Capgemini Reviews in Australia

Pros

Capgemini has a very competitive and challenging atmosphere and felt that either you hated the type of work and left within a year or you hung around and learnt the tricks of trade and did well.

Cons

Capgemini has a very distateful dead weight Directors & VPs which dont do anything and seem highly incompetent. Capgemini executes a culling process every year for the bottom feeder consultants, similiar steps need to be in place for the VPs and Directors.

Advice to Senior Management

Certain consultants need constant mentoring and caring while others are runaway champions, either senior managers allowed full rein or were very "motherly". A fine balance needs to be achieved where the consultants/senior cons feel support and independance at the same time.

Pros

An ok place to be in. I am pretty new so still learning the ropes. The proffessionlism of consultants are good.

Cons

Hardly any training provided, conselling be senior members are inadequate or non existant. Expected to take up any role. Difficult to build up specialist knowledge.

Advice to Senior Management

Provide consulting training . Put more emphasis on soft skills and negotiation. Can improve the counselling program to be more meaningfull.

Pros

The people there are a little more easy going compared to what I have heard at similar type consulting firms. They are also a really intelligent bunch of people to mentor you and give you stretch opportuniites at an early stage in your career. Balance of having space to show your own initiative and being given guidence when asked for

Capgemini is a truley international firm with opportunities to travel, transfer, share knowledge, communicate and learn from colleagues from all around the globe.

There is two fantastic Capgemini universtities which you will get the opportunity to attend - one in paris, the other in Mumbai

Cons

Compensation not great compared to Industry

Advice to Senior Management

Consistent and frequent communication. keep yourself focused on your people

Pros

Opportunities to work on stimulating projects and with inspiring people

Good opportunities to gain hands-on project experience in some locations

An established global organisation - excellent networking opportunities

Supportive working environment

Cons

Variation in delivery standards between different parts of the organisation

Inefficient knowledge management and knowledge sharing practices

Structured, long-term career development path can be sacrificed by short-term project needs

Gap between the kind of projects people want to work on and the work being sold

Not enough emphasis placed on the core consulting skills in some locations

Benefits packages vary between locations

Advice to Senior Management

How to raise the standards by demanding more of employees at all grades in some locations

How to use the most appropriate communication channels for conveying key messages

How to build a stronger sense of fun and community