Detica Reviews in City of London, England (UK)

Pros

An atmosphere where you are surrounded by stimulating and highly intelligent people who are largely non-political. Career progression is good, particuarly at junior grades and there are many opportunities to get involved in profile raising roles and acitvities.

Cons

Opportunities in non-technical roles can be difficult to find, as business consulting is not always as populas at Detica as they state. Detica is primarily an IT consultancy, so this is where the majority of the opportunities are. Renumeration for junior grades isn't alwas as competitive as else where. There is only very limited scope to work abroad.

Advice to Senior Management

Get staff buy-in for BAE acquisition.

Pros

Very bright and many talented individuals; vast majority having a Masters and a significant proportion of Doctorates; only 2% of the applicants are recruited. Since the aquisition by BAE; Detica is becoming more aggressive in it's attempt to make an international footprint; providing international opportunities, set to increase in the forthcoming years.

Cons

Promotion and appraisal system extremely subjective; who you know, not what you know; so pucker up! Lip service for 'career aspirations and development'; like most companies you are placed on project to earn fees irrespective of whether it meets your career aspirations or requirements set by the promotion board. Reviews for consultants and snr consultants previously twice a year, now once a year; decreases opportunity for promotion - latest of cost cutting measures to be introduced.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't lose sight of the people bringing in the contracts and the fees; e-mails saying thank you for all your hard work is patronising and is not accepted by the bank as a form of payment.