Capgemini US Reviews

Pros

-- Opportunities
-- Competetive compensation
-- Good global delivery model

Cons

-- Limited communications especially if one is at the client location
-- Not willing to accept smaller work orders
-- Not enough penetration in the investment banking domain in the US
-- Limited participation in terms of events/trainings especially when one is at the clients place that does not have a formal Capgemini office.

Advice to Senior Management

It will be great if they can kindly work on the above mentioned cons.

Pros

Great technical staff to work with. Very competent technical teams.

Cons

Poor sr. mgmt that produces contracts that are very difficult to meet. Upper management do not care about the people who do really great work.

Advice to Senior Management

Recognize the great workers that you have in the company. Recognize that moving all jobs to India means losing clients due to lack of quality work ethics.

Pros

Great place to work, build a career, work with great people, gain international experience, grow big accounts, work with solid partners

Cons

You must roll up your sleeves and search to identify pockets of talent to assist on project effort but once found they are very good

Advice to Senior Management

Commit the time needed to growing solid accounts and continue to build differentiated capabilities as they are key to success at clients

Pros

Work culture and management are good

Cons

Too many consulting companies at one place

Advice to Senior Management

Keep track of the resources, you can save a lot of money

Pros

Competitive salary out of college
Supportive staff
Tons of learning tools
Laid back
Importance placed on work life balance

Cons

Not a well known brand
Limited client
Career growth dependent on billable work
Segmented into self contained business units

Advice to Senior Management

Concentrate on growing new hires into better consultants.

Pros

Very good people and my manage was some of the best I have had. Career paths are open if you will press in!

Cons

Long hours at times, but that is to be expected from and outsourcing groupl

Advice to Senior Management

Connect with your people more.

Pros

Diverse workforce with excellent knowledge artifacts from global, leading practice experts. If you like to travel and are looking to immerse yourself in the culture, Capgemini is a good place to start your career.

Cons

Capgemini US is a shadow of the rest of the global Capgemini organization and it's hard not to feel like the homely, unloved little brother no one talks about. Capgemini dominates many of the European markets in which it competes, lavishing perks upon those employees, while Capgemini US is at best a middling consultancy known for SAP installations. These are perceptions management is well aware of and yet is largely unable to meaningfully address. The best talent at Capgemini moves on eventually to the bigger firms for more money and better recognition while the remaining employees are shuffled around waiting to see if the latest restructuring will change the status quo. If you have an offer with another leading consulting firm, there is no compelling reason to pick Capgemini.

Advice to Senior Management

Communication tends to be one-way within the organization, from the top down. Any attention paid to feedback from lower-level employees is collected but not really heard or acted upon, and I would know because I was in the room when a lot of the input was dismissed.
In addition, training of employee skills is minimal. You are expected to have the skills to make it to the next level or they will find someone externally who does. All employees have training plans but when the money runs out for training or the client prefers that you work instead of attending, the plan gets thrown under the bus. Training opportunities are listed as a major area of concern during every year's employee survey, but nothing ever changes.

Pros

Not very hierarchical, good collabarative environment

Cons

Not enough Domain expertise. Lot of bogus roles in the CEO's core committee. Lot of wastage due to BU structures

Advice to Senior Management

Get the bogus folks out

Pros

Flexibility, Quality Focused, Big but personable.
Broad spectrum of service offerings, and industry segments within Business Unit, and across Business Units.

Cons

Changing dynamics of industry are difficult to react to quickly.
Not given enough credit for Business Consulting, reputation as effective IT Consulting only.

Advice to Senior Management

Close the gap between IT and Business Consulting. Distinquish between offshore pure play business, and traditional project oriented work...........rather than mix and match.

Pros

Great thought leadership, increased focus on employees and hopefully a positive change in mid-level leadership in North America. Hopefully it will lead to a more positive experience in the near future.

Cons

Individual performance review process is a joke and it not at all backed by facts or figures. If you have been with the organization for 5 years or more you know what i am talking about. Salary commensurate with experience is unheard of. It all depends on how you negotiate your way into the organization. little to no pay raises in last 4 years.

Advice to Senior Management

take care of your people, otherwise all of your long timers in the organization will move on!