London Economics International Reviews

Former Employee – worked at London Economics International

Pros – you can work in jeans and tshirts

Cons – need to adjust working hours based on boss' schedule (weekends or late at night);
long working hours and not compensated well

Advice to Senior Management – invest in people!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at London Economics International

Pros – 1. informal environment so you can go in with jeans and t shirt
2. some of my colleagues are really nice
3. some projects are really interesting, but they are mostly back-end research work which is what I have been doing in college
4. people generally want to listen to your inputs I guess

Cons – 1. not much value add as there is no closing or debrief at the end of each project, so you don't learn anything at all except the technical knowledge you acquire from your individual research work which a 15-year old is capable of doing
2. there is virtually no networking opportunities outside the 15-man company, so not a good place for fresh grad
3. no teamwork as you are left on your own to conduct your research
4. the company recruits mostly Asians as I believe they know that non-Asians wouldn't find the long working hours and compensation attractive at all
5. no leadership and very poor communication from the senior management - they tend to like to work from home by calling a "feeling under the weather" day and sometimes you don't know where to find them
6. support staff always comes in late so they are not much of a support at all; and when you ask for support, sometimes they are really rude as this means extra work for them
7. you are expected and pressured to follow what the senior consultants have done in the past in order to progress in the company; you can't really voice out your concerns, and when you voice them out, there are folks who will silence you
8. turnover is extremely high

Advice to Senior Management – definitely make time for project closing as this is how you bond your consultants together; perhaps get more support staff to spread the workload so any support that your consultants request won't be brushed off as trivial - you have to get to come on time too as businesses are lost when you are operating without a call receiver; have at least a senior management in the office to oversee the team and resolve any conflict should there be any; try to retain your employees :)

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at London Economics International

Pros – wear tees and jeans (otherwise none)

Cons – lack of respect to personal boundaries;
lack of recognizance of staff's effort;
pretty poor benefit package;

Advice to Senior Management – lack of professional and moral ethics
not trustworthy but difficult to work with
blow hot and cold out of the same mouth for their selfish purposes
principals should discipline themselves

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at London Economics International

Pros – Informal, you will learn a lot of things in the energy field.

Cons – Expect to work late at night even during weekends sometimes

Advice to Senior Management – People are not productive if they are tired

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend