

But if you're really interested in what real insiders have to say about prestige, you're in luck. Vault brings you the official Prestige Rankings for law, consulting and finance this summer in our exclusive Vault Guides. We surveyed thousands of insiders in the nation's top firms to rank the top firms to work for in law, consulting and finance. And you'll only find these rankings on the Vault Career Network and in the Vault Guides.



Tell us about your Vault March Madness voting strategy! Email us at Vault.com - we'd like to talk to you.























THE OFFICIAL FINANCE RANKINGS
This year, Vault is proud to introduce our first annual Finance Rankings. Ever wondered how prestigious Merrill Lynch is compared to Fidelity? We'll tell you. Our finance rankings are based on surveys and interviews of hundreds of investment banking, commercial banking and investment management insiders. Watch for the Vault Guide to the Top Finance Firms this summer.






















THE OFFICIAL CONSULTING RANKINGS
It's been a crazy year for the consulting industry. You need a touchstone - and that touchstone is the first annual Top 50 Consulting Firms rankings. We surveyed hundreds of insiders at premier strategy, IT, web, operations and HR consulting firms to discover the most prestigious consulting firms in the country and the world. You'll find the rankings in the Vault Guide to the Top 50 Consulting Firms - here this summer.






















THE OFFICIAL LAW RANKINGS
These are the Vault law rankings with teeth. The Vault staff is currently hard at work creating the 2001 edition of the Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms. This year we surveyed over 8,000 associates at law firms across the country and asked them to give us the inside scoop on what working at their firm is like- everything from bonuses to the corporate cafeteria The 2001 edition of the Guide features the rankings of 100 law firms and expanded regional coverage. See last year's rankings here.