Hitachi Consulting Reviews in Seattle, WA Area

Pros

Company is serious about personal development and training, strong training program which is unusual for a consulting firm today
Business is growing which means more opportunity for career development

Cons

Company is experiencing organic growth this year and resources are highly utilized right now which is great but need to hire more people in select areas soon or run the risk of burn-out

Advice to Senior Management

Consulting core needs to get more integrated into the practice areas
Company is very community oriented but needs to do a better job of communicating externally about all of the great things we do in our local communities

Pros

Good place to start a career
Lots of training opportunities
Nice people to work with

Cons

CEO and executives are out of touch
Employee recognition programs are insulting
Incentive compensation does not exist
Salary is terrible
No Bonuses
Too much overhead
Team culture has evaporated
Too cheap to splurge on employees
Staff augmentation projects
Limited opportunities

Advice to Senior Management

Get with the times. Completely overhaul compensation and recognition programs. Get rid of the people who are coasting. Reward the employees who deserve it - not the ones who have been there a long time.

Pros

- great people
- great staffing process

Cons

- non-competitive compensation
- declining talent

Advice to Senior Management

- fix compensation

Pros

The people are great at all levels.
Local VP team has strong vision and commitment to the team.
Lots of Training and Development

Cons

Very confusing national model reorg being deployed by Senior Execs.
Pay is terrible compared to the competition
Almost all work is at Microsoft in Seattle

Advice to Senior Management

There has been very poor communication around the reorg and national model. Many people came to Hitachi to not have to travel each week so we feel cheated.

Pay is not in alignment with competition and we are losing a lot of good people

I'm truly worried about our long-term viability in Seattle

Pros

- Great people - smart, fun, easy to work with
- Strong emphasis on culture
- Interesting opportunities and clients
- Very open about feedback and growth
- Structured career development program
I absolutely love the people I work with. They are intelligent, driven and really fun! It makes a hard job easier knowing that I'm coming in to work with this team. They have been great about giving time off for personal stuff - dr appts, etc.

Cons

- Comp comp comp. No raise for 2.5 years... come on
- Sick days included as your vacation days boo
- A little hard to know where you fit sometimes in terms of solutions & functions

Advice to Senior Management

Pay your people well. If you can afford to make acquisitions & hire that many new Cs & SCs, then you should be able to compensate the people that you already have, and that have supported the company through some tough times. We all took one for the team (no raises) and now you need to show us we're appreciated members of the team.

Pros

One of the few companies in the last 20 years that has focused on my personal growth and development
Opportunity to work with smart people
Knowledge sharing between peers
Support by local management

Cons

Onboarding processes is an opportunity for improvement

Advice to Senior Management

Hire more people

Pros

Great PNW Leadership, Develop skills, Interesting work

Cons

Loss of local profit center model means more potential for travel
Salary level is low and very small if any bonus
People are not leveled correctly

Advice to Senior Management

Move away from increased travel, as the economy improves all top talent recruited on the basis of "local consulting" will leave for higher pay or no travel. Many of us accepted low salaries and less benefits with the idea we would be local and have a better work life balance.
Increase pay and improve benefits

Pros

Training
Growth in Knowledge and Experience
Some great individuals at the management level
Cultural Environment

Cons

Pay is lower than most consulting firms
No 401K Match
Benefits packages aren't fantastic
Slow growth for employees
Several managers who should not be managing people

Advice to Senior Management

Ensure that the people who are managing should actually be managing people. Some may have a lot of knowledge or experience in a certain area, but that doesn't mean they should be managing people. May want to first work on a getting out of this rough economy before your try to start to reorg. Pay more for you employees and less on acquisitions

Pros

I like working at Hitachi Consulting because we have a great leadership team and I love the people I work with. Everyone I know in my company is super smart and enjoyable to work with... Also there are a lot of career advancement opportunities and training.

Cons

I feel like my salary is less than of my peers in other Consulting Companies.

Advice to Senior Management

Slary bands should be transperant and disclosed at the company's intranet.

Pros

The backbone of Hitachi Consulting is a strong collaborative environment;. The company also provides helpful mentors and career advisors who have significant consulting experience and tenure. As a small consulting practice, there is plenty of opportunity to contribute to internal development and create processes and programs that last for future generations. The opportunity to innovate and demonstrate your leadership skills is very strong - and very encouraged - in this environment.

Cons

Hitachi Consulting is still a small to mid-size company, so still has some process kinks to work out and the administrative load can sometimes be higher than at other large firms. Salary is sometimes lower, but the travel load is lighter and higher pay at other firms is sometimes really hazard pay for constant travel or working with competitive idiots.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to be open and honest with employees. Don't sugarcoat.