Protiviti Reviews

Pros

Great work life balance, career progression available for those who work hard, corporate culture is outstanding due to the quality of people recruited

Cons

Recession can lead to somewhat poor compensation (as it does in many industries); there is an up-or-out mentality as there is with any consulting firm

Advice to Senior Management

Don't forget where you came from- keeping in mind how you felt at the lower levels of your career will do wonders for your ability to further improve on your management style.

Pros

Good Training Ground
Young Company
Friendly Environment

Cons

Compensation is ok
Hours can be long
Some Politics

Pros

The culture at protiviti is one of the best. The people you work with are fun, young, motivated, and looking to help each other out. Lots of solid team work initatives and fun internal projects. In addition, for someone looking to move around and try different things, protiviti is very open to offering those options

Cons

You sometimes wonder if Protiviti really treats their star employees any better than their other more "standard" employees. They should really reward their star staff and promote them quicker than the average track.

Pros

Diverse experiences across multiple clients, industries, and types of work - opportunity you may not receive in a non professional services setting

Develop a lot of perspective quickly.

Cons

Can sometimes be left to figure things out without a lot of support.

Recession had left them a little gunshy to hire - thus they are struggling to keep up with demand.

Drain of talented resources is putting stress on teams.

Pros

Since starting at Protiviti, I have been exposed to multiple industries and allowed the oppurtunity to build my experience in all those fields. I was not getting that at my prior position where i was positioned in only one industry. The people are great to work with and if you work hard, you are rewarded for it

Cons

The benefits could use an adjustment to add more coverage for those with families.

Pros

Broad experience and the ability to develop a large network of capable individuals

Cons

One bad engagement or manager can make you miserable for the rest of your time there.

Pros

Small Team therefore lots of learning opportunity.

Cons

Only firms who are/were our clients know who we are. Ask fresh accounting grads or current big 4 consultants about Protiviti and some will ask "Sounds familar. Who are they?". Turnover rate of employees is high.

Advice to Senior Management

Sales Revenue should not be the deciding factor for promotion.

Pros

- Pretty good reputation as an Audit Firm
- Founding Managing Directors (former Andersen Partners) are well-respected by their peers

Cons

- Incompetent management
- Inferior talent
- No commitment to diversity
- Will not hesitate to reduce headcount during rough times
- Must play the 'political game' to progress (hardwork does not necessarily pay-off)

Advice to Senior Management

- Hire better talent
- Don't market yourselves as a Consulting Firm (you're not)
- Improve performance evaluation process
- Increase morale
- Get absorbed by a Big Four

Pros

Good place to get your career started and learn a lot.

Cons

Slow to promote. Do not pay very well. A lot of interoffice politics

Pros

The people are great here. Young, energetic and fun to work with.
Lots of exposure to different industries, clients, and leadership throughout client organizations
Very open door policy in regards to upper level management being available to talk to
High priority placed on assinging employees to projects they desire to build expertise

Cons

401k matching is minimal
Compensation is on the lower end of the spectrum for comparable jobs